JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Milan Karagunović

HTML

<article>
    <h4>Click me</h4>
</article>

CSS

article {
    background: #fff;
    position: absolute;
    width: 240px;
    height: 190px;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    margin-top: -105px;
    margin-left: -130px;
    padding: 10px;
    z-index: 9999;
    line-height: 140px;
    text-align: center;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
}
.overlay {
    background: rgba(50,50,50,0.5);
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
}

JavaScript

(function($) {

  $('article').on('click', function() {
    if($('.overlay').length < 1) {
       $('body').append('<span class="overlay"></span>');
    }
  });

  $(document).on('click','.overlay', function() {
    $('.overlay').remove();   
  });
    
})(jQuery);