Quick boxes show\hide

by gordon_labour

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<ul id="switcher">
  <li data-box="alpha">Alpha</li>
  <li data-box="beta">Beta</li>
  <li data-box="gamma">Gamma</li>
</ul>
<div class="box" id="alpha">I'm the Alpha box! <span>Close me</span></div>
<div class="box" id="beta">I'm the Beta box! <span>Close me</span></div>
<div class="box" id="gamma">I'm the Gamma box! <span>Close me</span></div>

CSS

.box {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  background-color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 5px #444;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50px;
  left: 50px;
  display: none;
}

.box span {
  bottom: 5px;
  color: salmon;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: absolute;
  right: 5px;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

ul li {
  display: inline-block;
  line-height: 24px;
  padding: 10px;
  margin: 0 10px;
  border: 1px solid #aaa;
  cursor: pointer;
}

ul li:hover {
  background-color: #ccc;
}

JavaScript

$('#switcher li').click(function() {
  $('#' + $(this).data('box')).show();
});

$('.box span').click(function() {
  $(this).parent().hide();
});