Preview

Explanation

A UI snippet that overrides the default right-click menu (context menu) and displays a custom-designed menu.

Features

Hide the default menu by hooking the contextmenu event
Automatic position adjustment to prevent menus from being cut off at the edge of the screen
Modern design incorporating glassmorphism
Smooth opening and closing with animation
Hide menu by external click or Escape key

Implementation points

By using getBoundingClientRect() in position calculation and comparing the browser window size and the clicked coordinates, we control the menu so that it does not protrude off the screen.

Right click anywhere in this area.

<div class="context-area">
  <div class="context-message">
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
      <rect x="3" y="3" width="18" height="18" rx="2" ry="2"></rect>
      <line x1="9" y1="3" x2="9" y2="21"></line>
    </svg>
    <p>Right click anywhere in this area.</p>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="custom-context-menu" id="context-menu">
  <ul class="menu-list">
    <li class="menu-item">
      <svg class="menu-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        <polyline points="15 18 9 12 15 6"></polyline>
      </svg>
      <span>Back</span>
      <span class="menu-shortcut">Alt+Left</span>
    </li>
    <li class="menu-item">
      <svg class="menu-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        <polyline points="9 18 15 12 9 6"></polyline>
      </svg>
      <span>Forward</span>
      <span class="menu-shortcut">Alt+Right</span>
    </li>
    <li class="menu-item">
      <svg class="menu-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        <polyline points="23 4 23 10 17 10"></polyline>
        <polyline points="1 20 1 14 7 14"></polyline>
        <path d="M3.51 9a9 9 0 0 1 14.85-3.36L23 10M1 14l4.64 4.36A9 9 0 0 0 20.49 15"></path>
      </svg>
      <span>Reload</span>
      <span class="menu-shortcut">Ctrl+R</span>
    </li>
    <li class="menu-separator"></li>
    <li class="menu-item">
      <svg class="menu-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        <path d="M19 21H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h11l5 5v11a2 2 0 0 1-2 2z"></path>
        <polyline points="17 21 17 13 7 13 7 21"></polyline>
        <polyline points="7 3 7 8 15 8"></polyline>
      </svg>
      <span>Save As...</span>
      <span class="menu-shortcut">Ctrl+S</span>
    </li>
    <li class="menu-item">
      <svg class="menu-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        <polyline points="6 9 6 2 18 2 18 9"></polyline>
        <path d="M6 18H4a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h16a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v5a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-2"></path>
        <rect x="6" y="14" width="12" height="8"></rect>
      </svg>
      <span>Print...</span>
      <span class="menu-shortcut">Ctrl+P</span>
    </li>
  </ul>
</div>



.context-area {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 600px;
  height: 400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: 2px dashed #cbd5e1;
  border-radius: 16px;
  color: #64748b;
  user-select: none;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.context-area:hover {
  border-color: #94a3b8;
}

.context-message {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.context-message p {
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Context Menu */
.custom-context-menu {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 9999;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 
    0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05),
    0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1),
    0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  padding: 6px;
  min-width: 240px;
  color: #1e293b;
  
  /* Initial hidden state for animation */
  visibility: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.95);
  transform-origin: top left;
  transition: opacity 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease, visibility 0.15s;
}

.custom-context-menu.active {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}

.menu-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.menu-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: all 0.15s ease;
}

.menu-item:hover {
  background-color: #f1f5f9;
  color: #0f172a;
}

.menu-icon {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  margin-right: 12px;
  color: #64748b;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}

.menu-item:hover .menu-icon {
  color: #3b82f6;
}

.menu-shortcut {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #94a3b8;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.menu-separator {
  height: 1px;
  background-color: #e2e8f0;
  margin: 6px 4px;
}

  function initContextMenu() {
    const contextArea = document.querySelector('.context-area');
    const contextMenu = document.getElementById('context-menu');
    if (!contextArea || !contextMenu) return;
    let isMenuVisible = false;

    const showMenu = (x, y) => {
      contextMenu.style.visibility = 'hidden';
      contextMenu.style.display = 'block';
      
      const menuRect = contextMenu.getBoundingClientRect();
      const wrapperRect = contextArea.parentElement.getBoundingClientRect();
      
      let localX = x - wrapperRect.left;
      let localY = y - wrapperRect.top;
      
      let finalX = localX;
      let finalY = localY;

      if (finalX + menuRect.width > wrapperRect.width) {
        finalX = wrapperRect.width - menuRect.width - 8;
      }
      
      if (finalY + menuRect.height > wrapperRect.height) {
        finalY = wrapperRect.height - menuRect.height - 8;
      }

      const originX = finalX < localX ? 'right' : 'left';
      const originY = finalY < localY ? 'bottom' : 'top';
      contextMenu.style.transformOrigin = originX + ' ' + originY;

      contextMenu.style.left = finalX + 'px';
      contextMenu.style.top = finalY + 'px';
      
      contextMenu.style.visibility = 'visible';
      
      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
        contextMenu.classList.add('active');
      });
      
      isMenuVisible = true;
    };

    const hideMenu = () => {
      if (isMenuVisible) {
        contextMenu.classList.remove('active');
        setTimeout(() => {
          if (!contextMenu.classList.contains('active')) {
            contextMenu.style.display = 'none';
          }
        }, 150);
        isMenuVisible = false;
      }
    };

    contextArea.addEventListener('contextmenu', (e) => {
      e.preventDefault();
      if (isMenuVisible) {
        contextMenu.classList.remove('active');
        setTimeout(() => { showMenu(e.clientX, e.clientY); }, 50);
      } else {
        showMenu(e.clientX, e.clientY);
      }
    });

    document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
      if (isMenuVisible && !contextMenu.contains(e.target)) {
        hideMenu();
      }
    });

    document.addEventListener('scroll', () => { hideMenu(); }, { passive: true });

    document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
      if (e.key === 'Escape') hideMenu();
    });
    
    const menuItems = document.querySelectorAll('.menu-item');
    menuItems.forEach(item => {
      item.addEventListener('click', () => { hideMenu(); });
    });
  }

  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initContextMenu);
  } else {
    initContextMenu();
  }