Extreme simple modal using jQuery

modal-jquery.js

$(document).on("click", ".modal", function() {
    $(".modal-view").remove();

    var imageSrc = $(this).attr("href");
    var image = $("<img>").attr("src", imageSrc).attr("style", "box-shadow: 0 0 40px #000");
    var modal = $("<div class='modal-view'>").attr("style","position: fixed; padding-top: 50px; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 10; text-align: center; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);");

    modal.html(image)
         .appendTo("body");

    return false;

}).on("click", ".modal-view", function() {
    $(this).remove();
});