Build modals from zero, with HTML, CSS, and React

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Modal elements are parts of an application that show up as an overlay on a web page and display extra information, request user input, or carry out particular actions. With custom modals, you can specify the transition effects, control how the modal opens and closes, and add interactive elements like texts, images, buttons, forms.

Creating easy custom modals with React

Rendering and Integrating the Custom Modal

Another common way to handle modals is through the use of Composition
<pre><code class="language-tsx">function MyApp() {
 return (
 &lt;Modal&gt;
 &lt;ModalHeader&gt;
 &lt;h2&gt;Hello, I&#x27;m a modal!&lt;/h2&gt;
 &lt;/ModalHeader&gt;
 &lt;ModalContent&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;You can put any content you want in here.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;/ModalContent&gt;
 &lt;ModalFooter&gt;
 &lt;button&gt;Close&lt;/button&gt;
 &lt;/ModalFooter&gt;
 &lt;/Modal&gt;
 );
}
</code></pre>
Sometimes it can be annoying and quite the overkill, but it sure gives you some flexibility. Nice post 😉

It’s very bad to use &lt;section&gt; and &lt;article&gt; for modal from semantics point of view. Also you could cover accessibility issues if it comes to modals