diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte
index 2e036a74..e205ef51 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import cx from "classnames"
-  import {type Instance} from "tippy.js"
   import {hash, formatTimestampAsTime} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {Thunks} from "@welshman/app"
   import {isMobile} from "@lib/html"
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import TapTarget from "@lib/components/TapTarget.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import ProfileCircle from "@app/components/ProfileCircle.svelte"
   import {publishWrappedReaction, retractWrappedReaction} from "@app/reactions"
   import Content from "@app/components/Content.svelte"
@@ -52,17 +53,9 @@
 
   const showMobileMenu = () => pushModal(ChatMessageMenuMobile, {event, pubkeys, reply, edit})
 
-  const togglePopover = () => {
-    if (popoverIsVisible) {
-      popover?.hide()
-    } else {
-      showPopover()
-    }
-  }
+  const togglePopover = () => tippy?.toggle()
 
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
-  let popoverIsVisible = $state(false)
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 </script>
 
 <ThunkFailure showToastOnRetry {thunk} class="mt-1" />
@@ -71,20 +64,10 @@
   class={cx("group flex items-center justify-end gap-1 px-2", {"flex-row-reverse": !isOwn})}>
   {#if !isMobile}
     <Tippy
-      bind:popover
-      bind:show={showPopover}
+      bind:controller={tippy}
       component={ChatMessageMenu}
-      props={{event, pubkeys, popover, replyTo, edit}}
-      params={{
-        interactive: true,
-        trigger: "manual",
-        onShow() {
-          popoverIsVisible = true
-        },
-        onHidden() {
-          popoverIsVisible = false
-        },
-      }}>
+      props={{event, pubkeys, tippy, replyTo, edit}}
+      params={{interactive: true, trigger: "manual"}}>
       <button
         type="button"
         class="opacity-0 transition-all"
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenu.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenu.svelte
index 27f08ef6..a873e9e9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenu.svelte
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
   import Reply from "@assets/icons/reply-2.svg?dataurl"
   import Code2 from "@assets/icons/code-2.svg?dataurl"
 
-  const {event, pubkeys, popover, replyTo, edit} = $props()
+  const {event, pubkeys, tippy, replyTo, edit} = $props()
 
   const reply = () => replyTo(event)
   const onEdit = () => edit?.()
 
   const showInfo = () => {
-    popover.hide()
+    tippy.hide()
     pushModal(EventInfo, {event})
   }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/app/components/CurrencyInput.svelte b/src/app/components/CurrencyInput.svelte
index ffea2edb..a1c4ce11 100644
--- a/src/app/components/CurrencyInput.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/CurrencyInput.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {spec} from "@welshman/lib"
   import cx from "classnames"
   import {writable} from "svelte/store"
   import type {Writable} from "svelte/store"
   import type {Instance} from "tippy.js"
+  import {spec} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import {preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
   import {createSearch} from "@welshman/app"
   import {currencyOptions, displayCurrency} from "@lib/currency"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
   import AltArrowDown from "@assets/icons/alt-arrow-down.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
 
   interface Props {
     value: string
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@
   const selectCurrency = (code: string) => {
     value = code
     term.set("")
-    popover?.hide()
+    tippy?.hide()
   }
 
   const clearAndFocus = () => {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@
   }
 
   const onKeyDown = (e: Event) => {
-    if (instance?.onKeyDown(e)) {
+    if (tippy?.content?.onKeyDown(e)) {
       e.preventDefault()
     }
   }
@@ -54,15 +56,13 @@
   const currency = $derived(currencyOptions.find(spec({code: value})))
 
   let wrapper: Element | undefined = $state()
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
-  let instance: any = $state()
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 
   $effect(() => {
     if ($term) {
-      showPopover()
+      tippy?.show()
     } else {
-      popover?.hide()
+      tippy?.hide()
     }
   })
 </script>
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@
     <input {autofocus} class="grow" type="text" bind:value={$term} onkeydown={onKeyDown} />
   {/if}
   <Tippy
-    bind:popover
-    bind:show={showPopover}
-    bind:instance
+    bind:controller={tippy}
     component={Suggestions}
     props={{
       term,
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventActions.svelte b/src/app/components/EventActions.svelte
index 9786a5f3..029edf4e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventActions.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventActions.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
-  import type {Instance} from "tippy.js"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {tagSpec, tagValue} from "@welshman/util"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   import MenuDots from "@assets/icons/menu-dots.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import EmojiButton from "@lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte"
   import ZapButton from "@app/components/ZapButton.svelte"
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@
 
   const shouldProtect = $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
 
-  const hidePopover = () => popover?.hide()
+  const showPopover = () => tippy?.show()
+
+  const hidePopover = () => tippy?.hide()
 
   const onEmoji = async (emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
     const protect = await shouldProtect
@@ -45,8 +48,7 @@
     return command.publishToRelays([url])
   }
 
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 </script>
 
 <div class="items-center join">
@@ -60,8 +62,7 @@
   </EmojiButton>
   <Button onclick={showPopover} class="flex join-item button button-neutral button-xs">
     <Tippy
-      bind:popover
-      bind:show={showPopover}
+      bind:controller={tippy}
       component={EventMenu}
       props={{url, noun, event, customActions, onClick: hidePopover}}
       params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true}}>
diff --git a/src/app/components/ProfileMenu.svelte b/src/app/components/ProfileMenu.svelte
index 47e9d1de..258be1c6 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ProfileMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ProfileMenu.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
-  import type {Instance} from "tippy.js"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import MenuDots from "@assets/icons/menu-dots.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import ProfileMenuList from "@app/components/ProfileMenuList.svelte"
 
@@ -15,16 +16,16 @@
 
   const {pubkey, url, customActions}: Props = $props()
 
-  const hidePopover = () => popover?.hide()
+  const showPopover = () => tippy?.show()
 
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
+  const hidePopover = () => tippy?.hide()
+
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 </script>
 
 <Button onclick={showPopover} class="button button-circle button-ghost button-sm">
   <Tippy
-    bind:popover
-    bind:show={showPopover}
+    bind:controller={tippy}
     component={ProfileMenuList}
     props={{pubkey, url, customActions, onClick: hidePopover}}
     params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true, placement: "bottom-end"}}>
diff --git a/src/app/components/ProfileMultiSelect.svelte b/src/app/components/ProfileMultiSelect.svelte
index 98911451..70ff4e7a 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ProfileMultiSelect.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ProfileMultiSelect.svelte
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
   import type {Writable} from "svelte/store"
   import {type Instance} from "tippy.js"
   import {append, remove, uniq} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import {decodePubkey} from "@lib/util"
   import Suggestions from "@lib/components/Suggestions.svelte"
   import CloseCircle from "@assets/icons/close-circle.svg?dataurl"
   import Magnifier from "@assets/icons/magnifier.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Badge from "@lib/components/Badge.svelte"
   import ProfileSuggestion from "@app/editor/ProfileSuggestion.svelte"
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
 
   const selectPubkey = (pubkey: string) => {
     term.set("")
-    popover?.hide()
+    tippy?.hide()
     value = uniq(append(pubkey, value))
   }
 
@@ -48,24 +50,22 @@
   }
 
   const onKeyDown = (e: Event) => {
-    if (instance?.onKeyDown(e)) {
+    if (tippy?.content?.onKeyDown(e)) {
       e.preventDefault()
     }
   }
 
   let label: Element | undefined = $state()
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
-  let instance: any = $state()
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 
   $effect(() => {
     // @ts-ignore
     oninput?.($term)
 
     if ($term) {
-      showPopover()
+      tippy?.show()
     } else {
-      popover?.hide()
+      tippy?.hide()
     }
   })
 </script>
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@
       onkeydown={onKeyDown} />
   </label>
   <Tippy
-    bind:popover
-    bind:show={showPopover}
-    bind:instance
+    bind:controller={tippy}
     component={Suggestions}
     props={{
       term,
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
index b26916b4..3769a9dc 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type {Instance} from "tippy.js"
   import {writable} from "svelte/store"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {isMobile, preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
   import GallerySend from "@assets/icons/gallery-send.svg?dataurl"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
   import ComposeMenu from "@app/components/ComposeMenu.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@
 
   const uploadFiles = () => editor.then(ed => ed.chain().selectFiles().run())
 
-  const hidePopover = () => popover?.hide()
+  const showPopover = () => tippy?.show()
+
+  const hidePopover = () => tippy?.hide()
 
   const submit = async () => {
     if ($uploading) return
@@ -67,8 +70,7 @@
     ed.chain().clearContent().run()
   }
 
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
   let content = $state(
     initialValues?.type === "text" ? initialValues.value : (draftKey?.get()?.content ?? ""),
   )
@@ -124,8 +126,7 @@
       onclick={showPopover}
       class="join-item h-10 w-10 min-w-10 button button-neutral">
       <Tippy
-        bind:popover
-        bind:show={showPopover}
+        bind:controller={tippy}
         component={ComposeMenu}
         props={{url, h, onClick: hidePopover}}
         params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true}}>
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuButton.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuButton.svelte
index 1d142fed..182b7686 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuButton.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuButton.svelte
@@ -1,48 +1,42 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {type Instance} from "tippy.js"
   import {between} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import MenuDots from "@assets/icons/menu-dots.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import RoomItemMenu from "@app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte"
 
   const {url, event} = $props()
 
-  const onClick = () => popover?.hide()
+  const open = () => tippy?.show()
 
-  const onShow = () => {
-    visible = true
-  }
+  const onClick = () => tippy?.hide()
 
-  const onHidden = () => {
-    visible = false
-  }
+  const onMouseMove = ({clientX, clientY}: MouseEvent) => {
+    const rect = tippy?.rect()
 
-  const onMouseMove = ({clientX, clientY}: any) => {
-    if (popover) {
-      const {x, y, width, height} = popover.popper.getBoundingClientRect()
+    if (rect) {
+      const {x, y, width, height} = rect
 
       if (!between([x, x + width], clientX) || !between([y - 50, y + height + 50], clientY)) {
-        popover.hide()
+        tippy!.hide()
       }
     }
   }
 
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let open: () => void = $state(() => {})
-  let visible = $state(false)
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 </script>
 
-<svelte:document onmousemove={visible ? onMouseMove : undefined} />
+<svelte:document onmousemove={tippy?.visible ? onMouseMove : undefined} />
 
 <Button onclick={open} class="button button-xs button-neutral join-item">
   <Tippy
-    bind:popover
-    bind:show={open}
+    bind:controller={tippy}
     component={RoomItemMenu}
     props={{url, event, onClick}}
-    params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true, onShow, onHidden}}>
+    params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true}}>
     <Icon icon={MenuDots} size={4} />
   </Tippy>
 </Button>
diff --git a/src/app/components/TopicMultiSelect.svelte b/src/app/components/TopicMultiSelect.svelte
index 54d370cd..6a0156bc 100644
--- a/src/app/components/TopicMultiSelect.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/TopicMultiSelect.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   import type {Writable} from "svelte/store"
   import type {Instance} from "tippy.js"
   import {remove, reject, spec, uniq} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import {Topics, createSearch} from "@welshman/app"
   import {normalizeTopic} from "@lib/util"
   import Suggestions from "@lib/components/Suggestions.svelte"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
   import Magnifier from "@assets/icons/magnifier.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import TopicSuggestion from "@app/components/TopicSuggestion.svelte"
   import {app} from "@app/core"
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@
     }
 
     term.set("")
-    popover?.hide()
+    tippy?.hide()
   }
 
   const removeTopic = (topic: string) => {
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@
   }
 
   const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-    if (instance?.onKeyDown(e)) {
+    if (tippy?.content?.onKeyDown(e)) {
       e.preventDefault()
       return
     }
@@ -62,19 +64,17 @@
 
   const onBlur = () => {
     term.set("")
-    popover?.hide()
+    tippy?.hide()
   }
 
   let label: Element | undefined = $state()
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
-  let instance: any = $state()
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 
   $effect(() => {
     if ($term.trim()) {
-      showPopover()
+      tippy?.show()
     } else {
-      popover?.hide()
+      tippy?.hide()
     }
   })
 </script>
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@
       onblur={onBlur} />
   </label>
   <Tippy
-    bind:popover
-    bind:show={showPopover}
-    bind:instance
+    bind:controller={tippy}
     component={Suggestions}
     props={{
       term,
diff --git a/src/lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte b/src/lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte
index baef9b48..ca7aa495 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte
@@ -1,51 +1,45 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {type Instance} from "tippy.js"
   import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import {between, throttle} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import EmojiPicker from "@lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte"
 
   const {tippyParams = {}, ...props} = $props()
 
+  const open = () => tippy?.show()
+
   const onClick = (emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
     props.onEmoji(emoji)
-    popover?.hide()
-  }
-
-  const onShow = () => {
-    visible = true
-  }
-
-  const onHidden = () => {
-    visible = false
+    tippy?.hide()
   }
 
   const onMouseMove = throttle(300, ({clientX, clientY}: MouseEvent) => {
-    if (popover) {
-      const {x, y, width, height} = popover.popper.getBoundingClientRect()
+    const rect = tippy?.rect()
+
+    if (rect) {
+      const {x, y, width, height} = rect
 
       if (!between([x, x + width], clientX) || !between([y - 100, y + height + 100], clientY)) {
-        popover.hide()
+        tippy!.hide()
       }
     }
   })
 
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let open: () => void = $state(() => {})
-  let visible = $state(false)
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 </script>
 
-<svelte:document onmousemove={visible ? onMouseMove : undefined} />
+<svelte:document onmousemove={tippy?.visible ? onMouseMove : undefined} />
 
 <Button onclick={open} class={props.class}>
   <Tippy
-    bind:popover
-    bind:show={open}
+    bind:controller={tippy}
     class="flex"
     component={EmojiPicker}
     props={{onClick}}
-    params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true, ...tippyParams, onShow, onHidden}}>
+    params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true, ...tippyParams}}>
     {@render props.children?.()}
   </Tippy>
 </Button>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/IconPickerButton.svelte b/src/lib/components/IconPickerButton.svelte
index f3dcf7f5..0764151c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/IconPickerButton.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/IconPickerButton.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {type Instance} from "tippy.js"
   import {between, throttle} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import {isMobile} from "@lib/html"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import IconPickerModal from "@app/components/IconPickerModal.svelte"
   import IconPickerPopover from "@app/components/IconPickerPopover.svelte"
   import {pushModal, popModal} from "@app/modal"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
     if (isMobile) {
       pushModal(IconPickerModal, {onSelect: onClick}, {nested: true})
     } else {
-      showPopover()
+      tippy?.show()
     }
   }
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
     if (isMobile) {
       popModal()
     } else {
-      popover?.hide()
+      tippy?.hide()
     }
   }
 
@@ -31,25 +32,21 @@
     close()
   }
 
-  const onMouseMove = throttle(300, ({clientX, clientY}: any) => {
-    if (popover) {
-      const {x, width} = popover.popper.getBoundingClientRect()
+  const onMouseMove = throttle(300, ({clientX}: MouseEvent) => {
+    const rect = tippy?.rect()
 
-      if (!between([x - 50, x + width + 50], clientX)) {
-        popover.hide()
-      }
+    if (rect && !between([rect.x - 50, rect.x + rect.width + 50], clientX)) {
+      tippy!.hide()
     }
   })
 
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 </script>
 
 <svelte:document onmousemove={onMouseMove} />
 
 <Tippy
-  bind:popover
-  bind:show={showPopover}
+  bind:controller={tippy}
   component={IconPickerPopover}
   props={{onSelect: onClick}}
   params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true, placement: "top-end"}}>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/MenuButton.svelte b/src/lib/components/MenuButton.svelte
index aa944e2a..2832d71b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/MenuButton.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/MenuButton.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type {Component} from "svelte"
-  import type {Instance} from "tippy.js"
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import MenuDots from "@assets/icons/menu-dots.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Tippy from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
+  import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -22,16 +23,16 @@
     "aria-label": ariaLabel,
   }: Props = $props()
 
-  const hidePopover = () => popover?.hide()
+  const showPopover = () => tippy?.show()
 
-  let popover: Instance | undefined = $state()
-  let showPopover: () => void = $state(() => {})
+  const hidePopover = () => tippy?.hide()
+
+  let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 </script>
 
 <Button class={className} aria-label={ariaLabel} onclick={showPopover}>
   <Tippy
-    bind:popover
-    bind:show={showPopover}
+    bind:controller={tippy}
     {component}
     props={{...componentProps, onClick: hidePopover}}
     params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true, placement: "bottom-end"}}>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/Tippy.svelte b/src/lib/components/Tippy.svelte
index 555f6961..65c86b30 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Tippy.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Tippy.svelte
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+<script lang="ts" module>
+  import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
+
+  export type TippyController<Content = Record<string, any>> = {
+    show: () => void
+    hide: () => void
+    toggle: () => void
+    visible: boolean
+    rect: () => Maybe<DOMRect>
+    content: Maybe<Content>
+  }
+</script>
+
 <script lang="ts">
   import "tippy.js/animations/shift-away.css"
 
@@ -11,13 +24,11 @@
     children = undefined,
     props = {},
     params = {},
-    popover = $bindable(),
-    instance = $bindable(),
-    show = $bindable(),
+    controller = $bindable(),
     ...restProps
   } = $props()
 
-  let element: Element
+  const target = document.createElement("div")
 
   // `mount` only tracks prop changes when the props come from a `$state` object,
   // so sync incoming props into a reactive one. Without this the popover keeps
@@ -26,7 +37,7 @@
 
   // Building a tippy costs a popper element and a set of listeners, which is wasted on the
   // hover menus of a chat row nobody ever opens. Only a real trigger needs the instance up
-  // front — tippy is the one listening for it. A manual one can wait for `show`.
+  // front — tippy is the one listening for it. A manual one can wait to be shown.
   const create = () => {
     popover ??= tippy(element, {
       content: target,
@@ -34,19 +45,45 @@
       appendTo: getTippyTarget(),
       trigger: isMobile ? "click" : "mouseenter focus",
       ...params,
-      onShow: (tippyInstance: Instance) => {
-        instance ??= mount(component, {target, props: mountedProps})
+      onShow: (instance: Instance) => {
+        content ??= mount(component, {target, props: mountedProps})
+        visible = true
 
-        return params.onShow?.(tippyInstance)
+        return params.onShow?.(instance)
+      },
+      onHidden: (instance: Instance) => {
+        visible = false
+
+        return params.onHidden?.(instance)
       },
     })
 
     return popover
   }
 
-  const target = document.createElement("div")
+  let element: Element
+  let popover: Maybe<Instance>
+  let content: Maybe<Record<string, any>>
+  let visible = $state(false)
 
-  show = () => create().show()
+  controller = {
+    show: () => create().show(),
+    hide: () => popover?.hide(),
+    toggle: () => {
+      if (visible) {
+        popover?.hide()
+      } else {
+        create().show()
+      }
+    },
+    rect: () => popover?.popper.getBoundingClientRect(),
+    get visible() {
+      return visible
+    },
+    get content() {
+      return content
+    },
+  }
 
   $effect(() => {
     Object.assign(mountedProps, props)
@@ -60,8 +97,8 @@
     return () => {
       popover?.destroy()
 
-      if (instance) {
-        unmount(instance)
+      if (content) {
+        unmount(content)
       }
     }
   })