CSS and JavaScript frontend for a notes application

Looking to learn how to create your own CSS and JavaScript frontend for a note application? In this step-by-step tutorial guide, we’ll walk you through the process of building a sleek and modern Note front-end using CSS and JavaScript techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced developer, our tutorial is easy to follow and will help you create a nice-looking note application in no time.

  • The application uses LocalStorage to store the notes in JSON format.

HTML for the CSS Frontend

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.14.0/css/all.min.css" integrity="sha512-1PKOgIY59xJ8Co8+NE6FZ+LOAZKjy+KY8iq0G4B3CyeY6wYHN3yt9PW0XpSriVlkMXe40PTKnXrLnZ9+fkDaog==" crossorigin="anonymous" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
<title>Notes App</title>
</head>
<body>
<button class="add" id="add">
<i class="fas fa-plus"></i> Add note
</button>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/marked/1.2.2/marked.min.js"></script>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.14.0/css/all.min.css" integrity="sha512-1PKOgIY59xJ8Co8+NE6FZ+LOAZKjy+KY8iq0G4B3CyeY6wYHN3yt9PW0XpSriVlkMXe40PTKnXrLnZ9+fkDaog==" crossorigin="anonymous" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" /> <title>Notes App</title> </head> <body> <button class="add" id="add"> <i class="fas fa-plus"></i> Add note </button> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/marked/1.2.2/marked.min.js"></script> <script src="script.js"></script> </body> </html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.14.0/css/all.min.css" integrity="sha512-1PKOgIY59xJ8Co8+NE6FZ+LOAZKjy+KY8iq0G4B3CyeY6wYHN3yt9PW0XpSriVlkMXe40PTKnXrLnZ9+fkDaog==" crossorigin="anonymous" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <title>Notes App</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <button class="add" id="add">
      <i class="fas fa-plus"></i> Add note
    </button>

    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/marked/1.2.2/marked.min.js"></script>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

JavaScript for creating the notes and adding a note to screen

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const addBtn = document.getElementById('add')
const notes = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('notes'))
if(notes) {
notes.forEach(note => addNewNote(note))
}
addBtn.addEventListener('click', () => addNewNote())
function addNewNote(text = '') {
const note = document.createElement('div')
note.classList.add('note')
note.innerHTML = `
<div class="tools">
<button class="edit"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i></button>
<button class="delete"><i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i></button>
</div>
<div class="main ${text ? "" : "hidden"}"></div>
<textarea class="${text ? "hidden" : ""}"></textarea>
`
const editBtn = note.querySelector('.edit')
const deleteBtn = note.querySelector('.delete')
const main = note.querySelector('.main')
const textArea = note.querySelector('textarea')
textArea.value = text
main.innerHTML = marked(text)
deleteBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
note.remove()
updateLS()
})
editBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
main.classList.toggle('hidden')
textArea.classList.toggle('hidden')
})
textArea.addEventListener('input', (e) => {
const { value } = e.target
main.innerHTML = marked(value)
updateLS()
})
document.body.appendChild(note)
}
function updateLS() {
const notesText = document.querySelectorAll('textarea')
const notes = []
notesText.forEach(note => notes.push(note.value))
localStorage.setItem('notes', JSON.stringify(notes))
}
const addBtn = document.getElementById('add') const notes = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('notes')) if(notes) { notes.forEach(note => addNewNote(note)) } addBtn.addEventListener('click', () => addNewNote()) function addNewNote(text = '') { const note = document.createElement('div') note.classList.add('note') note.innerHTML = ` <div class="tools"> <button class="edit"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i></button> <button class="delete"><i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i></button> </div> <div class="main ${text ? "" : "hidden"}"></div> <textarea class="${text ? "hidden" : ""}"></textarea> ` const editBtn = note.querySelector('.edit') const deleteBtn = note.querySelector('.delete') const main = note.querySelector('.main') const textArea = note.querySelector('textarea') textArea.value = text main.innerHTML = marked(text) deleteBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { note.remove() updateLS() }) editBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { main.classList.toggle('hidden') textArea.classList.toggle('hidden') }) textArea.addEventListener('input', (e) => { const { value } = e.target main.innerHTML = marked(value) updateLS() }) document.body.appendChild(note) } function updateLS() { const notesText = document.querySelectorAll('textarea') const notes = [] notesText.forEach(note => notes.push(note.value)) localStorage.setItem('notes', JSON.stringify(notes)) }
const addBtn = document.getElementById('add')

const notes = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('notes'))

if(notes) {
    notes.forEach(note => addNewNote(note))
}

addBtn.addEventListener('click', () => addNewNote())

function addNewNote(text = '') {
    const note = document.createElement('div')
    note.classList.add('note')

    note.innerHTML = `
    <div class="tools">
        <button class="edit"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i></button>
        <button class="delete"><i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i></button>
    </div>
    <div class="main ${text ? "" : "hidden"}"></div>
    <textarea class="${text ? "hidden" : ""}"></textarea>
    `

    const editBtn = note.querySelector('.edit')
    const deleteBtn = note.querySelector('.delete')
    const main = note.querySelector('.main')
    const textArea = note.querySelector('textarea')

    textArea.value = text
    main.innerHTML = marked(text)

    deleteBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
        note.remove()

        updateLS()
    })

    editBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
        main.classList.toggle('hidden')
        textArea.classList.toggle('hidden')
    })

    textArea.addEventListener('input', (e) => {
        const { value } = e.target

        main.innerHTML = marked(value)

        updateLS()
    })

    document.body.appendChild(note)
}

function updateLS() {
    const notesText = document.querySelectorAll('textarea')

    const notes = []

    notesText.forEach(note => notes.push(note.value))

    localStorage.setItem('notes', JSON.stringify(notes))
}

The style CSS file

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@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@200;400&display=swap');
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
outline: none;
}
body {
background-color: #7bdaf3;
font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin: 0;
padding-top: 3rem;
}
.add {
position: fixed;
top: 1rem;
right: 1rem;
background-color: #9ec862;
color: #fff;
border: none;
border-radius: 3px;
padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
cursor: pointer;
}
.add:active {
transform: scale(0.98);
}
.note {
background-color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
margin: 30px 20px;
height: 400px;
width: 400px;
overflow-y: scroll;
}
.note .tools {
background-color: #9ec862;
display: flex;
justify-content: flex-end;
padding: 0.5rem;
}
.note .tools button {
background-color: transparent;
border: none;
color: #fff;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 1rem;
margin-left: 0.5rem;
}
.note textarea {
outline: none;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 1.2rem;
border: none;
height: 400px;
width: 100%;
padding: 20px;
}
.main {
padding: 20px;
}
.hidden {
display: none;
}
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@200;400&display=swap'); * { box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; } body { background-color: #7bdaf3; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin: 0; padding-top: 3rem; } .add { position: fixed; top: 1rem; right: 1rem; background-color: #9ec862; color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 3px; padding: 0.5rem 1rem; cursor: pointer; } .add:active { transform: scale(0.98); } .note { background-color: #fff; box-shadow: 0 0 10px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); margin: 30px 20px; height: 400px; width: 400px; overflow-y: scroll; } .note .tools { background-color: #9ec862; display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; padding: 0.5rem; } .note .tools button { background-color: transparent; border: none; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1rem; margin-left: 0.5rem; } .note textarea { outline: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.2rem; border: none; height: 400px; width: 100%; padding: 20px; } .main { padding: 20px; } .hidden { display: none; }
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@200;400&display=swap');

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  outline: none;
}

body {
  background-color: #7bdaf3;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: 3rem;
}

.add {
  position: fixed;
  top: 1rem;
  right: 1rem;
  background-color: #9ec862;
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.add:active {
  transform: scale(0.98);
}

.note {
  background-color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  margin: 30px 20px;
  height: 400px;
  width: 400px;
  overflow-y: scroll;
}

.note .tools {
  background-color: #9ec862;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 0.5rem;
}

.note .tools button {
  background-color: transparent;
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
}

.note textarea {
  outline: none;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  border: none;
  height: 400px;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 20px;
}

.main {
  padding: 20px;
}

.hidden {
  display: none;
}

MIT Licensed