diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/InfoPopover.test.tsx b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/InfoPopover.test.tsx
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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { InfoPopover } from '@/components/InfoPopover';
+
+describe('InfoPopover', () => {
+  it('renders nothing when there is no plain content', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<InfoPopover label="X" />);
+    expect(container).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
+  });
+
+  it('renders a labelled, collapsed trigger button', () => {
+    render(<InfoPopover plain="what it means" ariaLabel="Reading score" />);
+    const btn = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reading score' });
+    expect(btn).toHaveAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('opens on click and shows label, plain and detail', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(
+      <InfoPopover
+        label="Reading, Writing & Maths"
+        plain="% reaching the expected standard"
+        detail="National average ~60%"
+        ariaLabel="RWM"
+      />,
+    );
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'RWM' }));
+    const tip = await screen.findByRole('tooltip');
+    expect(tip).toHaveTextContent('Reading, Writing & Maths');
+    expect(tip).toHaveTextContent('% reaching the expected standard');
+    expect(tip).toHaveTextContent('National average ~60%');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'RWM' })).toHaveAttribute(
+      'aria-expanded',
+      'true',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('closes again on a second click', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(<InfoPopover plain="body" ariaLabel="Info" />);
+    const btn = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Info' });
+    await user.click(btn);
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('tooltip')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await user.click(btn);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('closes on Escape', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(<InfoPopover plain="body" ariaLabel="Info" />);
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Info' }));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('tooltip')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await user.keyboard('{Escape}');
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('defaults the accessible name when no ariaLabel is given', () => {
+    render(<InfoPopover plain="body" />);
+    expect(
+      screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'More information' }),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/InfoPopover.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/InfoPopover.module.css
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+.icon {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 24px;
+  min-height: 24px;
+  margin: -6px 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+  background: none;
+  /* font-size:0 hides the button's own "?" text node; the ::before glyph
+     below carries the visible circled "?" at its own explicit size. */
+  font-size: 0;
+  color: var(--text-muted, #8a7a72);
+  cursor: help;
+  line-height: 1;
+  user-select: none;
+  transition: color 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+/* The visible affordance: a small circled "?" centred in the 24px target. */
+.icon::before {
+  content: '?';
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 15px;
+  height: 15px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  border: 1px solid currentColor;
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
+}
+
+.icon:hover,
+.icon[aria-expanded='true'],
+.icon:focus-visible {
+  color: var(--accent-coral-dark, #b04a2e);
+}
+
+.tooltip {
+  z-index: 9999;
+  width: max-content;
+  max-width: min(260px, calc(100vw - 24px));
+  background: var(--bg-primary, #faf7f2);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-color, #e8ddd4);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(44, 36, 32, 0.15);
+  padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+}
+
+.arrow {
+  fill: var(--bg-primary, #faf7f2);
+  stroke: var(--border-color, #e8ddd4);
+  stroke-width: 1px;
+}
+
+.label {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary, #2c2420);
+}
+
+.plain {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary, #5a4a44);
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
+.detail {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  color: var(--text-muted, #8a7a72);
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  margin-top: 0.1rem;
+}
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/InfoPopover.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/InfoPopover.tsx
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+'use client';
+
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  useFloating,
+  autoUpdate,
+  offset,
+  flip,
+  shift,
+  arrow,
+  useHover,
+  useFocus,
+  useClick,
+  useDismiss,
+  useRole,
+  useInteractions,
+  FloatingPortal,
+  FloatingArrow,
+} from '@floating-ui/react';
+import styles from './InfoPopover.module.css';
+
+export interface InfoPopoverProps {
+  label?: string;
+  plain?: string;
+  detail?: string;
+  ariaLabel?: string;
+}
+
+export function InfoPopover({ label, plain, detail, ariaLabel }: InfoPopoverProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const arrowRef = useRef<SVGSVGElement>(null);
+
+  const { refs, floatingStyles, context } = useFloating({
+    open,
+    onOpenChange: setOpen,
+    placement: 'top',
+    whileElementsMounted: autoUpdate,
+    middleware: [
+      offset(8),
+      flip({ fallbackAxisSideDirection: 'start' }),
+      shift({ padding: 8 }),
+      arrow({ element: arrowRef, padding: 8 }),
+    ],
+  });
+
+  // Hover (desktop) with a short open delay, keyboard focus, tap (touch),
+  // outside-press + Escape to dismiss. Floating UI disables hover on touch,
+  // so tap and hover never double-fire.
+  const hover = useHover(context, { delay: { open: 100, close: 0 } });
+  const focus = useFocus(context);
+  const click = useClick(context);
+  const dismiss = useDismiss(context);
+  const role = useRole(context, { role: 'tooltip' });
+  const { getReferenceProps, getFloatingProps } = useInteractions([
+    hover,
+    focus,
+    click,
+    dismiss,
+    role,
+  ]);
+
+  if (!plain) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        ref={refs.setReference}
+        className={styles.icon}
+        aria-label={ariaLabel ?? 'More information'}
+        aria-expanded={open}
+        {...getReferenceProps()}
+      >
+        ?
+      </button>
+      {open && (
+        <FloatingPortal>
+          <div
+            ref={refs.setFloating}
+            className={styles.tooltip}
+            style={floatingStyles}
+            {...getFloatingProps()}
+          >
+            <FloatingArrow ref={arrowRef} context={context} className={styles.arrow} />
+            {label && <span className={styles.label}>{label}</span>}
+            <span className={styles.plain}>{plain}</span>
+            {detail && <span className={styles.detail}>{detail}</span>}
+          </div>
+        </FloatingPortal>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}