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

• The challenge
• Screenshot
• Built with
• What I learned

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.

Screenshot

Web dark mode:

Mobile light mode:

Built with

• Semantic HTML5 markup
• SASS
• TypeScript
• BEM
• React-Query
• Material UI
• React - JS library
• Styled Components

What I learned

Implementing dark mode using css variables, (prefers-color-scheme) media query and using react-query.