Modal using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

How to Make Modal using HTML, CSS, and JS?

Here you will learn how to make a simple Modal using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Simple Modal using just pure CSS & JavaScript

In the following code, the visibility: property is used to hide the modal, but you can use the display: property instead.

<button class="show-modal">Show Modal</button>
<div class="modal hide">
    <div class="modal-body">
        <span class="close">&times;</span>
        <h3>
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        </h3>
        <p>
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        </p>
    </div>
</div>
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@400;700&display=swap");
*,
*::before,
*::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    line-height: 1.5em;
}

html {
    font-size: 16px;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
    font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
    background: #f7f7f7;
}

svg {
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.show-modal {
    cursor: pointer;
}

.modal {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    opacity: 1;
    transition: opacity 0.5s;
}

.modal-body {
    transition: 0.5s;
    background: white;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    box-shadow: 0 3rem 5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    position: absolute;
    width: 70%;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.modal-body .close {
    float: right;
    font-size: 28px;
    color: #999;
}
.modal-body .close:hover {
    cursor: pointer;
    color: #000000;
}

.modal.hide {
    visibility: hidden;
}
.modal.hide .modal-body {
    top: -50%;
}
const modal = document.querySelector(".modal");
const modal_body = document.querySelector(".modal-body");
const show_modal = document.querySelector(".show-modal");
const modal_close = document.querySelector(".modal-body .close");

show_modal.onclick = function () {
    modal.classList.remove("hide");
};

modal_close.onclick = function (e) {
    e.stopPropagation();
    modal.classList.add("hide");
};

modal_body.onclick = function (e) {
    e.stopPropagation();
};

modal.onclick = function () {
    modal.classList.add("hide");
};
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8" />
        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
        <title>Modal</title>
        <style>
            @import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@400;700&display=swap");
            *,
            *::before,
            *::after {
                box-sizing: border-box;
                line-height: 1.5em;
            }

            html {
                font-size: 16px;
                scroll-behavior: smooth;
                -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
            }

            body {
                font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
                background: #f7f7f7;
            }

            svg {
                display: inline-block;
                vertical-align: middle;
            }

            .show-modal {
                cursor: pointer;
            }

            .modal {
                position: fixed;
                top: 0;
                left: 0;
                background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
                height: 100%;
                width: 100%;
                opacity: 1;
                transition: opacity 0.5s;
            }

            .modal-body {
                transition: 0.5s;
                background: white;
                padding: 20px;
                border-radius: 3px;
                box-shadow: 0 3rem 5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
                position: absolute;
                width: 70%;
                top: 50%;
                left: 50%;
                transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
            }
            .modal-body .close {
                float: right;
                font-size: 28px;
                color: #999;
            }
            .modal-body .close:hover {
                cursor: pointer;
                color: #000000;
            }

            .modal.hide {
                visibility: hidden;
            }
            .modal.hide .modal-body {
                top: -50%;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <button class="show-modal">Show Modal</button>
        <div class="modal hide">
            <div class="modal-body">
                <span class="close">&times;</span>
                <h3>
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                    Corrupti, quidem?
                </h3>
                <p>
                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit.
                    Nostrum suscipit consequatur ipsum maxime maiores sequi
                    consequuntur, cum sit veritatis accusantium ex eum iste,
                    odit repellendus itaque cumque id fugit fugiat aut
                    voluptate? Minus, amet? Non distinctio, quam ea eligendi
                    repellendus repudiandae. Tempora sint autem ex iste, laborum
                    ea. Libero, provident.
                </p>
            </div>
        </div>
        <script>
            const modal = document.querySelector(".modal");
            const modal_body = document.querySelector(".modal-body");
            const show_modal = document.querySelector(".show-modal");
            const modal_close = document.querySelector(".modal-body .close");
            show_modal.onclick = function () {
                modal.classList.remove("hide");
            };
            modal_close.onclick = function (e) {
                e.stopPropagation();
                modal.classList.add("hide");
            };

            modal_body.onclick = function (e) {
                e.stopPropagation();
            };
            modal.onclick = function () {
                modal.classList.add("hide");
            };
        </script>
    </body>
</html>