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
  • Screenshot
  • Links
• My process
  • Built with
• 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
• Bonus: Have the correct color scheme chosen for them based on their computer preferences. Hint: Research prefers-color-scheme in CSS.

Screenshot

Light mode normal app view Dark mode normal app view Mobile view of the app App with serif font App with mono font Word not found page

Links

• Solution URL: Clupai - Dictionary App
• Live Site URL: Dictionary App

My process

Built with

• Semantic HTML5 markup
• CSS custom properties
• Flexbox
• CSS Grid
• Mobile-first workflow
• React - JS library
• Next.js - React framework
• Tailwind CSS - For styles
• Free Dictionary API - For word definitions
• Vercel - For deployment
• Zustand - For state management
• ShadCN - For pre-styled components

Author

• Website - Clupai
• Frontend Mentor - @Clupai8o0
• Github - @Clupai8o0