Frontend Mentor - Dictionary web app solution

This is a solution to the Dictionary web app challenge on Frontend Mentor. Frontend Mentor challenges help you improve your coding skills by building realistic projects.

Table of contents

• Overview
  • The challenge
  • Links
• My process
  • Built with
  • What I learned
  • Continued development
  • Useful resources
• Author

Overview

The challenge

Users should be able to:

• Search for words using the input field
• See the Free Dictionary API's response for the searched word
• See a form validation message when trying to submit a blank form
• Play the audio file for a word when it's available
• Switch between serif, sans serif, and monospace fonts
• Switch between light and dark themes
• View the optimal layout for the interface depending on their device's screen size
• See hover and focus states for all interactive elements on the page

Links

• Solution URL
• Live Site URL

My process

Built with

• Semantic HTML5 markup
• CSS custom properties
• Flexbox
• Mobile-first workflow
• React - JS library

What I learned

• I was able to become more confident in my CSS and making my page responsive without using too many media queries.
• I learned how to include and play audio files.
• I learned how to use a select dropdown to change fonts.
• I learned how to implement dark mode.

Continued development

I'm still working towards becoming more proficient in responsive pages for all devices.

Useful resources

• CSS Tricks - Guide to Dark Mode - This helped me implement dark mode easily.

Author

• Frontend Mentor - @jacoberson