diff --git a/class/init.php b/class/init.php
index 61c0845..2eb6ff4 100644
--- a/class/init.php
+++ b/class/init.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * @since 2.5.5  Update: Stylesheets: increase speed and energy efficiency by tailoring stylesheets to the needs of the instance, thanks to @docteurfitness design contribution.
  * @since 2.5.5  Bugfix: Stylesheets: minify to shrink the carbon footprint, increase speed and implement best practice, thanks to @docteurfitness issue report.
  * @since 2.5.5  Bugfix: Libraries: optimize processes by loading external and internal scripts only if needed, thanks to @docteurfitness issue report.
- * @since 2.5.6  Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it issue report.
+ * @since 2.5.6  Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it @pkverma99 issue reports.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class MCI_Footnotes {
 		/**
 		 * Enqueues the jQuery library registered by WordPress.
 		 *
-		 * - Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it issue report.
+		 * - Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it @pkverma99 issue reports.
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.5.6
 		 *
diff --git a/class/settings.php b/class/settings.php
index 2856623..562e946 100644
--- a/class/settings.php
+++ b/class/settings.php
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Settings {
 	/**
 	 * Settings container key to select the script mode for the reference container.
 	 *
-	 * - Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it issue report.
+	 * - Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it @pkverma99 issue reports.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.6
 	 *
diff --git a/class/task.php b/class/task.php
index 21acd02..4fae34f 100644
--- a/class/task.php
+++ b/class/task.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * @since 1.5.0
  *
  *
- * @lastmodified  2021-02-19T2030+0100
+ * @lastmodified  2021-02-20T0438+0100
  *
  * @since 2.0.0  Bugfix: various.
  * @since 2.0.4  Bugfix: Referrers and backlinks: remove hard links to streamline browsing history, thanks to @theroninjedi47 bug report.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
  * @since 2.5.4  Update: Reference container: Hard backlinks (optional): optional configurable tooltip hinting to use the backbutton instead, thanks to @theroninjedi47 bug report.
  * @since 2.5.4  Bugfix: Tooltips: fix display in Popup Maker popups by correcting a coding error.
  * @since 2.5.5  Bugfix: Process: fix numbering bug impacting footnote #2 with footnote #1 close to start, thanks to @rumperuu bug report, thanks to @lolzim code contribution.
- * @since 2.5.6  Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it issue report.
+ * @since 2.5.6  Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it @pkverma99 issue reports.
  */
 
 // If called directly, abort:
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Task {
 			 * @since 2.2.5
 			 * @date 2020-12-18T1113+0100
 			 */
-			// alternative tooltips:
+			// jQuery tooltips:
 			if ( ! self::$a_bool_AlternativeTooltipsEnabled) {
 
 				// tooltip position:
@@ -838,13 +838,18 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Task {
 				}
 				echo "}\r\n";
 
+			// alternative tooltips:
 			} else {
 				echo "}\r\n";
 
-				// position:
+				// dimensions:
+				$l_int_AlternativeTooltipWidth = intval( MCI_Footnotes_Settings::instance()->get( MCI_Footnotes_Settings::C_INT_FOOTNOTES_ALTERNATIVE_MOUSE_OVER_BOX_WIDTH ) );
 				echo ".footnote_tooltip.position {";
-				echo " width: " . intval(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::instance()->get(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::C_INT_FOOTNOTES_ALTERNATIVE_MOUSE_OVER_BOX_WIDTH)) . 'px;';
+				echo " width: " . $l_int_AlternativeTooltipWidth . 'px;';
+				// set also as max-width wrt short tooltip shrinking:
+				echo " max-width: " . $l_int_AlternativeTooltipWidth . 'px;';
 
+				// position:
 				$l_str_AlternativePosition = MCI_Footnotes_Settings::instance()->get(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::C_STR_FOOTNOTES_ALTERNATIVE_MOUSE_OVER_BOX_POSITION);
 				$l_int_OffsetX = intval(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::instance()->get(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::C_INT_FOOTNOTES_ALTERNATIVE_MOUSE_OVER_BOX_OFFSET_X));
 
@@ -1650,6 +1655,21 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Task {
 				} else {
 					$l_str_TooltipContent = '';
 				}
+				
+				/**
+				 * Determine shrink width if alternative tooltips are enabled.
+				 * 
+				 * @since 2.5.6
+				 */
+				$l_str_TooltipStyle = '';
+				if ( self::$a_bool_AlternativeTooltipsEnabled && self::$a_bool_TooltipsEnabled ) {
+					$l_int_TooltipLength = strlen( strip_tags( $l_str_TooltipContent ) );
+					if ( $l_int_TooltipLength < 70 ) {
+						$l_str_TooltipStyle  = ' style="width: ';
+						$l_str_TooltipStyle .= ( $l_int_TooltipLength * .7 );
+						$l_str_TooltipStyle .= 'em;"';
+					}
+				}
 
 				// fill in 'templates/public/footnote.html':
 				$l_obj_Template->replace(
@@ -1664,6 +1684,7 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Task {
 						"index"          => $l_int_Index,
 						"after"          => MCI_Footnotes_Settings::instance()->get(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::C_STR_FOOTNOTES_STYLING_AFTER),
 						"anchor-element" => $l_str_ReferrerAnchorElement,
+						"style"          => $l_str_TooltipStyle,
 						"text"           => $l_str_TooltipContent,
 					)
 				);
@@ -2267,12 +2288,15 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Task {
 		/**
 		 * Select the reference container template according to the script mode.
 		 *
-		 * - Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it issue report.
+		 * - Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it @pkverma99 issue reports.
 		 *
 		 * @since 2.5.6
 		 *
 		 * @reporter @hopper87it
 		 * @link https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footnotes-wp-rocket/
+		 * 
+		 * @reporter @pkverma99
+		 * @link https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footnotes-wp-rocket/#post-14076188
 		 */
 		$l_str_ScriptMode = MCI_Footnotes_Settings::instance()->get(MCI_Footnotes_Settings::C_STR_FOOTNOTES_REFERENCE_CONTAINER_SCRIPT_MODE);
 		
diff --git a/footnotes.php b/footnotes.php
index bfa5ac8..ef4848f 100755
--- a/footnotes.php
+++ b/footnotes.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/footnotes/
 	Description: time to bring footnotes to your website! footnotes are known from offline publishing and everybody takes them for granted when reading a magazine.
 	Author: Mark Cheret
-	Version: 2.5.6d3
+	Version: 2.5.6d4
 	Author URI: http://cheret.de/plugins/footnotes-2/
 	Text Domain: footnotes
 	Domain Path: /languages
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
  * @since 2.1.4
  * @since 2.5.3 (Hungarian)
  * @var str
- * @lastmodified 2021-02-19T2055+0100
+ * @lastmodified 2021-02-20T0438+0100
  * @committer @pewgeuges
  */
-define( 'C_STR_FOOTNOTES_VERSION', '2.5.6d3' );
+define( 'C_STR_FOOTNOTES_VERSION', '2.5.6d4' );
 
 /*
 	LICENSE NOTICE
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index d5e79f1..d5ff8ee 100755
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ Visit this swift write-up from a **footnotes** user by the name of **Southwest**
 == Changelog ==
 
 = 2.5.6 =
-- Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it issue report.
+- Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it @pkverma99 issue reports.
+- Bugfix: Alternative tooltips: shrink width to short content.
 - Update: Documentation: slightly revise / update the plugin’s welcome page on WordPress.org.
 
 = 2.5.5 =
diff --git a/templates/public/footnote-alternative.html b/templates/public/footnote-alternative.html
index 5eb081b..50c5c2b 100644
--- a/templates/public/footnote-alternative.html
+++ b/templates/public/footnote-alternative.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_[[post_id]]_[[container_id]]_[[note_id]]"
 		class="footnote_tooltip position hidden"
 		onmouseout="footnoteTooltipHide('footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_[[post_id]]_[[container_id]]_[[note_id]]')"
+		[[style]]
 		>[[text]]</span
 	></span
 >
diff --git a/templates/public/js-reference-container.html b/templates/public/js-reference-container.html
index dd5f274..d1ec848 100644
--- a/templates/public/js-reference-container.html
+++ b/templates/public/js-reference-container.html
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.6
 	 * @type object
-	 * @lastmodified 2021-02-19T1545+0100
+	 * @lastmodified 2021-02-20T0252+0100
 	 *
-	 * - Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it issue report.
+	 * - Bugfix: Reference container: optional alternative expanding and collapsing without jQuery for use with hard links, thanks to @hopper87it @pkverma99 issue reports.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.5.6
 	 *
 	 * @reporter @hopper87it
 	 * @link https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footnotes-wp-rocket/
+	 * 
+	 * @reporter @pkverma99
+	 * @link https://wordpress.org/support/topic/footnotes-wp-rocket/#post-14076188
 	 *
 	 * The heavy jQuery Core library from WordPress must not be deferred for 
 	 * the jQuery reference container to work, and is detrimental to page speed.