:modal

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨September 2022⁩.

The :modal CSS pseudo-class matches an element that is in a state in which it excludes all interaction with elements outside it until the interaction has been dismissed. Multiple elements can be selected by the :modal pseudo-class at the same time, but only one of them will be active and able to receive input.

Try it

button { display: block; margin: auto; width: 10rem; height: 2rem; } :modal { background-color: beige; border: 2px solid burlywood; border-radius: 5px; } p { color: black; } 
<p>Would you like to see a new random number?</p> <button id="showNumber">Show me</button> <dialog id="favDialog"> <form method="dialog"> <p>Lucky number is: <strong id="number"></strong></p> <button>Close dialog</button> </form> </dialog> 
const showNumber = document.getElementById("showNumber"); const favDialog = document.getElementById("favDialog"); const number = document.getElementById("number"); showNumber.addEventListener("click", () => { number.innerText = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000); favDialog.showModal(); }); 

Syntax

css
:modal { /* ... */ } 

Usage notes

Examples of elements that will prevent user interaction with the rest of the page and will be selected by the :modal pseudo-class include:

  • The dialog element opened with the showModal() API.
  • The element selected by the :fullscreen pseudo-class when opened with the requestFullscreen() API.

Examples

Styling a modal dialog

This example styles a modal dialog that opens when the "Update details" button is activated. This example has been built on top of the <dialog> element example.

CSS

css
:modal { border: 5px solid red; background-color: yellow; box-shadow: 3px 3px 10px rgb(0 0 0 / 50%); } 

Result

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# selector-modal
Selectors Level 4
# selectordef-modal

Browser compatibility

See also