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| 83c3f6 | 1 | # Interactions |
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| 3 | The hover configuration is passed into the `options.hover` namespace. The global hover configuration is at `Chart.defaults.global.hover`. To configure which events trigger chart interactions, see [events](./events.md#events). | |
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| 5 | | Name | Type | Default | Description | |
| 6 | | ---- | ---- | ------- | ----------- | |
| 7 | | `mode` | `String` | `'nearest'` | Sets which elements appear in the tooltip. See [Interaction Modes](./modes.md#interaction-modes) for details. | |
| 8 | | `intersect` | `Boolean` | `true` | if true, the hover mode only applies when the mouse position intersects an item on the chart. | |
| 9 | | `axis` | `String` | `'x'` | Can be set to `'x'`, `'y'`, or `'xy'` to define which directions are used in calculating distances. Defaults to `'x'` for `index` mode and `'xy'` in `dataset` and `nearest` modes. | |
| 10 | | `animationDuration` | `Number` | `400` | Duration in milliseconds it takes to animate hover style changes. | |
