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Fade Modal

A copy-paste modals & overlays component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

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HTML
<!-- Backdrop -->
<div class="nuda-modal-backdrop" id="modal-backdrop">
  <!-- Modal -->
  <div class="nuda-modal" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-title">
    <button class="nuda-modal__close" aria-label="Close">&times;</button>
    <h2 id="modal-title" class="nuda-modal__title">Modal Title</h2>
    <p class="nuda-modal__body">Your content goes here.</p>
    <div class="nuda-modal__actions">
      <button class="nuda-modal__btn nuda-modal__btn--secondary">Cancel</button>
      <button class="nuda-modal__btn nuda-modal__btn--primary">Confirm</button>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
CSS
/* Fade Modal
   Modal with fade + scale animation.
   Customize: --modal-bg, --modal-accent */

.nuda-modal-backdrop {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  z-index: 9999;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease;
}

.nuda-modal-backdrop.is-open {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}

.nuda-modal {
  --modal-bg: #141414;
  --modal-accent: #e4ff54;
  position: relative;
  background: var(--modal-bg);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 2rem;
  max-width: 420px;
  width: 90%;
  transform: scale(0.95);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.nuda-modal-backdrop.is-open .nuda-modal {
  transform: scale(1);
}

.nuda-modal__close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem;
  right: 1rem;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: #666;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.nuda-modal__close:hover { color: #fff; }

.nuda-modal__title {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}

.nuda-modal__body {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #999;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
}

.nuda-modal__actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.nuda-modal__btn {
  padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.1s;
}

.nuda-modal__btn:active { transform: scale(0.97); }

.nuda-modal__btn--secondary {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  color: #ccc;
}

.nuda-modal__btn--primary {
  background: var(--modal-accent);
  color: #0a0a0a;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .nuda-modal-backdrop,
  .nuda-modal {
    transition: none;
  }
}
JavaScript
/* Fade Modal — Toggle with .is-open class */

(function () {
  var backdrop = document.getElementById('modal-backdrop');
  if (!backdrop) return;

  var closeBtn = backdrop.querySelector('.nuda-modal__close');
  var cancelBtn = backdrop.querySelector('.nuda-modal__btn--secondary');

  function close() {
    backdrop.classList.remove('is-open');
  }

  if (closeBtn) closeBtn.addEventListener('click', close);
  if (cancelBtn) cancelBtn.addEventListener('click', close);

  backdrop.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
    if (e.target === backdrop) close();
  });

  document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
    if (e.key === 'Escape') close();
  });

  // To open: backdrop.classList.add('is-open');
})();

How to use Fade 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.

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