Modal
A modal in web programming refers to a popup or a dialog box that appears on top of the page to interact with users. Modal is a great way to get users’ attention. Let’s see how to implement is with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Implementation
First, we need a modal in the HTML. In this example, I kept the code as simple as possible so that we can focus on the topic.
In the HTML, create a div and add a form with classes to style them later in the CSS file
<!-- index.html -->
<body>
<button id="auth">auth</button>
<div class="modal">
<form>
<i id="close">❌</i>
</form>
</div>
</body>To make the modal element to be out of the flow we can either use position: absolute; or position: fixed; I prefer to use position: fixed; because this always covers the whole screen regardless of the content size. Hide the element with the property of your choice, I used display:none; here for the simplicity.
.modal {
height: 100vh;
width: 100vw;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
display: none;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
}
form {
height: 300px;
width: 300px;
background-color: aliceblue;
position: relative;
}
i {
position: absolute;
top: 5px;
right: 10px;
cursor: pointer;
}For JavaScript, implement click events as follow. Then it is done!
const auth = document.getElementById('auth')
const modal = document.querySelector('.modal')
const close = document.getElementById('close')
// opens modal
auth.addEventListener('click', () => {
modal.style.display = 'flex'
})
// closes modal when X icon is clicked
close.addEventListener('click', () => {
modal.style.display = 'none'
})
// closes modal when anywhere outside the modal form is clicked
modal.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
modal.style.display = 'none'
})There are many ways to implement the same feature and I showed you one of the ways that I use often. I prefer using a modal instead of creating a separate page whenever possible for the simplicity and clarity it provides.
References
How To Make a Modal Box With CSS and JavaScript
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