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

• Frontend Mentor - Dictionary web app solution
  • Table of contents
  • Overview
    • The challenge
    • Screenshot
    • Links
  • My process
    • Built with
    • What I learned
  • Author

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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

Links

• Solution URL: Solution
• Live Site URL: Site

My process

Built with

• Semantic HTML5 markup
• CSS custom properties
• Flexbox
• CSS Grid
• Mobile-first workflow
• React - JS library
• Next.js - React framework

What I learned

• Better understanding of nextjs
• Need to learn implementing cookies and research error handling
• Possibly other ways to do dynamic theme and fonts

Author

• Frontend Mentor - @metrikspacex