<script type="text/javascript"> $('#myModal').modal({ backdrop: 'static', keyboard: false }) </script>
Or
<div class="modal fade" id="myModal" role="dialog" data-backdrop="static" data-keyboard="false">
Example:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <div class="container"> <h2>Modal Example</h2> <!-- Trigger the modal with a button --> <button type="button" class="btn btn-info btn-lg" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">Open Modal</button> <!-- Modal --> <div class="modal fade" id="myModal" role="dialog" data-backdrop="static" data-keyboard="false"> <div class="modal-dialog"> <!-- Modal content--> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button> <h4 class="modal-title">Modal Header</h4> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <p>Some text in the modal.</p> </div> <div class="modal-footer"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
Update by @Other:
The backdrop property controls the background:
true - dimming, closes the window by clicking on the background.
false - no blackout, no background -> nowhere to click.
static - there is a background, clicking on the background does not close the window. <- You need it.