Pure CSS Modal
A copy-paste css-only interactions component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
CSS-Only InteractionsHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Pure CSS Modal — :target dialog, zero JS -->
<div class="nuda-css-modal">
<a class="nuda-css-modal__open" href="#nuda-css-modal-demo">Open modal</a>
<div class="nuda-css-modal__overlay" id="nuda-css-modal-demo">
<div class="nuda-css-modal__dialog" role="dialog" aria-modal="true"
aria-labelledby="nuda-css-modal-title">
<h3 class="nuda-css-modal__title" id="nuda-css-modal-title">Confirm action</h3>
<p class="nuda-css-modal__text">This dialog opens via the URL hash. Pure CSS :target.</p>
<a class="nuda-css-modal__close" href="#">Close</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>CSS
/* Pure CSS Modal
The :target pseudo-class shows the overlay when its id
is the URL hash. No JS.
Customize: --nuda-css-modal-accent */
.nuda-css-modal {
--nuda-css-modal-accent: #e4ff54;
}
.nuda-css-modal__open {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
min-height: 44px;
padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
font-size: 0.9rem;
font-weight: 600;
color: #09090b;
background: var(--nuda-css-modal-accent);
border-radius: 8px;
text-decoration: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.nuda-css-modal__overlay {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
opacity: 0;
pointer-events: none;
transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
z-index: 100;
}
.nuda-css-modal__dialog {
width: 90%;
max-width: 400px;
padding: 1.5rem;
background: #111114;
border: 1px solid rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.2);
border-radius: 14px;
color: #fff;
transform: scale(0.9);
transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
.nuda-css-modal__title { margin: 0 0 0.5rem; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 700; }
.nuda-css-modal__text { margin: 0 0 1rem; font-size: 0.85rem; color: #999; }
.nuda-css-modal__close {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
min-height: 44px;
padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
font-size: 0.85rem;
color: #ccc;
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
border-radius: 8px;
text-decoration: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
/* Open state — driven entirely by the URL hash */
.nuda-css-modal__overlay:target {
opacity: 1;
pointer-events: auto;
}
.nuda-css-modal__overlay:target .nuda-css-modal__dialog {
transform: scale(1);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-css-modal__overlay,
.nuda-css-modal__dialog { transition: none; }
}How to use Pure CSS Modal
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.