JavaScript based Image Gallery with Lightbox Effect

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1 min readFeb 2, 2023

🔥 A lightbox is a UI component that displays images in a modal window, often with a dimmed background and navigation controls. To create a JavaScript-based image gallery with a lightbox effect, you can use one of the many JavaScript libraries that provides this functionality.

Here's an example using the popular Lightbox library:

Include the Lightbox library in your HTML file:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lightbox2/2.11.1/css/lightbox.min.css" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lightbox2/2.11.1/js/lightbox.min.js"></script>

Create a gallery of images with links to larger versions of the images:

<div class="image-gallery">
<a href="large-image-1.jpg" data-lightbox="gallery"><img src="thumbnail-1.jpg" /></a>
<a href="large-image-2.jpg" data-lightbox="gallery"><img src="thumbnail-2.jpg" /></a>
<a href="large-image-3.jpg" data-lightbox="gallery"><img src="thumbnail-3.jpg" /></a>
</div>

Initialize the lightbox with JavaScript:

<script>
lightbox.option({
'resizeDuration': 200,
'wrapAround': true
})
</script>

This is just one example of how to create a JavaScript-based image gallery with a lightbox effect. There are many other libraries and custom implementations you can choose from, depending on your specific requirements.

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I'm Tilak, and I'm currently pursuing MCA. I enjoy sharing tips and tricks on web development!

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