The Modal Plugin
The Modal plugin is a dialog box/popup window that is displayed on top of the current page:
Tip: Plugins can be included individually (using Bootstrap's individual "modal.js" file), or all at once (using "bootstrap.js" or "bootstrap.min.js").
How To Create a Modal
The following example shows how to create a basic modal:
Example
<!-- Trigger the modal with a button -->
<button type="button" class="btn
btn-info btn-lg" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">Open
Modal</button>
<!-- Modal -->
<div id="myModal"
class="modal fade" role="dialog">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<!-- Modal
content-->
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button>
<h4 class="modal-title">Modal Header</h4>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<p>Some text in the modal.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default"
data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Try it Yourself »
Example Explained
The "Trigger" part:
To trigger the modal window, you need to use a button or a link.
Then include the two data-* attributes:
data-toggle="modal"opens the modal windowdata-target="#myModal"points to the id of the modal
The "Modal" part:
The parent <div> of the modal must have an ID that is the
same as the value of the data-target attribute used to trigger the modal ("myModal").
The .modal class identifies the content of <div> as a modal and
brings focus to it.
The .fade class adds a transition effect which fades the modal in
and out. Remove this class if you do not want this effect.
The attribute role="dialog" improves accessibility for
people using screen readers.
The .modal-dialog class sets the proper width and margin of the
modal.
The "Modal content" part:
The <div> with class="modal-content"
styles the modal (border, background-color, etc.). Inside this <div>,
add
the modal's
header, body, and footer.
The .modal-header class is used to define the style for the header of the
modal. The <button> inside the header has a data-dismiss="modal" attribute which
closes the modal if you click on it. The .close class styles the close button,
and the .modal-title class styles the header with a proper line-height.
The .modal-body class is used to define the style for the body of
the modal. Add any HTML markup here; paragraphs, images, videos, etc.
The .modal-footer class is used to define the style for the
footer of the modal. Note that this area is right aligned by default.
Modal Size
Change the size of the modal by adding the .modal-sm
class for
small modals or .modal-lg class for large modals.
Add the size class to the <div> element with class .modal-dialog:
By default, modals are medium in size.
Complete Bootstrap Modal Reference
For a complete reference of all modal options, methods and events, go to our Bootstrap JS Modal Reference.