diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/tooltip/tooltip.css b/src/uix/eidos/components/tooltip/tooltip.css
index 16bf9c1e0..e8affad41 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/tooltip/tooltip.css
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/tooltip/tooltip.css
@@ -86,40 +86,20 @@
 	stroke-width: 1px;
 }
 
-/* ── Entrance / exit per anchored side ──────────────────────────────────────
- * Tooltip morfo's data-state values: 'closed' | 'delayed-open' |
- * 'instant-open'. Both open variants should animate in. Soma's Floating
- * layer writes data-side (top/right/bottom/left). 'instant-open' is used
- * for keyboard focus (no entrance) and 'delayed-open' for hover.
- *
- * Distance is smaller than Popover (2px vs 4px) — tooltip is lighter. */
+/* ── Entrance / exit — bounce ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+ * Tooltip morfo's data-state values: 'closed' | 'delayed-open' | 'instant-open'.
+ * 'delayed-open' (hover) BOUNCES in; 'instant-open' (keyboard focus) appears with
+ * no entrance; 'closed' scales out. The bounce scales from `transform-origin`
+ * (the floating origin, toward the anchor — set above), so it keeps a directional
+ * feel without per-side keyframes. The tooltip's 3-value state (delayed-open, not
+ * the generic open/closed) is why this is a bespoke recipe keyframe, not a
+ * registered `motion` preset. */
 
-[data-tooltip-content][data-state='delayed-open'][data-side='top'] {
-	animation: eidos-tooltip-in-top var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out) both;
+[data-tooltip-content][data-state='delayed-open'] {
+	animation: eidos-tooltip-bounce-in var(--duration-moderate) var(--ease-out) both;
 }
-[data-tooltip-content][data-state='closed'][data-side='top'] {
-	animation: eidos-tooltip-out-top var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-default) both;
-}
-
-[data-tooltip-content][data-state='delayed-open'][data-side='bottom'] {
-	animation: eidos-tooltip-in-bottom var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out) both;
-}
-[data-tooltip-content][data-state='closed'][data-side='bottom'] {
-	animation: eidos-tooltip-out-bottom var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-default) both;
-}
-
-[data-tooltip-content][data-state='delayed-open'][data-side='right'] {
-	animation: eidos-tooltip-in-right var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out) both;
-}
-[data-tooltip-content][data-state='closed'][data-side='right'] {
-	animation: eidos-tooltip-out-right var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-default) both;
-}
-
-[data-tooltip-content][data-state='delayed-open'][data-side='left'] {
-	animation: eidos-tooltip-in-left var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-out) both;
-}
-[data-tooltip-content][data-state='closed'][data-side='left'] {
-	animation: eidos-tooltip-out-left var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-default) both;
+[data-tooltip-content][data-state='closed'] {
+	animation: eidos-tooltip-bounce-out var(--duration-fast) var(--ease-in) both;
 }
 
 /* instant-open: no entrance — element appears at final position. */
@@ -128,32 +108,18 @@
 	transform: none;
 }
 
-@keyframes eidos-tooltip-in-top {
-	from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(2px); }
-}
-@keyframes eidos-tooltip-out-top {
-	to { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(2px); }
-}
-
-@keyframes eidos-tooltip-in-bottom {
-	from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-2px); }
-}
-@keyframes eidos-tooltip-out-bottom {
-	to { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-2px); }
-}
-
-@keyframes eidos-tooltip-in-right {
-	from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-2px); }
-}
-@keyframes eidos-tooltip-out-right {
-	to { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-2px); }
-}
-
-@keyframes eidos-tooltip-in-left {
-	from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(2px); }
+/* A real bounce: grow past 1 (overshoot 1.06), dip slightly under (undershoot
+ * 0.97), settle to 1. Subtle in absolute terms (a tooltip is small) but clearly a
+ * "rebote". `scale` (the individual property, not the `transform` shorthand)
+ * composes with `transform-origin` and never clobbers a sibling transform. */
+@keyframes eidos-tooltip-bounce-in {
+	0% { opacity: 0; scale: 0.7; }
+	50% { opacity: 1; scale: 1.06; }
+	74% { scale: 0.97; }
+	100% { scale: 1; }
 }
-@keyframes eidos-tooltip-out-left {
-	to { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(2px); }
+@keyframes eidos-tooltip-bounce-out {
+	to { opacity: 0; scale: 0.9; }
 }
 
 /* ── Trigger states ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────