diff --git a/src/items.zig b/src/items.zig
index 78dceffc..3c5435bb 100644
--- a/src/items.zig
+++ b/src/items.zig
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ const Material = struct { // MARK: Material
 			inline else => |field| return @field(self, @tagName(field)),
 		}
 	}
+
+	pub fn printTooltip(self: Material, outString: *main.List(u8)) void {
+		if(self.modifiers.len == 0) {
+			outString.appendSlice("§#808080Material\n");
+		}
+		for(self.modifiers) |modifier| {
+			if(modifier.restriction.vTable == modifierRestrictions.get("always") orelse unreachable) {
+				modifier.printTooltip(outString);
+				outString.appendSlice("\n");
+			} else {
+				outString.appendSlice("§#808080if ");
+				modifier.restriction.printTooltip(outString);
+				outString.appendSlice("\n  ");
+				modifier.printTooltip(outString);
+				outString.appendSlice("\n");
+			}
+		}
+	}
 };
 
 pub const ModifierRestriction = struct {
@@ -90,6 +108,7 @@ pub const ModifierRestriction = struct {
 	pub const VTable = struct {
 		satisfied: *const fn(data: *anyopaque, tool: *const Tool, x: i32, y: i32) bool,
 		loadFromZon: *const fn(allocator: NeverFailingAllocator, zon: ZonElement) *anyopaque,
+		printTooltip: *const fn(data: *anyopaque, outString: *main.List(u8)) void,
 	};
 
 	pub fn satisfied(self: ModifierRestriction, tool: *const Tool, x: i32, y: i32) bool {
@@ -107,6 +126,10 @@ pub const ModifierRestriction = struct {
 			.data = vTable.loadFromZon(allocator, zon),
 		};
 	}
+
+	pub fn printTooltip(self: ModifierRestriction, outString: *main.List(u8)) void {
+		self.vTable.printTooltip(self.data, outString);
+	}
 };
 
 const Modifier = struct {
@@ -209,6 +232,7 @@ pub const BaseItem = struct { // MARK: BaseItem
 	id: []const u8,
 	name: []const u8,
 	tags: []const Tag,
+	tooltip: []const u8,
 
 	stackSize: u16,
 	material: ?Material,
@@ -251,6 +275,25 @@ pub const BaseItem = struct { // MARK: BaseItem
 		};
 		self.texture = null;
 		self.foodValue = zon.get(f32, "food", 0);
+
+		var tooltip: main.List(u8) = .init(allocator);
+		tooltip.appendSlice(self.name);
+		tooltip.append('\n');
+		if(self.material) |mat| {
+			mat.printTooltip(&tooltip);
+		}
+		if(self.tags.len != 0) {
+			tooltip.appendSlice("§#808080");
+			for(self.tags, 0..) |tag, i| {
+				if(i != 0) tooltip.append(' ');
+				tooltip.append('.');
+				tooltip.appendSlice(tag.getName());
+			}
+		}
+		if(tooltip.items[tooltip.items.len - 1] == '\n') {
+			_ = tooltip.swapRemove(tooltip.items.len - 1);
+		}
+		self.tooltip = tooltip.toOwnedSlice();
 	}
 
 	fn hashCode(self: BaseItem) u32 {
@@ -279,7 +322,7 @@ pub const BaseItem = struct { // MARK: BaseItem
 	}
 
 	fn getTooltip(self: BaseItem) []const u8 {
-		return self.name;
+		return self.tooltip;
 	}
 
 	pub fn hasTag(self: *const BaseItem, tag: Tag) bool {
@@ -1059,6 +1102,7 @@ pub fn globalInit() void {
 		modifierRestrictions.put(decl.name, &.{
 			.satisfied = comptime main.utils.castFunctionSelfToAnyopaque(ModifierRestrictionStruct.satisfied),
 			.loadFromZon = comptime main.utils.castFunctionReturnToAnyopaque(ModifierRestrictionStruct.loadFromZon),
+			.printTooltip = comptime main.utils.castFunctionSelfToAnyopaque(ModifierRestrictionStruct.printTooltip),
 		}) catch unreachable;
 	}
 	Inventory.Sync.ClientSide.init();
diff --git a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/always.zig b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/always.zig
index 9c096a17..54ab38e9 100644
--- a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/always.zig
+++ b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/always.zig
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ pub fn satisfied(_: *const anyopaque, _: *const Tool, _: i32, _: i32) bool {
 pub fn loadFromZon(_: NeverFailingAllocator, _: ZonElement) *const anyopaque {
 	return undefined;
 }
+
+pub fn printTooltip(_: *const anyopaque, outString: *main.List(u8)) void {
+	outString.appendSlice("always");
+}
diff --git a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/and.zig b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/and.zig
index 89deade5..ddfd8a28 100644
--- a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/and.zig
+++ b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/and.zig
@@ -26,3 +26,12 @@ pub fn loadFromZon(allocator: NeverFailingAllocator, zon: ZonElement) *const And
 	}
 	return result;
 }
+
+pub fn printTooltip(self: *const And, outString: *main.List(u8)) void {
+	outString.append('(');
+	for(self.children, 0..) |child, i| {
+		if(i != 0) outString.appendSlice(" and ");
+		child.printTooltip(outString);
+	}
+	outString.append(')');
+}
diff --git a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/encased.zig b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/encased.zig
index 5cd42db7..7dffff89 100644
--- a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/encased.zig
+++ b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/encased.zig
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ pub fn loadFromZon(allocator: NeverFailingAllocator, zon: ZonElement) *const Enc
 	};
 	return result;
 }
+
+pub fn printTooltip(self: *const Encased, outString: *main.List(u8)) void {
+	outString.writer().print("encased in {} .{s}", .{self.amount, self.tag.getName()}) catch unreachable;
+}
diff --git a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/not.zig b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/not.zig
index 27e7cd1a..fe469cbc 100644
--- a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/not.zig
+++ b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/not.zig
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ pub fn loadFromZon(allocator: NeverFailingAllocator, zon: ZonElement) *const Not
 	};
 	return result;
 }
+
+pub fn printTooltip(self: *const Not, outString: *main.List(u8)) void {
+	outString.appendSlice("not ");
+	self.child.printTooltip(outString);
+}
diff --git a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/or.zig b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/or.zig
index 8e2f8903..5c0133ff 100644
--- a/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/or.zig
+++ b/src/tool/modifiers/restrictions/or.zig
@@ -26,3 +26,12 @@ pub fn loadFromZon(allocator: NeverFailingAllocator, zon: ZonElement) *const Or
 	}
 	return result;
 }
+
+pub fn printTooltip(self: *const Or, outString: *main.List(u8)) void {
+	outString.append('(');
+	for(self.children, 0..) |child, i| {
+		if(i != 0) outString.appendSlice(" or ");
+		child.printTooltip(outString);
+	}
+	outString.append(')');
+}