Dynamic Calendar in HTML, CSS & JavaScript – Interactive Date Picker UI

📖 Overview

The Dynamic Calendar is a fully functional monthly calendar built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It dynamically displays the current month and year, highlights today’s date, and allows users to navigate between months using simple controls. This lightweight solution is ideal for applications that require date display or scheduling interfaces without relying on external libraries.

🎯 Use Cases

• Event schedulers or task planners

• Embedded dashboards or admin panels

• Interactive date selectors for forms

• Calendar widgets in portfolios or CMS templates

⚙️ How to Use

The JavaScript script calculates the days of the current month using the Date object, populates the grid with appropriate day values, and adjusts for the correct weekday start. The CSS styles create a clean, responsive calendar layout, while previous/next buttons let users navigate seamlessly between months.

💡 Features

• Displays current month, year, and highlighted current day

• Navigation buttons for previous/next months

• Fully responsive and clean design

• Built with vanilla JavaScript—no dependencies

• Easy to extend with events, date selection, or tooltips

🎨 Design Philosophy

This project is designed to provide a functional calendar interface with minimal code and maximum flexibility. The layout is clean, accessible, and easily integrated into other UI systems or web components.

🧩 Compatibility

• ✅ Fully supported in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge

• ✅ Mobile-friendly and responsive layout

• ✅ No external libraries or frameworks required

• ✅ Easily styled with any CSS framework