Bootstrap 5 Modal dialog component
Responsive modal dialog built with the latest Bootstrap 5. Modal is used for display content in a layer above the page, includes prompts, configurations, cookie consents, etc.
Use Bootstrap’s JavaScript modal plugin to add dialogs to your site for lightboxes, user notifications, or completely custom content.
Modal example
Toggle a working modal demo by clicking the button below. It will slide down and fade in from the top of the page.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModal">
Open Modal
</button>
<div class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" id="exampleModal" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLabel">Modal title</h5>
<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
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</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Secondary Action</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Confirm</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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.
- Modals use
position: fixed
, which can sometimes be a bit particular about its 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.modal
within another fixed element. - Once again, due to
position: fixed
, there are some caveats with using modals on mobile devices. - Due to how HTML5 defines its semantics, the
autofocus
HTML attribute has no effect in Bootstrap modals. To achieve the same effect, use some custom JavaScript:
const myModal = document.getElementById('myModal')
const myInput = document.getElementById('myInput')
myModal.addEventListener('shown.bs.modal', () => {
myInput.focus()
})
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.
<div class="modal" tabindex="-1">
<div class="modal-dialog shadow">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<p class="mb-0">Modal body text goes here.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Static backdrop
When backdrop is set to static by data-bs-backdrop="static"
, the modal will not close when clicking outside of it. Click the button below to try it.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#staticBackdrop">
Open static backdrop modal
</button>
<div class="modal fade" id="staticBackdrop" data-bs-backdrop="static"
data-bs-keyboard="false" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="staticBackdropLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title" id="staticBackdropLabel">Modal title</h5>
<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
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</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Understood</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Width
Modals have three 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.
Size | Class | Modal max-width |
---|---|---|
Small | .modal-sm | 400px |
Default | None | 600px |
Large | .modal-lg | 800px |
Extra large | .modal-xl | 968px |
Our default modal without modifier class constitutes the “medium”
size modal.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalSm">
Small model
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalMd">
Medium model
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalLg">
Large model
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalXl">
X-large model
</button>
Scrolling long content
By default, when modals become too long for the user’s viewport or device, they scroll independent of the page itself. You can also create a scrollable modal that allows scroll the modal body by adding .modal-dialog-scrollable
to .modal-dialog
.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#scrollBodyModal">
Scroll inside body
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#scrollViewportModal">
Scroll inside viewport
</button>
<div class="modal fade" id="scrollBodyModal" data-bs-keyboard="false" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-scrollable">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
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</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal fade" id="scrollViewportModal" data-bs-keyboard="false" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
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</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Vertically centered
Add .modal-dialog-centered
to .modal-dialog
to vertically center the modal.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalCenter">
Vertically centered modal
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalCenteredScrollable">
Vertically centered scrollable modal
</button>
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalCenter" data-bs-keyboard="false" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
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</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalCenteredScrollable" data-bs-keyboard="false" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
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</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Tooltips and popovers
Tooltips and popovers can be placed within modals as needed. When modals are closed, any tooltips and popovers within are also automatically dismissed.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalPopovers">
Open model
</button>
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalPopovers" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<h5>Popover in a modal</h5>
<p>This <a href="#" role="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="popover" title="Popover title" data-bs-content="Popover body content is set in this attribute.">button</a> triggers a popover on click.</p>
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<h5>Tooltips in a modal</h5>
<p><a href="#" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Tooltip">This link</a> and <a href="#" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Tooltip">that link</a> have tooltips on hover.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#gridSystemModal">
Open model
</button>
<div class="modal fade" id="gridSystemModal" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-4 ">.col-md-4</div>
<div class="col-md-4 ms-auto">.col-md-4 .ms-auto</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-3 ms-auto">.col-md-3 .ms-auto</div>
<div class="col-md-2 ms-auto">.col-md-2 .ms-auto</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-6 ms-auto">.col-md-6 .ms-auto</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-9">
Level 1: .col-sm-9
<div class="row">
<div class="col-8 col-sm-6">Level 2: .col-8 .col-sm-6</div>
<div class="col-4 col-sm-6">Level 2: .col-4 .col-sm-6</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Multiple modals
Toggle between multiple modals with some clever placement of the data-bs-target
and data-bs-toggle
attributes. For example, you could toggle a password reset modal from within an already open sign in modal.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalToggle">
Open: first modal
</button>
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalToggle" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalToggleLabel">First Modal</h5>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
Show a second modal and hide this one with the button below.
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-target="#exampleModalToggle2" data-bs-toggle="modal">
Open: second modal
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalToggle2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalToggleLabel2">Second modal</h5>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
Hide this modal and show the first with the button below.
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-subtle" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-target="#exampleModalToggle" data-bs-toggle="modal">
Back: first modal
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Fullscreen Modals
Another override is the option to pop up a modal that covers the user viewport, available via modifier classes that are placed on a .modal-dialog
.
Class | Availability | |
---|---|---|
.modal-fullscreen | Always | |
.modal-fullscreen-sm-down | 576px | |
.modal-fullscreen-md-down | 768px | |
.modal-fullscreen-lg-down | 992px | |
.modal-fullscreen-xl-down | 1200px | |
.modal-fullscreen-xxl-down | 1400px |
<div class="modal-dialog modal-fullscreen">
...
</div>
<div class="modal-dialog modal-fullscreen-sm-down">
...
</div>
Change animation
The $modal-fade-transform
variable determines the transform state of .modal-dialog
before the modal fade-in animation, the $modal-show-transform
variable determines the transform of .modal-dialog
at the end of the modal fade-in animation.
If you want for example a zoom-in animation, you can set $modal-fade-transform: scale(.8)
.
Remove animation
For modals that simply appear rather than fade in to view, remove the .fade
class from your modal markup.
<div class="modal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="..." aria-hidden="true">
...
</div>
Dynamic heights
If the height of a modal changes while it is open, you should call myModal.handleUpdate()
to readjust the modal’s position in case a scrollbar appears.
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.
Accessibility
(WAI-ARIA: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/dialogmodal/)
- Be sure to add
aria-labelledby="id..."
, referencing the modal title, to.modal
. Additionally, you may give a description of your modal dialog witharia-describedby="id..."
on.modal
. Note that you don’t need to addrole="dialog"
since we already add it via JavaScript. - The WAI-ARIA authoring practices can help you set the initial focus on the most relevant element, based on your modal content.