IAM CodeTrove

How to Create a Responsive Modal Image with CSS and Javascript

Learn how to create responsive Modal Images with CSS and JavaScript.


Modal Image

A modal is a dialog box/popup window that is displayed on top of the current page.
Step 1) Add HTML:

CODE:

<!-- Trigger the Modal --> <img id="myImg" src="img_fjords.jpg" alt="Trolltunga, Norway" width="300" height="200"><!-- The Modal --> <div id="myModal" class="modal"><!-- The Close Button --> <span class="close" onclick="document.getElementById('myModal').style.display='none'">&times;</span>

<!-- Modal Content (The Image) -->
<img class="modal-content" id="img01">

<!-- Modal Caption (Image Text) -->
<div id="caption"></div>
</div>


Step 2) Add CSS:

CODE:

/* Style the Image Used to Trigger the Modal */ #myImg { border-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; transition: 0.3s; }#myImg:hover {opacity: 0.7;}/* The Modal (background) */ .modal { display: none; /* Hidden by default */ position: fixed; /* Stay in place */ z-index: 1; /* Sit on top */ padding-top: 100px; /* Location of the box */ left: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; /* Full width */ height: 100%; /* Full height */ overflow: auto; /* Enable scroll if needed */ background-color: rgb(0,0,0); /* Fallback color */ background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.9); /* Black w/ opacity */ }

/* Modal Content (Image) */
.modal-content {
margin: auto;
display: block;
width: 80%;
max-width: 700px;
}

/* Caption of Modal Image (Image Text) - Same Width as the Image */
#caption {
margin: auto;
display: block;
width: 80%;
max-width: 700px;
text-align: center;
color: #ccc;
padding: 10px 0;
height: 150px;
}

/* Add Animation - Zoom in the Modal */
.modal-content, #caption {
-webkit-animation-name: zoom;
-webkit-animation-duration: 0.6s;
animation-name: zoom;
animation-duration: 0.6s;
}

@-webkit-keyframes zoom {
from {-webkit-transform:scale(0)}
to {-webkit-transform:scale(1)}
}

@keyframes zoom {
from {transform:scale(0)}
to {transform:scale(1)}
}

/* The Close Button */
.close {
position: absolute;
top: 15px;
right: 35px;
color: #f1f1f1;
font-size: 40px;
font-weight: bold;
transition: 0.3s;
}

.close:hover,
.close:focus {
color: #bbb;
text-decoration: none;
cursor: pointer;
}

/* 100% Image Width on Smaller Screens */
@media only screen and (max-width: 700px){
.modal-content {
width: 100%;
}
}


Step 3) Add JavaScript:

CODE:

// Get the modal var modal = document.getElementById('myModal');// Get the image and insert it inside the modal - use its "alt" text as a caption var img = document.getElementById('myImg'); var modalImg = document.getElementById("img01"); var captionText = document.getElementById("caption"); img.onclick = function(){ modal.style.display = "block"; modalImg.src = this.src; captionText.innerHTML = this.alt; }// Get the <span> element that closes the modal var span = document.getElementsByClassName("close")[0];

// When the user clicks on <span> (x), close the modal
span.onclick = function() {
modal.style.display = "none";
}

FUll COde:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> #myImg { border-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; transition: 0.3s; }

#myImg:hover {opacity: 0.7;}

/* The Modal (background) */
.modal {
display: none; /* Hidden by default */
position: fixed; /* Stay in place */
z-index: 1; /* Sit on top */
padding-top: 100px; /* Location of the box */
left: 0;
top: 0;
width: 100%; /* Full width */
height: 100%; /* Full height */
overflow: auto; /* Enable scroll if needed */
background-color: rgb(0,0,0); /* Fallback color */
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.9); /* Black w/ opacity */
}

/* Modal Content (image) */
.modal-content {
margin: auto;
display: block;
width: 80%;
max-width: 700px;
}

/* Caption of Modal Image */
#caption {
margin: auto;
display: block;
width: 80%;
max-width: 700px;
text-align: center;
color: #ccc;
padding: 10px 0;
height: 150px;
}

/* Add Animation */
.modal-content, #caption {
-webkit-animation-name: zoom;
-webkit-animation-duration: 0.6s;
animation-name: zoom;
animation-duration: 0.6s;
}

@-webkit-keyframes zoom {
from {-webkit-transform:scale(0)}
to {-webkit-transform:scale(1)}
}

@keyframes zoom {
from {transform:scale(0)}
to {transform:scale(1)}
}

/* The Close Button */
.close {
position: absolute;
top: 15px;
right: 35px;
color: #f1f1f1;
font-size: 40px;
font-weight: bold;
transition: 0.3s;
}

.close:hover,
.close:focus {
color: #bbb;
text-decoration: none;
cursor: pointer;
}

/* 100% Image Width on Smaller Screens */
@media only screen and (max-width: 700px){
.modal-content {
width: 100%;
}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Image Modal</h2>
<p>In this example, we use CSS to create a modal (dialog box) that is hidden by default.</p>
<p>We use JavaScript to trigger the modal and to display the current image inside the modal when it is clicked on. Also note that we use the value from the image's "alt" attribute as an image caption text inside the modal.</p>

<img id="myImg" src="img_fjords.jpg" alt="Trolltunga, Norway" width="300" height="200">

<!-- The Modal -->
<div id="myModal" class="modal">
<span class="close">&times;</span>
<img class="modal-content" id="img01">
<div id="caption"></div>
</div>

<script>
// Get the modal
var modal = document.getElementById('myModal');

// Get the image and insert it inside the modal - use its "alt" text as a caption
var img = document.getElementById('myImg');
var modalImg = document.getElementById("img01");
var captionText = document.getElementById("caption");
img.onclick = function(){
modal.style.display = "block";
modalImg.src = this.src;
captionText.innerHTML = this.alt;
}

// Get the <span> element that closes the modal
var span = document.getElementsByClassName("close")[0];

// When the user clicks on <span> (x), close the modal
span.onclick = function() {
modal.style.display = "none";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>


CLICK HERE TO VIEW WORKING IMAGE MODAL

Back to CodeTrove

Resources
IAM Podcast

IAM Podcast

Growing archive of series and episodes that dive into issues surrounding information access and management. Great place to get the latest IAM News. Great guest speakers.

IAM CodeTrove

IAM CodeTrove

Tired of having to constantly qualify for a number of points to access a community for coding advice and snippets? We were too, so we created this. Have at it!

IAM Network

IAM Network

A growing community with access to communication tools, knowledge base, blog posts, and podcasts on everything about information access and management.