Alerts

Alerts is flash messages that shows contextual feedback messages for attracts the user’s attention without interrupting the user’s task.

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Bootstrap 5 Alerts component

Responsive Alerts built with the latest Bootstrap 5. Alerts component shows contextual feedback messages for attracts the user’s attention without interrupting the user’s task.

Alerts are available for any length of text, as well as an optional close button.

Alert styles

By default, alert does not apply any style, use one of the eight required contextual classes (e.g., .alert-success) for proper styling. For inline dismissal, use the alerts JavaScript plugin.

Primary

Add .alert-primary to the alert.

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<div class="alert alert-primary" role="alert">
  <div class="d-flex gap-4">
    <span><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-info icon-primary"></i></span>
    <div class="d-flex flex-column gap-2">
      <h6 class="mb-0">Editing is restricted</h6>
      <p class="mb-0">You're not allowed to change these restrictions...</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Success

Add .alert-success to the .alert.

File has been uploaded.

<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
  <div class="d-flex gap-4">
    <span><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check icon-success"></i></span>
    <div>
      File has been uploaded.
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Danger

Add .alert-danger to the .alert.

This account has been permanently deleted

The user `IanAtlas` no longer has access to Atlassian services.

<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
  <div class="d-flex gap-4">
    <span><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-exclamation icon-danger"></i></span>
    <div class="d-flex flex-column gap-2">
      <h6 class="mb-0">This account has been permanently deleted</h6>
      <p class="mb-0">The user `IanAtlas` no longer has access to Atlassian services.</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Warning

Add .alert-warning to the .alert.

Cannot connect to the database

We are unable to save any progress at this time.

<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
  <div class="d-flex gap-4">
    <span><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-exclamation icon-warning"></i></span>
    <div class="d-flex flex-column gap-2">
      <h6 class="mb-0">Cannot connect to the database</h6>
      <p class="mb-0">We are unable to save any progress at this time.</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Discovery

Add .alert-discovery to the alert.

From the angle of the mountain

To the sand on our island shore. I've been here before.

<div class="alert alert-discovery" role="alert">
  <div class="d-flex gap-4">
    <span><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question icon-discovery"></i></span>
    <div class="d-flex flex-column gap-2">
      <h6 class="mb-0">From the angle of the mountain</h6>
      <p class="mb-0">To the sand on our island shore. I've been here before.</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

More styles

A simple secondary alert—check it out!

A simple info alert—check it out!

A simple light alert—check it out!

A simple dark alert—check it out!

<div class="alert alert-secondary" role="alert">
  A simple secondary alert—check it out!
</div>
<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
  A simple info alert—check it out!
</div>
<div class="alert alert-light" role="alert">
  A simple light alert—check it out!
</div>
<div class="alert alert-dark" role="alert">
  A simple dark alert—check it out!
</div>

Description

Alerts can also contain additional HTML elements like headings, paragraphs and dividers. Add .alert-heading to a formatted title above the content.

The Modern Prometheus

You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.

Learn more

<div class="alert alert-primary" role="alert">
  <h6 class="alert-heading">The Modern Prometheus</h6>
  <p class="mb-2">You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.</p>
  <hr>
  <a class="fw-semibold fs-sm" href="#">Learn more</a>
</div>

Dismiss button

Using the alert JavaScript plugin, it’s possible to dismiss any alert inline. Here’s how:

Be sure you’ve loaded the alert plugin, or the compiled Bootstrap JavaScript.
Add a close button and the .alert-dismissible class, which adds extra padding to the right of the alert and positions the close button.
On the close button, add the data-bs-dismiss="alert" attribute, which triggers the JavaScript functionality. Be sure to use the <button> element with it for proper behavior across all devices.
To animate alerts when dismissing them, be sure to add the .fade and .show classes.

Holy guacamole! You should check in on some of those fields below.

This is an info alert — check it out!

<div class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
  Holy guacamole! You should check in on some of those fields below.
  <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-sm" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="alert alert-info alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
  <h5 class="alert-heading">More</h5>
  This is an info alert — check it out!
  <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>

When an alert is dismissed, the element is completely removed from the page structure. If a keyboard user dismisses the alert using the close button, their focus will suddenly be lost and, depending on the browser, reset to the start of the page/document. For this reason, we recommend including additional JavaScript that listens for the closed.bs.alert event and programmatically sets focus() to the most appropriate location in the page. If you’re planning to move focus to a non-interactive element that normally does not receive focus, make sure to add tabindex="-1" to the element.

Link colors

Default link color.

Editing is restricted

You're not allowed to change these restrictions. It's either due to the restrictions on the page, or permission settings for this space.

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<div class="alert alert-primary" role="alert">
  <div class="d-flex gap-4">
    <span><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-info icon-primary"></i></span>
    <div class="d-flex flex-column gap-2">
      <h6 class="mb-0">Editing is restricted</h6>
      <p class="mb-0">
        You're not allowed to change these restrictions. It's either due to the
        restrictions on the page, or permission settings for this space.
      </p>
      <div class="d-flex gap-1">
        <a href="#">Request edit access</a>
        <span>·</span>
        <a href="#">Learn more</a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Use the .alert-link utility class to quickly provide matching colored links within any alert.

A simple primary alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.

A simple secondary alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.

A simple success alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.

A simple danger alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.

A simple warning alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.

A simple info alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.

A simple light alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.

A simple dark alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.

<div class="alert alert-primary" role="alert">
  A simple primary alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>. Give it a click if you like.
</div>
<div class="alert alert-secondary" role="alert">
  A simple secondary alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>. Give it a click if you like.
</div>
<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
  A simple success alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>. Give it a click if you like.
</div>
<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
  A simple danger alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>. Give it a click if you like.
</div>
<div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
  A simple warning alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>. Give it a click if you like.
</div>
<div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
  A simple info alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>. Give it a click if you like.
</div>
<div class="alert alert-light" role="alert">
  A simple light alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>. Give it a click if you like.
</div>
<div class="alert alert-dark" role="alert">
  A simple dark alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>. Give it a click if you like.
</div>

Custom icon

Similarly, you can use flexbox utilities and Font Awesome Icons to create alerts with icons. Depending on your icons and content, you may want to add more utilities or custom styles.

The Modern Prometheus

You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.

<div class="alert alert-primary" role="alert">
  <div class="d-flex gap-4">
    <span>
    <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g fill="rgb(12, 102, 228)" fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M10.935 6v4.738L6.997 19h10.005l-3.938-8.262V6h-2.129zm7.873 12.14A2 2 0 0117.002 21H6.997a2 2 0 01-1.805-2.86l3.743-7.854V4h6.13v6.286l3.743 7.853z" fill-rule="nonzero"></path><path d="M9 13h6l3 7H6z"></path><rect x="8" y="3" width="8" height="2" rx="1"></rect></g></svg></span>
    <div class="d-flex flex-column gap-2">
      <h6 class="mb-0">The Modern Prometheus</h6>
      <p class="mb-0">You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Accessibility

(WAI-ARIA: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/alert/)

When the component is dynamically displayed, the content is automatically announced by most screen readers. At this time, screen readers do not inform users of alerts that are present when the page loads.

Using color to add meaning only provides a visual indication, which will not be conveyed to users of assistive technologies such as screen readers. Ensure that information denoted by the color is either obvious from the content itself (for example the visible text), or is included through alternative means, such as additional hidden text.

Actions must have a tab index of 0 so that they can be reached by keyboard-only users.

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Usage

Initialize

Initialize elements as alerts

const alertList = document.querySelectorAll(".alert");
const alerts = [...alertList].map((element) => new bootstrap.Alert(element));

For the sole purpose of dismissing an alert, it isn’t necessary to initialize the component manually via the JS API. By making use of data-bs-dismiss="alert", the component will be initialized automatically and properly dismissed.

See the triggers section for more details.

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Triggers

Dismissal can be achieved with the data attribute on a button within the alert as demonstrated below:

<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>

or on a button outside the alert using the data-bs-target as demonstrated below:

<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" data-bs-target="#my-alert" aria-label="Close"></button>

Note that closing an alert will remove it from the DOM.

Methods

You can create an alert instance with the alert constructor, for example:

const bsAlert = new bootstrap.Alert("#myAlert");

This makes an alert listen for click events on descendant elements which have the data-bs-dismiss="alert" attribute. (Not necessary when using the data-api’s auto-initialization.)

Method	Description
`close`	Closes an alert by removing it from the DOM. If the `.fade` and `.show` classes are present on the element, the alert will fade out before it is removed.
`dispose`	Destroys an element’s alert. (Removes stored data on the DOM element)
`getInstance`	Static method which allows you to get the alert instance associated to a DOM element. For example: `bootstrap.Alert.getInstance(alert)`.
`getOrCreateInstance`	Static method which returns an alert instance associated to a DOM element or create a new one in case it wasn’t initialized. You can use it like this: `bootstrap.Alert.getOrCreateInstance(element)`.

Basic usage:

const alert = bootstrap.Alert.getOrCreateInstance("#myAlert");
alert.close();

Events

Bootstrap’s alert plugin exposes a few events for hooking into alert functionality.

Event	Description
`close.bs.alert`	Fires immediately when the `close` instance method is called.
`closed.bs.alert`	Fired when the alert has been closed and CSS transitions have completed.

const myAlert = document.getElementById("myAlert");
myAlert.addEventListener("closed.bs.alert", (event) => {
  // do something, for instance, explicitly move focus to the most appropriate element,
  // so it doesn't get lost/reset to the start of the page
  // document.getElementById('...').focus()
});

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