How TO – Popup Form
Learn how to create a popup form with CSS and JavaScript.
Click on the button at the bottom of this page to open the login form.
Note that the button and the form is fixed – they will always be positioned to the bottom of the browser window.
How To Create a Popup Form
Step 1) Add HTML
Use a <form> element to process the input. You can learn more about this in our PHP tutorial.
Example
<!– A button to open the popup form –>
<button class=”open-button” onclick=”openForm()”>Open Form</button>
<!– The form –>
<div class=”form-popup” id=”myForm”>
<form action=”/action_page.php” class=”form-container”>
<h1>Login</h1>
<label for=”email”><b>Email</b></label>
<input type=”text” placeholder=”Enter Email” name=”email” required>
<label for=”psw”><b>Password</b></label>
<input type=”password” placeholder=”Enter Password” name=”psw” required>
<button type=”submit” class=”btn”>Login</button>
<button type=”button” class=”btn cancel” onclick=”closeForm()”>Close</button>
</form>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
{box-sizing: border-box;}
/* Button used to open the contact form – fixed at the bottom of the page */
.open-button {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
padding: 16px 20px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
opacity: 0.8;
position: fixed;
bottom: 23px;
right: 28px;
width: 280px;
}
/* The popup form – hidden by default */
.form-popup {
display: none;
position: fixed;
bottom: 0;
right: 15px;
border: 3px solid #f1f1f1;
z-index: 9;
}
/* Add styles to the form container */
.form-container {
max-width: 300px;
padding: 10px;
background-color: white;
}
/* Full-width input fields */
.form-container input[type=text], .form-container input[type=password] {
width: 100%;
padding: 15px;
margin: 5px 0 22px 0;
border: none;
background: #f1f1f1;
}
/* When the inputs get focus, do something */
.form-container input[type=text]:focus, .form-container input[type=password]:focus {
background-color: #ddd;
outline: none;
}
/* Set a style for the submit/login button */
.form-container .btn {
background-color: #04AA6D;
color: white;
padding: 16px 20px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
width: 100%;
margin-bottom:10px;
opacity: 0.8;
}
/* Add a red background color to the cancel button */
.form-container .cancel {
background-color: red;
}
/* Add some hover effects to buttons */
.form-container .btn:hover, .open-button:hover {
opacity: 1;
}
Step 3) Add JavaScript:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
* {box-sizing: border-box;}
/* Button used to open the contact form – fixed at the bottom of the page */
.open-button {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
padding: 16px 20px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
opacity: 0.8;
position: fixed;
bottom: 23px;
right: 28px;
width: 280px;
}
/* The popup form – hidden by default */
.form-popup {
display: none;
position: fixed;
bottom: 0;
right: 15px;
border: 3px solid #f1f1f1;
z-index: 9;
}
/* Add styles to the form container */
.form-container {
max-width: 300px;
padding: 10px;
background-color: white;
}
/* Full-width input fields */
.form-container input[type=text], .form-container input[type=password] {
width: 100%;
padding: 15px;
margin: 5px 0 22px 0;
border: none;
background: #f1f1f1;
}
/* When the inputs get focus, do something */
.form-container input[type=text]:focus, .form-container input[type=password]:focus {
background-color: #ddd;
outline: none;
}
/* Set a style for the submit/login button */
.form-container .btn {
background-color: #04AA6D;
color: white;
padding: 16px 20px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
width: 100%;
margin-bottom:10px;
opacity: 0.8;
}
/* Add a red background color to the cancel button */
.form-container .cancel {
background-color: red;
}
/* Add some hover effects to buttons */
.form-container .btn:hover, .open-button:hover {
opacity: 1;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Popup Form</h2>
<p>Click on the button at the bottom of this page to open the login form.</p>
<p>Note that the button and the form is fixed – they will always be positioned to the bottom of the browser window.</p>
<button onclick=”openForm()”>Open Form</button>
<div id=”myForm”>
<form action=”/action_page.php”>
<h1>Login</h1>
<label for=”email”><b>Email</b></label>
<input type=”text” placeholder=”Enter Email” name=”email” required>
<label for=”psw”><b>Password</b></label>
<input type=”password” placeholder=”Enter Password” name=”psw” required>
<button type=”submit”>Login</button>
<button type=”button” onclick=”closeForm()”>Close</button>
</form>
</div>
<script>
function openForm() {
document.getElementById(“myForm”).style.display = “block”;
}
function closeForm() {
document.getElementById(“myForm”).style.display = “none”;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>