Create a Quick access Pin using HTML , CSS and JavaScript

Last Updated : 17 Nov, 2023

Quick Access Pins are a useful feature in web applications that allow users to save and quickly access their favorite or frequently visited websites, tools, or pages. These pins provide a convenient and efficient way to navigate a website or web application. In this post, we will create a Quick Access PIN using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Prerequisite:

Approach:

create a static HTML structure with predefined pinned items.
Design a simple layout with the pinned items.
Use HTML to create pins and provide links.
Style the pins using the CSS for an attractive appearance.
Use JavaScript for the navigation when a pin is clicked.

Example: Below is the basic implementation of the above project

Javascript

const pinContainer =
    document.getElementById('pin-container');
const pinnedItems = [
    {
        title: 'Website',
        url: 'https://www.geeksforgeeks.org', icon: '????'
    },
    {
        title: 'Email',
        url: 'mailto:example@example.com', icon: '✉️'
    },
    {
        title: 'Notes',
        url: 'https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/lmns-gq', icon: '????'
    },
];
function create(item) {
    const pin = document.createElement('div');
    pin.classList.add('pin');
    pin.innerHTML =
        `<div>${item.icon}</div><div>${item.title}</div>`;
    pin.addEventListener('click', () => {
        window.location.href = item.url;
    });
    pinContainer.appendChild(pin);
}
pinnedItems.forEach(create);

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
 
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport"
          content="width=device-width, 
                   initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>The Quick Access Pin</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
 
<body>
    <header>
        <h1>Quick Access Pin</h1>
    </header>
    <main>
        <div class="pin-container" id="pin-container">
        </div>
    </main>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
 
</html>

CSS

body {
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    background-color: #C0C0C0;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}
 
header {
    background-color: #800080;
    color: white;
    padding: 1rem;
    width: 100%;
}
 
main {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 2rem;
}
 
.pin-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 20px;
}
 
.pin {
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    background-color: #3498db;
    color: white;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    border-radius: 15px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color 0.3s;
}
 
.pin:hover {
    background-color: #1e6a9d;
}