# Disable the default tooltip on hover without disabling hover

**URL:** <https://community.plotly.com/t/disable-the-default-tooltip-on-hover-without-disabling-hover/5131>\
**Category:** plotly.js\
**Created:** [July 28, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/disable-the-default-tooltip-on-hover-without-disabling-hover/5131 "2017-07-28T08:39:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dmancera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@dmancera](https://community.plotly.com/u/dmancera)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/disable-the-default-tooltip-on-hover-without-disabling-hover/5131/1 "2017-07-28T08:39:14Z")

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Hello,

It is possible to disable the hover tooltip when you hover over a point?

I want to use my own hover tooltip but if I disable the hover i cant use the event.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![etienne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.plotly.com/etienne/32/17_2.png) [@etienne](https://community.plotly.com/u/etienne)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/disable-the-default-tooltip-on-hover-without-disabling-hover/5131/2 "2017-07-28T14:43:23Z")

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See [https://codepen.io/etpinard/pen/MvaPaq?editors=0010](https://codepen.io/etpinard/pen/MvaPaq?editors=0010)