series.tooltipObject

The data point tooltip configuration options.

series.tooltip.backgroundString

The background color of the tooltip. The default is determined from the series color.

series.tooltip.borderObject

The border configuration options.

series.tooltip.border.colorString(default: "black")

The color of the border.

series.tooltip.border.widthNumber(default: 0)

The width of the border.

series.tooltip.colorString

The text color of the tooltip. The default is the same as the series labels color.

series.tooltip.fontString(default: "12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif")

The tooltip font.

series.tooltip.formatString

The tooltip format. Format variables depend on the series type:

  • Area, bar, column, line and pie
    • 0- value

Example

js
//sets format of the tooltip
format: "{0:C}--{1:C}"

series.tooltip.paddingNumber|Object

The padding of the tooltip.

Example

js
// sets the top, right, bottom and left padding to 3px.
padding: 3

// sets the top and left padding to 1px
// right and bottom padding are left at their default values
padding: { top: 1, left: 1 }

series.tooltip.templateString|Function

The tooltip template. Template variables:

  • value- the point value (either a number or an object)
  • category- the category name
  • series- the data series
  • dataItem- the original data item used to construct the point. Will be null if binding to array.

Example

js
$("#sparkline").kendoSparkline({
     series: [{
         type: "area",
         data: [200, 450, 300, 125],
         tooltip: {
             visible: true,
             template: "#= value #"
         }
     }]
});

series.tooltip.visibleBoolean(default: true)

A value indicating if the tooltip should be displayed.