Tooltip in Matrix Visual

Hi tarunbisht 

What you're asking for isn't currently possible—tooltips are only supported for values, not headers. A workaround is to overlay transparent buttons on the header and assign tooltip text to them. Just keep in mind that this requires manual setup and ongoing maintenance, especially if the matrix structure changes.

Hi tarunbisht ,
Thank you for using Microsoft Fabric Community,

As danextian mentioned, Power BI currently does not support showing tooltips on Matrix row or column headers directly - tooltips are only supported on the value cells.

That said, I tested a workaround and can confirm it works:

Workaround:
You can simulate a header using a Card visual placed over the Matrix header area, and assign a report tooltip to that Card.

Steps:
1. Create a new report page.

   Go to Page Information > Set Tooltip to On

   Set Type to Tooltip under Canvas Settings.

 

2. Add a Card Visual to the Tooltip Page and create a measure to use in Card Visual

Example DAX measure:

 

3. Add the Card Visual to Your Main Report Page

   Place a Card above the Matrix header to simulate the header

   Adjust the formatting to match the style of the Matrix header

4. Assign Tooltip to the Card Visual

Go to Format pane > Tooltip > Type: Report page

Select your Tooltip page

 

5. Turn Off Tooltips in the Matrix

Select the Matrix visual

Go to Format pane > Tooltip and set it to Off

 

Final Behavior:
Hover over simulated header (Card): Tooltip shows

Hover over Matrix value cells:  No tooltip shown

 

Hope this helps. Please reach out for further assistance.
If this post helps, then please consider tp Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly and a kudos would be appreciated.

 

Thank you.

Hi tarunbisht ,

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Thank you.