Lightbox

Bootstrap 5 Lightbox component

Responsive lightbox built with the latest Bootstrap 5. Lightbox is a responsive gallery with the option to enlarge selected photos.

MDB lightbox is a group of images combined in one responsive gallery. Elements are grouped in a thumbnail grid, which can be displayed as a slideshow.

Note: Read the API tab to find all available options and advanced customization

Basic example

A basic example of a lightbox with the most common use case with the bootstrap grid.

Image optimization

To ensure the proper performance of the page, it is recommended to include thumbnails of images in the src attribute. Then in the data-mdb-img attribute add the path to the image with higher resolution. If the data-mdb-img attribute is omitted, the lightbox will display the same image as in the reduced size.

Shadows and rounded corners

You can improve the look of the images by adding shadows and rounded corners.

Different sizes

Loaded images can have any aspect ratio. Their size will be automatically adjusted to the window when you open the lightbox.

Zoom level

The data-mdb-zoom-level attribute allows you to define the size of a single zoom in / zoom out.

Disabled image

By adding a lightbox-disabled class to any image, you can exclude it from your lightbox. In the example below, the third image has been disabled.

Captions

Image captions can be added using the data-mdb-caption attribute. If it is not set, the data is taken from the alt attribute. When you want to disable caption, leave the data-mdb-caption empty.

Outside access

The lightbox can be successfully operated via JavaScript. There are many public methods available such as open, slide, zoomIn, zoomOut, or close. All are described in the API tab.

Lightbox - API

Usage

Via data attributes

HTML


        <div class="lightbox" data-mdb-zoom-level="0.5">
          <img
            src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/1.webp"
            data-mdb-img="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Slides/1.webp"
            alt="Lightbox image 1"
            class="w-100"
          />
        </div>

Via JavaScript

JavaScript


      const lightbox = document.getElementById('lightbox');
      const instance = mdb.Lightbox.getInstance(lightbox);
      instance.open();

Via jQuery

Note: By default, MDB does not include jQuery and you have to add it to the project on your own.

JavaScript

 $('#lightbox').lightbox('open');

Options

Options can be passed via data attributes, JavaScript, or jQuery. For data attributes, append the option name to data-mdb-, as in data-mdb-zoom-level="". The img and caption attributes should be pinned directly to the thumbnails, not to the lightbox wrapper element.

Name	Type	Default	Description
`zoomLevel`	Number / String	`1`	Defines zoom level while zooming in or out.
`fontAwesome`	String	`'free'`	Defines version of Font Awesome library. Available options are 'free' and 'pro'.
`img`	String		Defines regular image to load when gallery is open. If not set, the value of `src` attribute is taken.
`caption`	String		Defines caption of the image. If not set, the value of `alt` attribute is taken.

Methods

Name	Parameters	Description	Example
`open`	target	Opens the gallery and activates image set by the target key. Default is the first image.	`instance.open(1)`
`slide`	target	Slides an image in the gallery. Available options: `left`, `right`, `first`, `last`. Dafault is right direction.	`instance.slide('last')`
`zoomIn`		Zooms in active image by one level.	`instance.zoomIn()`
`zoomOut`		Zooms out active image by one level.	`instance.zoomOut()`
`toggleFullscreen`		Toggles fullscreen.	`instance.toggleFullscreen()`
`reset`		Resets changed parameters such as position, zoom or fullscreen.	`instance.reset()`
`close`		Closes the gallery.	`instance.close()`
`dispose`		Removes the mdb.Lightbox instance.	`instance.dispose()`
`getInstance`	element	Static method which allows to get the lightbox instance associated with a DOM element.	`mdb.Lightbox.getInstance(element)`

JavaScript


      const lightbox = document.getElementById('lightbox');
      const instance = mdb.Lightbox.getInstance(lightbox);
      instance.open(1);

Events

Name	Description
`open.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted when a lightbox has been toggled.
`opened.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted when a lightbox is opened.
`slide.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted when a lightbox has been slided.
`slided.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted after an image slide.
`zoomIn.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted when an image has been zoom in.
`zoomedIn.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted after an image is zoomed in.
`zoomOut.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted when an image has been zoom out.
`zoomedOut.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted after an image is zoomed out.
`close.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted when a lightbox has been toggled.
`closed.mdb.lightbox`	Emitted when a lightbox is closed.

JavaScript


        window.addEventListener('opened.mdb.lightbox', () => alert('Lightbox opened'));

Import

MDB UI KIT also works with module bundlers. Use the following code to import this component:

JavaScript


      import { Lightbox } from 'mdb-ui-kit';