dialog recipe

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Behavior and limitations

• Visual-only: the native dialog is open in normal flow with a simulated backdrop.
• No showModal, focus trap, Escape handling, close actions or focus return is supplied. The host owns the complete modal lifecycle and positioning.
• Removing open hides the dialog but does not remove its backdrop wrapper; this is not a complete closed-state implementation.

Supported visual states: default, open, hover, focus-visible, reduced-motion. No behavior module is supplied.

Open standalone example · Download standalone HTML · Two independent instances

Dependency manifest and digests · Integration instructions · Licenses

Markup: CC BY 4.0, adapted from j3w1 UI Theme Spec. CSS: MIT. Preserve the notices. Fonts are referenced by name and are not bundled.

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Load token CSS, foundation CSS and component CSS in that order. Use a different instance prefix for every copy; all IDs, labels and ARIA references change together. Keep the wrapper and its density attribute. Styles are scoped to the wrapper; rem lengths preserve the specification’s 13px base without changing the host root.

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<div class="j3w1-recipe" data-density="comfortable">
<div class="dialog-backdrop">
  <dialog class="dialog" role="alertdialog" open="" aria-labelledby="example-recipe-dg-confirm-title" aria-describedby="example-recipe-dg-confirm-text">
    <div class="dialog-header">
      <h2 class="dialog-title" id="example-recipe-dg-confirm-title">Save changes?</h2>
      <button class="dialog-close" type="button" aria-label="Close">✕</button>
    </div>
    <div class="dialog-body">
      <p class="dialog-text" id="example-recipe-dg-confirm-text">Three settings changed since the last save. Unsaved changes are kept locally until you publish.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="dialog-actions">
      <button class="dialog-button" type="button">Keep editing</button>
      <button class="dialog-button dialog-button-primary" type="button">Save</button>
    </div>
    
  </dialog>
</div>
</div>

/* j3w1 theme 1.1.0 — MIT
Copyright (c) 2026 j3w1

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
*/
.j3w1-recipe {
  --border-width-default: 1px;
  --border-width-emphasis: 2px;
  --color-action-destructive-border: #e53935;
  --color-action-destructive-filled-bg: #dc282e;
  --color-action-destructive-filled-text: #f9faf9;
  --color-action-destructive-hover-bg: #dc282e;
  --color-action-destructive-hover-text: #f9faf9;
  --color-action-primary-bg: #7d1310;
  --color-action-primary-border: #9e231f;
  --color-action-primary-hover-bg: #911410;
  --color-action-primary-text: #f4eeee;
  --color-action-secondary-bg: rgb(0 0 0 / 0%);
  --color-action-secondary-border: #a3676b;
  --color-action-secondary-hover-bg: #630f0d;
  --color-action-secondary-text: #ffa2a7;
  --color-action-tertiary-hover-bg: #1c0a09;
  --color-action-tertiary-text: #e99499;
  --color-border-active: #e53935;
  --color-border-control: #a3676b;
  --color-border-overlay: #e53935;
  --color-code-caret: #e99499;
  --color-interaction-focus-ring: #e53935;
  --color-interaction-focus-ring-container: #ffa2a7;
  --color-interaction-text-selection-bg: #911410;
  --color-interaction-text-selection-text: #f4eeee;
  --color-primitive-alpha-black-65: rgb(0 0 0 / 65%);
  --color-primitive-alpha-transparent: rgb(0 0 0 / 0%);
  --color-primitive-ink-0: #000000;
  --color-primitive-ink-40: #1c0a09;
  --color-primitive-ink-52: #241010;
  --color-primitive-paper-100: #f9faf9;
  --color-primitive-paper-90: #f4eeee;
  --color-primitive-red-150: #630f0d;
  --color-primitive-red-200: #7d1310;
  --color-primitive-red-350: #911410;
  --color-primitive-red-400: #9e231f;
  --color-primitive-red-750: #dc282e;
  --color-primitive-red-800: #e53935;
  --color-primitive-rose-350: #a3676b;
  --color-primitive-rose-600: #bd787d;
  --color-primitive-rose-700: #e99499;
  --color-primitive-rose-800: #ffa2a7;
  --color-surface-backdrop: rgb(0 0 0 / 65%);
  --color-surface-canvas: #000000;
  --color-surface-input: #000000;
  --color-surface-overlay: #241010;
  --color-text-bright: #ffa2a7;
  --color-text-default: #e99499;
  --color-text-muted: #bd787d;
  --density-comfortable-control-height: 32px;
  --density-comfortable-control-padding-x: 12px;
  --density-compact-control-height: 24px;
  --density-compact-control-padding-x: 8px;
  --focus-offset: -2px;
  --focus-offset-container: -3px;
  --focus-ring: 1px dashed #e53935;
  --focus-ring-container: 2px solid #ffa2a7;
  --font-family-mono: "SauceCodePro NFM", "Source Code Pro", "Cascadia Mono", "Consolas", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", monospace;
  --font-line-height-h2: 24px;
  --font-line-height-ui-md: 18px;
  --font-line-height-ui-sm: 16px;
  --font-size-h2: 16px;
  --font-size-ui-md: 13px;
  --font-size-ui-sm: 12px;
  --font-weight-bold: 700;
  --motion-duration-slow: 150ms;
  --radius-none: 0px;
  --space-12: 12px;
  --space-16: 16px;
  --space-24: 24px;
  --space-4: 4px;
  --space-8: 8px;
  --z-dialog: 30;
}
.j3w1-recipe[data-density="compact"] {
  --density-control-height: var(--density-compact-control-height);
  --density-control-padding-x: var(--density-compact-control-padding-x);
}
.j3w1-recipe[data-density="comfortable"] {
  --density-control-height: var(--density-comfortable-control-height);
  --density-control-padding-x: var(--density-comfortable-control-padding-x);
}

/* j3w1 theme 1.1.0 — MIT
Copyright (c) 2026 j3w1

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
*/
.j3w1-recipe {
  color-scheme: dark;
  background: var(--color-surface-canvas);
  color: var(--color-text-default);
  font-family: var(--font-family-mono);
  font-size: var(--font-size-ui-md);
  line-height: var(--font-line-height-ui-md);
}
.j3w1-recipe, .j3w1-recipe *, .j3w1-recipe *::before, .j3w1-recipe *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
.j3w1-recipe button, .j3w1-recipe input, .j3w1-recipe select, .j3w1-recipe textarea { font: inherit; }
.j3w1-recipe ::selection {
  background: var(--color-interaction-text-selection-bg);
  color: var(--color-interaction-text-selection-text);
}
.j3w1-recipe .sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

/* j3w1 theme 1.1.0 — MIT
Copyright (c) 2026 j3w1

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
*/
.j3w1-recipe .dialog-backdrop {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: var(--space-24) var(--space-16);
  background: var(--color-surface-backdrop);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog {
  position: static;
  width: min(calc(var(--font-size-ui-md) * 28), 100%);
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: var(--space-16);
  background: var(--color-surface-overlay);
  border: var(--border-width-default) solid var(--color-border-overlay);
  border-radius: var(--radius-none);
  color: var(--color-text-default);
  font-size: var(--font-size-ui-md);
  line-height: var(--font-line-height-ui-md);
  z-index: var(--z-dialog);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog::backdrop {
  background: var(--color-surface-backdrop);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog:not([open]) {
  display: none;
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--space-8);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-12);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-title {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-text-bright);
  font-size: var(--font-size-h2);
  line-height: var(--font-line-height-h2);
  font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold);
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-close {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-width: 24px;
  min-height: 24px;
  padding: 0 var(--space-4);
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: var(--radius-none);
  color: var(--color-action-tertiary-text);
  font: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-body {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-12);
  margin: 0;
  max-height: 60vh;
  overflow-y: auto;
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-text {
  margin: 0;
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-field {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-4);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-field-label {
  color: var(--color-text-bright);
  font-size: var(--font-size-ui-sm);
  line-height: var(--font-line-height-ui-sm);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-field-input {
  min-height: var(--density-control-height, 32px);
  padding: 0 var(--density-control-padding-x, 12px);
  background: var(--color-surface-input);
  border: var(--border-width-default) solid var(--color-border-control);
  border-radius: var(--radius-none);
  color: var(--color-text-default);
  caret-color: var(--color-code-caret);
  font: inherit;
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-field-input:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--color-border-active);
  outline: var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: var(--focus-offset);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-field-help {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
  font-size: var(--font-size-ui-sm);
  line-height: var(--font-line-height-ui-sm);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: var(--space-8);
  margin-top: var(--space-16);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-body .dialog-actions {
  margin-top: var(--space-4);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  min-height: var(--density-control-height, 32px);
  padding: 0 var(--density-control-padding-x, 12px);
  background: var(--color-action-secondary-bg);
  border: var(--border-width-default) solid var(--color-action-secondary-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-none);
  color: var(--color-action-secondary-text);
  font: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button-primary {
  background: var(--color-action-primary-bg);
  border-color: var(--color-action-primary-border);
  color: var(--color-action-primary-text);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button-destructive {
  background: var(--color-action-destructive-filled-bg);
  border-color: var(--color-action-destructive-border);
  color: var(--color-action-destructive-filled-text);
}
.j3w1-recipe .dialog-close:hover {
  background: var(--color-action-tertiary-hover-bg);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button:hover {
  background: var(--color-action-secondary-hover-bg);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button-primary:hover {
  background: var(--color-action-primary-hover-bg);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button-destructive:hover {
  background: var(--color-action-destructive-hover-bg);
  color: var(--color-action-destructive-hover-text);
}
.j3w1-recipe .dialog-close:focus-visible,
.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button:focus-visible {
  outline: var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: var(--focus-offset);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button-primary:focus-visible {
  outline: var(--border-width-default) dashed var(--color-interaction-focus-ring-container);
  outline-offset: var(--focus-offset);
}

.j3w1-recipe .dialog-button-destructive:focus-visible {
  outline: var(--border-width-default) dashed var(--color-action-destructive-filled-text);
  outline-offset: var(--focus-offset);
}
.j3w1-recipe .dialog[open] {
  display: block;
}
.j3w1-recipe .dialog:focus-visible {
  outline: var(--focus-ring-container);
  outline-offset: var(--focus-offset-container);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .j3w1-recipe .dialog {
    transition: opacity var(--motion-duration-slow);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .j3w1-recipe .dialog {
    transition: none;
  }
}

@media (hover: none) {
  .j3w1-recipe .dialog-close:hover {
    background: transparent;
  }

  .j3w1-recipe .dialog-button:hover {
    background: var(--color-action-secondary-bg);
  }

  .j3w1-recipe .dialog-button-primary:hover {
    background: var(--color-action-primary-bg);
  }

  .j3w1-recipe .dialog-button-destructive:hover {
    background: var(--color-action-destructive-filled-bg);
    color: var(--color-action-destructive-filled-text);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 320px) {
  .j3w1-recipe .dialog-actions {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
}

@media (forced-colors: active) {
  .j3w1-recipe .dialog {
    border-color: CanvasText;
  }

  .j3w1-recipe .dialog-close:focus-visible,
  .j3w1-recipe .dialog-button:focus-visible,
  .j3w1-recipe .dialog:focus-visible {
    outline-color: Highlight;
  }
}

Source identity

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• spec/components/dialog.md
• spec/components/dialog.demo.html
• site/src/styles/recipe-foundation.css
• site/src/styles/components/dialog.css
• LICENSE.md
• tokens/primitives.tokens.json
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