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I find it a bit strange that nobody mentioned the dialog html element.
It is better than using a div and it has javascript events.
If you are feeling adventurous the CSS tricks from this post can be used. Personally I would stick to the small amount of javascript you need to add to make the dialog working.
Zero JS code is required if you use the Popover API with dialog element.
Thank you for sharing that, I didn't know it existed. From MDN I see it is an experimental feature.
You're welcome. It's only experimental if you use hint popovers:
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
Haha, yes, exactly!
We personally do use these tricks internally, but most of the time, from what we see, it's a design system / component library implementation detail.
This is just brilliant! Thank you for sharing with us! ✨
Thanks Anita :)
Neat solution, I thought I'd fork your solution and demo a no js needed no css needed solution 🤯
I kid you not! I added CSS just to match your example, but it's not needed, and go for it disable js... still works github
Read more here: dev.to/jswhisperer/invoker-command...
it's also hella accessible!
nice! 🔥
Great article!
Thanks Anthony!
pretty cool you can ditch js for stuff like this - honestly makes me wonder if i’m over-complicating my own setups. you think pushing css like this actually makes sites easier to maintain in the long run or nah?
Great question Nathan!
I think it boils down to how well this type of CSS is encapsulated in the code in the end.
I personally think CSS modals are elegant, though it isn't the most usual thing to do. :)
Pretty cool seeing CSS pushed like this. Makes me want to mess around and see what else I can pull off without JS.
Excellent article and well explained 😁👍🏻
From now on I won't make a modal any other way.
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Really loved how you explained both the :target method and the checkbox hack — super clear and practical. It’s amazing how much we can do with just CSS!
CSS is becoming a programming language 😅
Cool CSS trick!
Yes, indeed!
pretty cool seeing css pull this off - makes me want to rethink some of my usual stacks haha. you ever find yourself secretly hoping to kick more js out of your projects?
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