react tailwind css dialog (modal) example

In this tutorial, we will create responsive modal in react js using tailwind css. We will see reusable modal component, A fully-managed, renderless dialog component  with headless ui Tailwind CSS & React.


Tool Use

React JS

Tailwind CSS 3.v

Headless UI


First you need to setup react project with tailwind css. You can install manually or you read below blog.

How to install Tailwind CSS in React

Install & Setup Vite + React + Typescript + Tailwind CSS 3


Example 1

Create simple dialog modal using tailwind and react js.

Modal.jsx

import { useState } from "react";

export default function Modal() {
    const [showModal, setShowModal] = useState(false);
    return (
        <>
            <div className="flex items-center justify-center h-60">
                <button
                    className="px-6 py-3 text-purple-100 bg-purple-600 rounded-md"
                    type="button"
                    onClick={() => setShowModal(true)}
                >
                    Open Modal
                </button>
            </div>
            {showModal ? (
                <>
                    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-10 overflow-y-auto">
                        <div
                            className="fixed inset-0 w-full h-full bg-black opacity-40"
                            onClick={() => setShowModal(false)}
                        ></div>
                        <div className="flex items-center min-h-screen px-4 py-8">
                            <div className="relative w-full max-w-lg p-4 mx-auto bg-white rounded-md shadow-lg">
                                <div className="mt-3 sm:flex">
                                    <div className="flex items-center justify-center flex-none w-12 h-12 mx-auto bg-red-100 rounded-full">
                                        <svg
                                            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                                            className="w-6 h-6 text-red-600"
                                            viewBox="0 0 20 20"
                                            fill="currentColor"
                                        >
                                            <path
                                                fillRule="evenodd"
                                                d="M8.257 3.099c.765-1.36 2.722-1.36 3.486 0l5.58 9.92c.75 1.334-.213 2.98-1.742 2.98H4.42c-1.53 0-2.493-1.646-1.743-2.98l5.58-9.92zM11 13a1 1 0 11-2 0 1 1 0 012 0zm-1-8a1 1 0 00-1 1v3a1 1 0 002 0V6a1 1 0 00-1-1z"
                                                clipRule="evenodd"
                                            />
                                        </svg>
                                    </div>
                                    <div className="mt-2 text-center sm:ml-4 sm:text-left">
                                        <h4 className="text-lg font-medium text-gray-800">
                                            Delete account ?
                                        </h4>
                                        <p className="mt-2 text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-gray-500">
                                            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
                                            consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
                                            eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore
                                            et dolore magna aliqua.
                                        </p>
                                        <div className="items-center gap-2 mt-3 sm:flex">
                                            <button
                                                className="w-full mt-2 p-2.5 flex-1 text-white bg-red-600 rounded-md outline-none ring-offset-2 ring-red-600 focus:ring-2"
                                                onClick={() =>
                                                    setShowModal(false)
                                                }
                                            >
                                                Delete
                                            </button>
                                            <button
                                                className="w-full mt-2 p-2.5 flex-1 text-gray-800 rounded-md outline-none border ring-offset-2 ring-indigo-600 focus:ring-2"
                                                onClick={() =>
                                                    setShowModal(false)
                                                }
                                            >
                                                Cancel
                                            </button>
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </>
            ) : null}
        </>
    );
}
tailwind react modal

tailwind react modal

Example 2

Create short hand react with tailwind reusable modal component.

Components/Modal.jsx

import React from "react";

export default function Modal({ setOpenModal }) {
    return (
        <>
            <div className="fixed inset-0 z-10 overflow-y-auto">
                <div
                    className="fixed inset-0 w-full h-full bg-black opacity-40"
                    onClick={() => setOpenModal(false)}
                ></div>
                <div className="flex items-center min-h-screen px-4 py-8">
                    <div className="relative w-full max-w-lg p-4 mx-auto bg-white rounded-md shadow-lg">
                        <div className="mt-3 sm:flex">
                            <div className="flex items-center justify-center flex-none w-12 h-12 mx-auto bg-red-100 rounded-full">
                                <svg
                                    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                                    className="w-6 h-6 text-red-600"
                                    viewBox="0 0 20 20"
                                    fill="currentColor"
                                >
                                    <path
                                        fillRule="evenodd"
                                        d="M8.257 3.099c.765-1.36 2.722-1.36 3.486 0l5.58 9.92c.75 1.334-.213 2.98-1.742 2.98H4.42c-1.53 0-2.493-1.646-1.743-2.98l5.58-9.92zM11 13a1 1 0 11-2 0 1 1 0 012 0zm-1-8a1 1 0 00-1 1v3a1 1 0 002 0V6a1 1 0 00-1-1z"
                                        clipRule="evenodd"
                                    />
                                </svg>
                            </div>
                            <div className="mt-2 text-center sm:ml-4 sm:text-left">
                                <h4 className="text-lg font-medium text-gray-800">
                                    Delete account ?
                                </h4>
                                <p className="mt-2 text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-gray-500">
                                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
                                    adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
                                    incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
                                </p>
                                <div className="items-center gap-2 mt-3 sm:flex">
                                    <button
                                        className="w-full mt-2 p-2.5 flex-1 text-white bg-red-600 rounded-md outline-none ring-offset-2 ring-red-600 focus:ring-2"
                                        onClick={() => setOpenModal(false)}
                                    >
                                        Delete
                                    </button>
                                    <button
                                        className="w-full mt-2 p-2.5 flex-1 text-gray-800 rounded-md outline-none border ring-offset-2 ring-indigo-600 focus:ring-2"
                                        onClick={() => setOpenModal(false)}
                                    >
                                        Cancel
                                    </button>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </>
    );
}    


App.jsx

import React, { useState } from "react";
import Modal from "./Components/Modal";

export default function App() {
    const [showModal, setShowModal] = useState(false);

    return (
        <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-60">
            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">
                Click on the button to open the modal.
            </h1>
            <button
                className="px-4 py-2 text-purple-100 bg-purple-600 rounded-md"
                type="button"
                onClick={() => {
                    setShowModal(true);
                }}
            >
                Open Modal
            </button>

            {showModal && <Modal setOpenModal={setShowModal} />}
        </div>
    );
}


Example 3

You can use modal using headless ui. Headless Ui is a A fully-managed, renderless dialog component jam-packed with accessibility and keyboard features, perfect for building completely custom modal and dialog windows for your next application.

Install Headless UI

To get started, install Headless UI via npm:

npm install @headlessui/react

Modal.jsx

import { Dialog, Transition } from '@headlessui/react'
import { Fragment, useState } from 'react'

export default function MyModal() {
  let [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(true)

  function closeModal() {
    setIsOpen(false)
  }

  function openModal() {
    setIsOpen(true)
  }

  return (
    <>
      <div className="fixed inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
        <button
          type="button"
          onClick={openModal}
          className="px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white bg-black rounded-md bg-opacity-20 hover:bg-opacity-30 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-white focus-visible:ring-opacity-75"
        >
          Open dialog
        </button>
      </div>

      <Transition appear show={isOpen} as={Fragment}>
        <Dialog as="div" className="relative z-10" onClose={closeModal}>
          <Transition.Child
            as={Fragment}
            enter="ease-out duration-300"
            enterFrom="opacity-0"
            enterTo="opacity-100"
            leave="ease-in duration-200"
            leaveFrom="opacity-100"
            leaveTo="opacity-0"
          >
            <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-black bg-opacity-25" />
          </Transition.Child>

          <div className="fixed inset-0 overflow-y-auto">
            <div className="flex items-center justify-center min-h-full p-4 text-center">
              <Transition.Child
                as={Fragment}
                enter="ease-out duration-300"
                enterFrom="opacity-0 scale-95"
                enterTo="opacity-100 scale-100"
                leave="ease-in duration-200"
                leaveFrom="opacity-100 scale-100"
                leaveTo="opacity-0 scale-95"
              >
                <Dialog.Panel className="w-full max-w-md p-6 overflow-hidden text-left align-middle transition-all transform bg-white shadow-xl rounded-2xl">
                  <Dialog.Title
                    as="h3"
                    className="text-lg font-medium leading-6 text-gray-900"
                  >
                    Payment successful
                  </Dialog.Title>
                  <div className="mt-2">
                    <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
                      Your payment has been successfully submitted. We’ve sent
                      you an email with all of the details of your order.
                    </p>
                  </div>

                  <div className="mt-4">
                    <button
                      type="button"
                      className="inline-flex justify-center px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-blue-900 bg-blue-100 border border-transparent rounded-md hover:bg-blue-200 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-500 focus-visible:ring-offset-2"
                      onClick={closeModal}
                    >
                      Got it, thanks!
                    </button>
                  </div>
                </Dialog.Panel>
              </Transition.Child>
            </div>
          </div>
        </Dialog>
      </Transition>
    </>
  )
}


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