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| layout | title | description | group |
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| docs | Modal | Learn how to use Bootstrap's modals to add dialog prompts to your site. | components |
Modals are streamlined, but flexible dialog prompts powered by JavaScript. They support a number of use cases from user notification to completely custom content and feature a handful of helpful subcomponents, sizes, and more.
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How it works
Before getting started with Bootstrap's modal component, be sure to read the following as our menu options have recently changed.
- Modals are built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. They're positioned over everything else in the document and remove scroll from the
<body>so that modal content scrolls instead. - Clicking on the modal "backdrop" will automatically close the modal.
- Bootstrap only supports one modal window at a time. Nested modals aren't supported as we believe them to be poor user experiences.
- Modal's use
position: fixed, which can sometimes be a bit particular about it's rendering. Whenever possible, place your modal HTML in a top-level position to avoid potential interference from other elements. You'll likely run into issues when nesting a.modalwithin another fixed element. - One again, due to
position: fixed, there are some caveats with using modals on mobile devices. [See our browser support docs]({{ site.baseurl }}/getting-started/browsers-devices/#modals-and-dropdowns-on-mobile) for details. - Lastly, the
autofocusHTML attribute has no affect in modals. Here's how you can achieve the same effect with custom JavaScript.
Keep reading for demos and usage guidelines.
- Due to how HTML5 defines its semantics, the
autofocusHTML attribute has no effect in Bootstrap modals. To achieve the same effect, use some custom JavaScript:
{% highlight js %} $('#myModal').on('shown.bs.modal', function () { $('#myInput').focus() }) {% endhighlight %}
Examples
Modal components
Below is a static modal example (meaning its position and display have been overridden). Included are the modal header, modal body (required for padding), and modal footer (optional). We ask that you include modal headers with dismiss actions whenever possible, or provide another explicit dismiss action.
Modal title
Modal body text goes here.
{% highlight html %}
Modal title
Modal body text goes here.
Live demo
Toggle a working modal demo by clicking the button below. It will slide down and fade in from the top of the page.
{% highlight html %}
Launch demo modal {% endhighlight %}Scrolling long content
When modals become too long for the user's viewport or device, they scroll independent of the page itself. Try the demo below to see what we mean.
{% highlight html %}
Launch demo modal {% endhighlight %}Tooltips and popovers
[Tooltips]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/tooltips/) and [popovers]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/popovers/) can be placed within modals as needed. When modals are closed, any tooltips and popovers within are also automatically dismissed.
{% highlight html %}
{% endhighlight %}Using the grid
Utilize the Bootstrap grid system within a modal by nesting .container-fluid within the .modal-body. Then, use the normal grid system classes as you would anywhere else.
{% highlight html %}
Varying modal content
Have a bunch of buttons that all trigger the same modal with slightly different contents? Use event.relatedTarget and HTML data-* attributes (possibly via jQuery) to vary the contents of the modal depending on which button was clicked.
Below is a live demo followed by example HTML and JavaScript. For more information, read the modal events docs for details on relatedTarget.
{% example html %} Open modal for @mdo Open modal for @fat Open modal for @getbootstrap
{% endexample %}{% highlight js %} $('#exampleModal').on('show.bs.modal', function (event) { var button = $(event.relatedTarget) // Button that triggered the modal var recipient = button.data('whatever') // Extract info from data-* attributes // If necessary, you could initiate an AJAX request here (and then do the updating in a callback). // Update the modal's content. We'll use jQuery here, but you could use a data binding library or other methods instead. var modal = $(this) modal.find('.modal-title').text('New message to ' + recipient) modal.find('.modal-body input').val(recipient) }) {% endhighlight %}
Remove animation
For modals that simply appear rather than fade in to view, remove the .fade class from your modal markup.
{% highlight html %}
{% endhighlight %}Dynamic heights
If the height of a modal changes while it is open, you should call $('#myModal').data('bs.modal').handleUpdate() to readjust the modal's position in case a scrollbar appears.
Accessibility
Be sure to add role="dialog" and aria-labelledby="...", referencing the modal title, to .modal, and role="document" to the .modal-dialog itself. Additionally, you may give a description of your modal dialog with aria-describedby on .modal.
Embedding YouTube videos
Embedding YouTube videos in modals requires additional JavaScript not in Bootstrap to automatically stop playback and more. See this helpful Stack Overflow post for more information.
Optional sizes
Modals have two optional sizes, available via modifier classes to be placed on a .modal-dialog. These sizes kick in at certain breakpoints to avoid horizontal scrollbars on narrower viewports.
{% highlight html %}
Large modal
Small modal
{% endhighlight %}