site/src/content/docs/components/modal.mdx
Before getting started with Bootstrap’s modal component, be sure to read the following as our menu options have recently changed.
<body> so that modal content scrolls instead.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.position: fixed, there are some caveats with using modals on mobile devices. See our browser support docs for details.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()
})
Keep reading for demos and usage guidelines.
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">
<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>Modal body text goes here.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Toggle a working modal demo by clicking the button below. It will slide down and fade in from the top of the page.
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalLive" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLiveLabel" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalLiveLabel">Modal title</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <p>Woo-hoo, you’re reading this text in a modal!</p> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button> </div> </div> </div> </div><Example showMarkup={false} code={<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalLive">Launch demo modal</button>} />
<!-- Button trigger modal -->
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModal">
Launch demo modal
</button>
<!-- Modal -->
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalLabel">Modal title</h1>
<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
...
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
When backdrop is set to static, the modal will not close when clicking outside of it. Click the button below to try it.
<div class="modal fade" id="staticBackdropLive" data-bs-backdrop="static" data-bs-keyboard="false" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="staticBackdropLiveLabel" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="staticBackdropLiveLabel">Modal title</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <p>I will not close if you click outside of me. Don’t even try to press escape key.</p> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Understood</button> </div> </div> </div> </div><Example showMarkup={false} code={<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#staticBackdropLive">Launch static backdrop modal</button>} />
<!-- Button trigger modal -->
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#staticBackdrop">
Launch static backdrop modal
</button>
<!-- Modal -->
<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">
<h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="staticBackdropLabel">Modal title</h1>
<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
...
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Understood</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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.
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalLong" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLongTitle" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Modal title</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body" style="min-height: 100vh"> <p>This is some placeholder content to show the scrolling behavior for modals. Instead of repeating the text in the modal, we use an inline style to set a minimum height, thereby extending the length of the overall modal and demonstrating the overflow scrolling. When content becomes longer than the height of the viewport, scrolling will move the modal as needed.</p> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button> </div> </div> </div> </div><Example showMarkup={false} code={<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalLong">Launch demo modal</button>} />
You can also create a scrollable modal that allows scrolling the modal body by adding .modal-dialog-scrollable to .modal-dialog.
<p>This content should appear at the bottom after you scroll.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
<Example showMarkup={false} code={<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalScrollable">Launch demo modal</button>} />
<!-- Scrollable modal -->
<div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-scrollable">
...
</div>
Add .modal-dialog-centered to .modal-dialog to vertically center the modal.
<Example showMarkup={false} code={`<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalCenter" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="exampleModalCenterTitle" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalCenterTitle">Modal title</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <p>This is a vertically centered modal.</p> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" 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" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="exampleModalCenteredScrollableTitle" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalCenteredScrollableTitle">Modal title</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <p>This is some placeholder content to show a vertically centered modal. We’ve added some extra copy here to show how vertically centering the modal works when combined with scrollable modals. We also use some repeated line breaks to quickly extend the height of the content, thereby triggering the scrolling. When content becomes longer than the predefined max-height of modal, content will be cropped and scrollable within the modal.</p> <p>Just like that.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<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>`} />
<!-- Vertically centered modal -->
<div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered">
...
</div>
<!-- Vertically centered scrollable modal -->
<div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable">
...
</div>
Tooltips and popovers can be placed within modals as needed. When modals are closed, any tooltips and popovers within are also automatically dismissed.
<Example showMarkup={false} code={`<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalPopovers" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="exampleModalPopoversLabel" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalPopoversLabel">Modal title</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <h2 class="fs-5">Popover in a modal</h2> <p>This <button class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-toggle="popover" title="Popover title" data-bs-content="Popover body content is set in this attribute." data-bs-container="#exampleModalPopovers">button</button> triggers a popover on click.</p> <hr> <h2 class="fs-5">Tooltips in a modal</h2> <p><a href="#" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Tooltip" data-bs-container="#exampleModalPopovers">This link</a> and <a href="#" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="Tooltip" data-bs-container="#exampleModalPopovers">that link</a> have tooltips on hover.</p> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button> </div> </div> </div>
</div><button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalPopovers">Launch demo modal</button>`} />
<div class="modal-body">
<h2 class="fs-5">Popover in a modal</h2>
<p>This <button class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-toggle="popover" title="Popover title" data-bs-content="Popover body content is set in this attribute.">button</button> triggers a popover on click.</p>
<hr>
<h2 class="fs-5">Tooltips in a modal</h2>
<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>
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.
<Example showMarkup={false} code={<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#gridSystemModal">Launch demo modal</button>} />
<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>
Have a bunch of buttons that all trigger the same modal with slightly different contents? Use event.relatedTarget and HTML data-bs-* attributes 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 addStackblitzJs code={`<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModal" data-bs-whatever="@mdo">Open modal for @mdo</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModal" data-bs-whatever="@fat">Open modal for @fat</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModal" data-bs-whatever="@getbootstrap">Open modal for @getbootstrap</button>
<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLabel" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalLabel">New message</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <form> <div class="mb-3"> <label for="recipient-name" class="col-form-label">Recipient:</label> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="recipient-name"> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <label for="message-text" class="col-form-label">Message:</label> <textarea class="form-control" id="message-text"></textarea> </div> </form> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Send message</button> </div> </div> </div> </div>`} /> <JsDocs name="varying-modal-content" file="site/src/assets/partials/snippets.js" />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. Please note multiple modals cannot be open at the same time—this method simply toggles between two separate modals.
<Example code={`<div class="modal fade" id="exampleModalToggle" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="exampleModalToggleLabel" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalToggleLabel">Modal 1</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> Show a second modal and hide this one with the button below. </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <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" aria-labelledby="exampleModalToggleLabel2" tabindex="-1"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalToggleLabel2">Modal 2</h1> <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> Hide this modal and show the first with the button below. </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-target="#exampleModalToggle" data-bs-toggle="modal">Back to first</button> </div> </div> </div> </div> <button class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-target="#exampleModalToggle" data-bs-toggle="modal">Open first modal</button>`} />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).
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>
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.
Be sure to add aria-labelledby="...", referencing the modal title, to .modal. Additionally, you may give a description of your modal dialog with aria-describedby on .modal. Note that you don’t need to add role="dialog" since we already add it via JavaScript.
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.
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.
Our default modal without modifier class constitutes the “medium” size modal.
<Example showMarkup={false} code={<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalXl">Extra large modal</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalLg">Large modal</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalSm">Small modal</button>} />
<div class="modal-dialog modal-xl">...</div>
<div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">...</div>
<div class="modal-dialog modal-sm">...</div>
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.
<Example showMarkup={false} code={<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalFullscreen">Full screen</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalFullscreenSm">Full screen below sm</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalFullscreenMd">Full screen below md</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalFullscreenLg">Full screen below lg</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalFullscreenXl">Full screen below xl</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#exampleModalFullscreenXxl">Full screen below xxl</button>} />
<!-- Full screen modal -->
<div class="modal-dialog modal-fullscreen-sm-down">
...
</div>
As part of Bootstrap’s evolving CSS variables approach, modals now use local CSS variables on .modal and .modal-backdrop for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too.
Responsive fullscreen modals are generated via the $breakpoints map and a loop in scss/_modal.scss.
The modal plugin toggles your hidden content on demand, via data attributes or JavaScript. It also overrides default scrolling behavior and generates a .modal-backdrop to provide a click area for dismissing shown modals when clicking outside the modal.
Activate a modal without writing JavaScript. Set data-bs-toggle="modal" on a controller element, like a button, along with a data-bs-target="#foo" or href="#foo" to target a specific modal to toggle.
<button type="button" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#myModal">Launch modal</button>
Create a modal with a single line of JavaScript:
const myModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('myModal'), options)
// or
const myModalAlternative = new bootstrap.Modal('#myModal', options)
Activates your content as a modal. Accepts an optional options object.
const myModal = new bootstrap.Modal('#myModal', {
keyboard: false
})
Bootstrap’s modal class exposes a few events for hooking into modal functionality. All modal events are fired at the modal itself (i.e. at the <div class="modal">).
const myModalEl = document.getElementById('myModal')
myModalEl.addEventListener('hidden.bs.modal', event => {
// do something...
})