colorbox
A lightweight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery that displays images, inline content, iframes, and AJAX responses.
What is colorbox?
Colorbox is a jQuery plugin that creates a modal lightbox overlay for displaying images, HTML content, iframes, and AJAX responses. It solves the need for an elegant, customizable way to present media and interactive content without navigating away from the current page. The plugin is known for its smooth animations, gallery support, and accessibility features.
Frontend developers and designers building websites that require image galleries, modal dialogs, or embedded media viewers using jQuery.
Developers choose Colorbox for its lightweight footprint, extensive customization options, and robust cross-browser compatibility, including support for older versions of Internet Explorer. It stands out for its flexibility in handling diverse content types and its focus on accessibility.
Overview
A light-weight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery
Use Cases
Best For
- Creating image galleries with next/previous navigation
- Displaying YouTube videos or other iframed content in a modal
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