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HOW TO ADD Hover Effect Social Icons FACEBOOK TWITTER with Tooltip COOL MOUSE

Today I am going to teach you how you can add yet another social icons to your blogger blog. These social icons are a bit different as it has tooltip hover effect in them. This widget is made from pure CSS without the use of any image or JavaScript.

The concept behind this widget is quite simple. There are four social icons in which you can add your own desired URL. On hovering over these buttons one can see tooltip appearing with the help of transition and transform CSS. These icons are really eye-catching and have a attractive look. A live working demo of this widget can be seen just below.

Once you have seen the demo to add this widget to your blog just follow the below given instruction.

Adding the HTML/CSS in Layout


To add this widget firstly go to Blog Title → Layout → Add Widget → HTML/JavaScript and paste the code in the box below.

Cool Social Icons with Tooltip Hover Effect
<div class="container">
<ul class="action-bar clearfix">
<li>
<a href="http://twitter.com/TWITTERHANDLE" class="like">
<span class="zocial-twitter"></span>
<span class="tooltip">Follow</span>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://plus.google.com/GOOGLEPLUSID" class="favourite">
<span class="zocial-googleplus"></span>
<span class="tooltip">Circle us</span>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FBID" class="comment">
<span class="zocial-facebook"></span>
<span class="tooltip">Like us</span>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://YOURBLOG.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" class="share">
<span class="zocial-rss"></span>
<span class="tooltip">Subscribe</span>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<style>
@charset "utf-8";
@import url(http://weloveiconfonts.com/api/?family=zocial);
/* zocial */
[class*="zocial-"]:before {
  font-family: 'zocial', sans-serif;
}
/* ---------- GENERAL ---------- */

a { text-decoration: none; }
ul {
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.clearfix { *zoom: 1; }
.clearfix:before, .clearfix:after {
content: "";
display: table; }
.clearfix:after { clear: both; }
.container {
display: block;
height: 64px;
position: relative;
width: 256px;
}
/* ---------- Action Bar ---------- */
.action-bar li {
float: left;
}
.action-bar a {
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
box-shadow: inset 0 -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
color: #e7e7e7;
display: block;
font-size: 32px;
height: 64px;
line-height: 64px;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
-webkit-transition: background .3s;
-moz-transition: background .3s;
-ms-transition: background .3s;
-o-transition: background .3s;
transition: background .3s;
width: 64px;
}
.action-bar a:hover .tooltip {
margin-top: 16px;
opacity: 1;
}
.tooltip {
border-radius: 3px;
font-size: 14px;
height: 28px;
left: 50%;
line-height: 28px;
margin: 0 0 0 -50px;
opacity: 0;
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
-webkit-transition: margin-top .3s, opacity .3s;
-moz-transition: margin-top .3s, opacity .3s;
-ms-transition: margin-top .3s, opacity .3s;
-o-transition: margin-top .3s, opacity .3s;
transition: margin-top .3s, opacity .3s;
width: 100px;
}
.tooltip:before {
content: "";
height: 8px;
left: 50%;
margin: -4px 0 0 -4px;
position: absolute;
-webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
-moz-transform: rotate(45deg);
-ms-transform: rotate(45deg);
-o-transform: rotate(45deg);
transform: rotate(45deg);
width: 8px;
}
.like,
.like .tooltip,
.like .tooltip:before { background: #65B1F8; }
.like:hover { background: #65B1F8; }
.favourite,
.favourite .tooltip,
.favourite .tooltip:before { background: #c93037; }
.favourite:hover { background: #b02b32; }
.comment,
.comment .tooltip,
.comment .tooltip:before { background: #43438e; }
.comment:hover { background: #393978; }
.share,
.share .tooltip,
.share .tooltip:before { background: #FF8000; }
.share:hover { background: #FF8000; }
</style>


Change the text in BOLD RED with your desired URLs. Once you have added the code and made the changes save the respective widget and finally the template.

You are done now. Now you and your visitors can see these awesome and Cool Social Icons with Tooltip Hover Effect in your blogger blog.

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