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Using hover cards on GitHub Docs |
Hover cards give you information about other articles on {% data variables.product.prodname_docs %}. |
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Hover cards |
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When you're reading an article on {% data variables.product.prodname_docs %} and find a link to another article, you can open a hover card to get more information about the article. The hover card provides basic information about the article, so you can determine whether it will be useful to you without leaving the article you're reading.
If you navigate {% data variables.product.prodname_docs %} with a mouse, the hover card is displayed when you hover the cursor over a link. The card shows the article's location, title, and introduction.
When you have placed focus on a link to an article, you can press Enter to follow the link directly, or you can press Alt+↑ (Windows/Linux) or Option+↑ (Mac) to open the hover card.
With the hover card open, you can press Enter to follow the link, or you can press Esc to close the hover card.