diff --git a/src/df/gfx/df_gfx.c b/src/df/gfx/df_gfx.c
index 2b63b159..ef0642cc 100644
--- a/src/df/gfx/df_gfx.c
+++ b/src/df/gfx/df_gfx.c
@@ -2886,6 +2886,19 @@ df_window_update_and_render(Arena *arena, OS_EventList *events, DF_Window *ws, D
     Rng2F32 bottom_bar_rect = r2f32p(window_rect.x0, window_rect_dim.y - ui_top_pref_height().value, window_rect.x0+window_rect_dim.x, window_rect.y0+window_rect_dim.y);
     Rng2F32 content_rect = r2f32p(window_rect.x0, top_bar_rect.y1, window_rect.x0+window_rect_dim.x, bottom_bar_rect.y0);
     
+    ////////////////////////////
+    //- rjf: truncated string hover
+    //
+    if(ui_string_hover_active()) UI_Tooltip
+    {
+      Temp scratch = scratch_begin(&arena, 1);
+      String8 string = ui_string_hover_string(scratch.arena);
+      D_FancyRunList runs = ui_string_hover_runs(scratch.arena);
+      UI_Box *box = ui_build_box_from_key(UI_BoxFlag_DrawText, ui_key_zero());
+      ui_box_equip_display_string_fancy_runs(box, string, &runs);
+      scratch_end(scratch);
+    }
+    
     ////////////////////////////
     //- rjf: drag/drop visualization tooltips
     //
diff --git a/src/draw/draw.c b/src/draw/draw.c
index 4e28d30c..7b610fc7 100644
--- a/src/draw/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw/draw.c
@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@ d_fancy_run_list_from_fancy_string_list(Arena *arena, D_FancyStringList *strs)
   return run_list;
 }
 
+internal D_FancyRunList
+d_fancy_run_list_copy(Arena *arena, D_FancyRunList *src)
+{
+  D_FancyRunList dst = {0};
+  for(D_FancyRunNode *src_n = src->first; src_n != 0; src_n = src_n->next)
+  {
+    D_FancyRunNode *dst_n = push_array(arena, D_FancyRunNode, 1);
+    SLLQueuePush(dst.first, dst.last, dst_n);
+    MemoryCopyStruct(&dst_n->v, &src_n->v);
+    dst_n->v.run.pieces = f_piece_array_copy(arena, &src_n->v.run.pieces);
+    dst.node_count += 1;
+  }
+  dst.dim = src->dim;
+  return dst;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////
 //~ rjf: Top-Level API
 //
diff --git a/src/draw/draw.h b/src/draw/draw.h
index 06178bab..72719163 100644
--- a/src/draw/draw.h
+++ b/src/draw/draw.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ internal U64 d_hash_from_string(String8 string);
 internal void d_fancy_string_list_push(Arena *arena, D_FancyStringList *list, D_FancyString *str);
 internal String8 d_string_from_fancy_string_list(Arena *arena, D_FancyStringList *list);
 internal D_FancyRunList d_fancy_run_list_from_fancy_string_list(Arena *arena, D_FancyStringList *strs);
+internal D_FancyRunList d_fancy_run_list_copy(Arena *arena, D_FancyRunList *src);
 
 ////////////////////////////////
 //~ rjf: Top-Level API
diff --git a/src/font_cache/font_cache.c b/src/font_cache/font_cache.c
index 80cfbecd..b3b8eaa2 100644
--- a/src/font_cache/font_cache.c
+++ b/src/font_cache/font_cache.c
@@ -502,6 +502,16 @@ f_piece_array_from_chunk_list(Arena *arena, F_PieceChunkList *list)
   return array;
 }
 
+internal F_PieceArray
+f_piece_array_copy(Arena *arena, F_PieceArray *src)
+{
+  F_PieceArray dst = {0};
+  dst.count = src->count;
+  dst.v = push_array_no_zero(arena, F_Piece, dst.count);
+  MemoryCopy(dst.v, src->v, sizeof(F_Piece)*dst.count);
+  return dst;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////
 //~ rjf: Rasterization Cache
 
diff --git a/src/font_cache/font_cache.h b/src/font_cache/font_cache.h
index bfc9fa4b..f0de383f 100644
--- a/src/font_cache/font_cache.h
+++ b/src/font_cache/font_cache.h
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ internal void f_atlas_region_release(F_Atlas *atlas, Rng2S16 region);
 internal F_Piece *f_piece_chunk_list_push_new(Arena *arena, F_PieceChunkList *list, U64 cap);
 internal void f_piece_chunk_list_push(Arena *arena, F_PieceChunkList *list, U64 cap, F_Piece *piece);
 internal F_PieceArray f_piece_array_from_chunk_list(Arena *arena, F_PieceChunkList *list);
+internal F_PieceArray f_piece_array_copy(Arena *arena, F_PieceArray *src);
 
 ////////////////////////////////
 //~ rjf: Rasterization Cache
diff --git a/src/raddbg/raddbg.h b/src/raddbg/raddbg.h
index 10c213a9..c3eba688 100644
--- a/src/raddbg/raddbg.h
+++ b/src/raddbg/raddbg.h
@@ -7,13 +7,9 @@
 // [ ] source view -> floating margin/line-nums
 // [ ] theme colors -> more explicit about e.g. opaque backgrounds vs. floating
 //     & scrollbars etc.
-// [ ] need bilinear interpolation on color picker - fine for most UI to not do
-//     do it but it needs to be correct for the color picker, so maybe that
-//     should be a heavier path
 // [ ] drag/drop tab cleanup
 // [ ] target/breakpoint/watch-pin reordering
 // [ ] watch window reordering
-// [x] query views, cleanup & floating - maybe merge "applies to view" vs. not
 // [ ] standard way to filter
 // [ ] visualize remapped files (via path map)
 // [ ] hovering truncated string for a short time -> tooltip with full wrapped
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_core.c b/src/ui/ui_core.c
index a4a0d2bc..df90bd27 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_core.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui_core.c
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ ui_state_alloc(void)
   ui->build_arenas[0] = arena_alloc();
   ui->build_arenas[1] = arena_alloc();
   ui->drag_state_arena = arena_alloc();
+  ui->string_hover_arena = arena_alloc();
   ui->box_table_size = 4096;
   ui->box_table = push_array(arena, UI_BoxHashSlot, ui->box_table_size);
   UI_InitStackNils(ui);
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ ui_state_alloc(void)
 internal void
 ui_state_release(UI_State *state)
 {
+  arena_release(state->string_hover_arena);
   arena_release(state->drag_state_arena);
   for(int i = 0; i < ArrayCount(state->build_arenas); i += 1)
   {
@@ -551,6 +553,35 @@ ui_get_drag_data(U64 min_required_size)
   return ui_state->drag_state_data;
 }
 
+//- rjf: hovered string info
+
+internal B32
+ui_string_hover_active(void)
+{
+  return (ui_state->build_index > 0 && ui_state->string_hover_build_index >= ui_state->build_index-1 &&
+          os_now_microseconds() >= ui_state->string_hover_begin_us + 500000);
+}
+
+internal U64
+ui_string_hover_begin_time_us(void)
+{
+  return ui_state->string_hover_begin_us;
+}
+
+internal String8
+ui_string_hover_string(Arena *arena)
+{
+  String8 result = push_str8_copy(arena, ui_state->string_hover_string);
+  return result;
+}
+
+internal D_FancyRunList
+ui_string_hover_runs(Arena *arena)
+{
+  D_FancyRunList result = d_fancy_run_list_copy(arena, &ui_state->string_hover_fancy_runs);
+  return result;
+}
+
 //- rjf: interaction keys
 
 internal UI_Key
@@ -1270,6 +1301,55 @@ ui_end_build(void)
     scratch_end(scratch);
   }
   
+  //- rjf: hovering possibly-truncated drawn text -> store text
+  {
+    B32 found = 0;
+    for(UI_Box *box = ui_state->root, *next = 0; !ui_box_is_nil(box); box = next)
+    {
+      UI_BoxRec rec = ui_box_rec_df_pre(box, ui_state->root);
+      next = rec.next;
+      S32 pop_idx = 0;
+      for(UI_Box *b = box; !ui_box_is_nil(b) && pop_idx <= rec.pop_count; b = b->parent, pop_idx += 1)
+      {
+        if(b->flags & UI_BoxFlag_DrawText && !(b->flags & UI_BoxFlag_DisableTextTrunc))
+        {
+          String8 box_display_string = ui_box_display_string(b);
+          Vec2F32 text_pos = ui_box_text_position(b);
+          Vec2F32 drawn_text_dim = b->display_string_runs.dim;
+          if(drawn_text_dim.x > dim_2f32(b->rect).x &&
+             contains_2f32(r2f32p(text_pos.x,
+                                  b->rect.y0,
+                                  Min(text_pos.x+drawn_text_dim.x, b->rect.x1),
+                                  b->rect.y1),
+                           ui_state->mouse))
+          {
+            if(!str8_match(box_display_string, ui_state->string_hover_string, 0))
+            {
+              arena_clear(ui_state->string_hover_arena);
+              ui_state->string_hover_string = push_str8_copy(ui_state->string_hover_arena, box_display_string);
+              ui_state->string_hover_fancy_runs = d_fancy_run_list_copy(ui_state->string_hover_arena, &b->display_string_runs);
+              ui_state->string_hover_begin_us = os_now_microseconds();
+            }
+            ui_state->string_hover_build_index = ui_state->build_index;
+            found = 1;
+            goto break_all_hover_string;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    break_all_hover_string:;
+    if(!found)
+    {
+      arena_clear(ui_state->string_hover_arena);
+      ui_state->string_hover_build_index = 0;
+      MemoryZeroStruct(&ui_state->string_hover_string);
+    }
+    if(found && !ui_string_hover_active())
+    {
+      ui_state->is_animating = 1;
+    }
+  }
+  
   ui_state->build_index += 1;
   arena_clear(ui_build_arena());
   ProfEnd();
@@ -2103,6 +2183,14 @@ ui_box_equip_display_fancy_strings(UI_Box *box, D_FancyStringList *strings)
   box->display_string_runs = d_fancy_run_list_from_fancy_string_list(ui_build_arena(), strings);
 }
 
+internal inline void
+ui_box_equip_display_string_fancy_runs(UI_Box *box, String8 string, D_FancyRunList *runs)
+{
+  box->flags |= UI_BoxFlag_HasDisplayString;
+  box->string = push_str8_copy(ui_build_arena(), string);
+  box->display_string_runs = d_fancy_run_list_copy(ui_build_arena(), runs);
+}
+
 internal void
 ui_box_equip_draw_bucket(UI_Box *box, D_Bucket *bucket)
 {
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_core.h b/src/ui/ui_core.h
index 9012e2e2..915339ce 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_core.h
+++ b/src/ui/ui_core.h
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ struct UI_State
   Vec2F32 drag_start_mouse;
   Arena *drag_state_arena;
   String8 drag_state_data;
+  Arena *string_hover_arena;
+  String8 string_hover_string;
+  D_FancyRunList string_hover_fancy_runs;
+  U64 string_hover_begin_us;
+  U64 string_hover_build_index;
   
   //- rjf: tooltip state
   F32 tooltip_open_t;
@@ -533,6 +538,10 @@ internal String8           ui_get_drag_data(U64 min_required_size);
 #define ui_store_drag_struct(ptr) ui_store_drag_data(str8_struct(ptr))
 #define ui_get_drag_struct(type) ((type *)ui_get_drag_data(sizeof(type)).str)
 
+//- rjf: hovered string info
+internal B32               ui_string_hover_active(void);
+internal D_FancyRunList    ui_string_hover_runs(Arena *arena);
+
 //- rjf: interaction keys
 internal UI_Key            ui_hot_key(void);
 internal UI_Key            ui_active_key(Side side);
@@ -591,6 +600,7 @@ internal UI_Box *          ui_build_box_from_stringf(UI_BoxFlags flags, char *fm
 //- rjf: box node equipment
 internal inline void       ui_box_equip_display_string(UI_Box *box, String8 string);
 internal inline void       ui_box_equip_display_fancy_strings(UI_Box *box, D_FancyStringList *strings);
+internal inline void       ui_box_equip_display_string_fancy_runs(UI_Box *box, String8 string, D_FancyRunList *runs);
 internal inline void       ui_box_equip_draw_bucket(UI_Box *box, D_Bucket *bucket);
 internal inline void       ui_box_equip_custom_draw(UI_Box *box, UI_BoxCustomDrawFunctionType *custom_draw, void *user_data);