Good idea to have back button close a modal window?

1. Should Back button close modal?
2. How do I close a modal window?
3. Where do you put the Close button on a modal?
4. How do you prevent closing the modal after click a button inside a modal?

Should Back button close modal?

When the modal dialog is open, pressing the back button closes it. On a multi-step modal dialog, the back button can even navigate backwards through the steps! On most web apps, pressing the back button while a modal dialog is open will navigate to the previous page, rather than closing the modal.

How do I close a modal window?

Modal Header

You have two options to close this modal: Click on the "x" or click anywhere outside of the modal!

Where do you put the Close button on a modal?

The upper right corner of a modal window is the common place for the close button X in desktop experience.

How do you prevent closing the modal after click a button inside a modal?

You can prevent closing of modal dialog by setting the beforeClose event argument cancel value to true. In the following sample, the dialog is closed when you enter the username value with minimum 4 characters.