interest-delay

Experimental shorthand for 'interest-delay-start' and 'interest-delay-end'. Controls the timing for appearing and disappearing 'interest' UI elements like tooltips.

It is documented as part of the CSS Basic User Interface specification. This is an experimental technology. The syntax and behavior are still subject to change.

/* Usage Example */
.help-icon {
  /* starts after 200ms, stays for 400ms after leaving */
  interest-delay: 0.2s 0.4s;
}

/* Syntax */
interest-delay: interest-delay-start;

/* Global values */
interest-delay: inherit;
interest-delay: initial;
interest-delay: revert;
interest-delay: revert-layer;
interest-delay: unset;
Limited availability Since 2020 62% global usage

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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