How can I build a toast/alert hybrid for inline notifications?

Asked on Sep 17, 2025

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To create a toast/alert hybrid for inline notifications using Bootstrap 5, you can combine the styling of alerts with the functionality of toasts. This allows you to display notifications that are dismissible and have a timed auto-hide feature.

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
        <div class="toast-container position-fixed bottom-0 end-0 p-3">
            <div id="toastAlert" class="toast align-items-center text-bg-primary border-0" role="alert" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true" data-bs-delay="3000">
                <div class="d-flex">
                    <div class="toast-body">
                        This is an inline notification!
                    </div>
                    <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white me-2 m-auto" data-bs-dismiss="toast" aria-label="Close"></button>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

        <script>
            var toastElement = document.getElementById('toastAlert');
            var toast = new bootstrap.Toast(toastElement);
            toast.show();
        </script>
        <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

Additional Comment:

The example uses a Bootstrap toast with alert-like styling.
The `toast-container` is positioned at the bottom-right of the screen.
The `data-bs-delay` attribute sets the auto-hide delay to 3000 milliseconds (3 seconds).
The `btn-close` allows manual dismissal of the toast.
JavaScript is used to initialize and show the toast.

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