<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <a data-toggle="modal" href="#myModal" class="btn btn-primary">Launch modal</a> <div class="modal" id="myModal"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button> <h4 class="modal-title">Modal title</h4> </div> <div class="modal-body"> Content for the dialog / modal goes here. </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <a href="#" data-dismiss="modal" class="btn">Close</a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>

$('#openBtn').click(function(){ $('#myModal').modal({show:true}) });