diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index add7c08..aadff37 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import { Miscellaneous } from "./engine/config";
 export const App = () => {
   return (
     <div className="main">
+      <div id="modal" className="modal">
+        <div className="modal-content">
+          <span className="close">&times;</span>
+          <p>Some text in the Modal..</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div className="header">
         <div className="nav">
           <h1>the abstraction engine</h1>
diff --git a/src/css/modal.css b/src/css/modal.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd6f2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/css/modal.css
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* The Modal (background) */
+.modal {
+  display: none; /* Hidden by default */
+  position: fixed; /* Stay in place */
+  z-index: 1; /* Sit on top */
+  left: 0;
+  top: 0;
+  width: 100%; /* Full width */
+  height: 100%; /* Full height */
+  justify-content: center; /* Center horizontally */
+  align-items: center; /* Center vertically */
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); /* Black w/ opacity */
+  overflow: auto; /* Enable scroll if needed */
+  animation: fadeIn 0.25s; /* Fade in the background */
+}
+
+/* Modal Content */
+.modal-content {
+  display: flex;
+  background-color: #282828; /* Gruvbox background */
+  color: #ebdbb2; /* Gruvbox foreground */
+  margin: auto;
+  padding: 20px;
+  border: 1px solid #928374; /* Gruvbox grey */
+  width: 40%; /* Adjust as needed */
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  animation: scaleUp 0.25s; /* Scale animation */
+  border-radius: 8px; /* Rounded corners */
+  justify-content: center; /* Center horizontally */
+}
+
+/* Animations */
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeOut {
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes scaleUp {
+  from {
+    transform: scale(0.5);
+  }
+  to {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes scaleDown {
+  from {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  to {
+    transform: scale(0.5);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/css/style.css b/src/css/style.css
index 8f72fce..2ff3cb2 100644
--- a/src/css/style.css
+++ b/src/css/style.css
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @import url("./theme.css");
 @import url("./tf.css");
+@import url("./modal.css");
 
 @font-face {
   font-family: "scientifica";
diff --git a/src/engine/TheAbstractionEngine.ts b/src/engine/TheAbstractionEngine.ts
index 78d4f88..15ef011 100644
--- a/src/engine/TheAbstractionEngine.ts
+++ b/src/engine/TheAbstractionEngine.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ export class TheAbstractionEngine {
     const player = new Player();
     this.game.addEntity(player);
 
-    const box = new FunctionBox({ x: 3, y: 1 });
+    const box = new FunctionBox({ x: 3, y: 1 }, "λ x . (x)");
     this.game.addEntity(box);
-    const box2 = new FunctionBox({ x: 4, y: 1 });
+    const box2 = new FunctionBox({ x: 4, y: 1 }, "λ x . (x)");
     this.game.addEntity(box2);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/config/constants.ts b/src/engine/config/constants.ts
index 5dcd60c..288513a 100644
--- a/src/engine/config/constants.ts
+++ b/src/engine/config/constants.ts
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@ export namespace Miscellaneous {
 
   export const GRID_CELL_WIDTH = Math.floor(WIDTH / GRID_COLUMNS);
   export const GRID_CELL_HEIGHT = Math.floor(HEIGHT / GRID_ROWS);
+
+  export const MODAL_ID = "modal";
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/entities/FunctionBox.ts b/src/engine/entities/FunctionBox.ts
index 393514e..57eeedb 100644
--- a/src/engine/entities/FunctionBox.ts
+++ b/src/engine/entities/FunctionBox.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   Sprite,
 } from "../components";
 import { Coord2D } from "../interfaces";
+import { openModal, closeModal } from "../utils";
 
 export class FunctionBox extends Entity {
   private static spriteSpec: SpriteSpec = SPRITE_SPECS.get(
@@ -52,15 +53,23 @@ export class FunctionBox extends Entity {
 
     this.hooks.set(ComponentNames.Highlight, {
       add: () => {
-        this.addComponent(new Interactable(() => this.viewInsides()));
+        let modalOpen = false;
+        const interaction = () => {
+          if (modalOpen) {
+            modalOpen = false;
+            closeModal();
+            return;
+          }
+          modalOpen = true;
+          openModal(this.code);
+        };
+
+        this.addComponent(new Interactable(interaction));
       },
       remove: () => {
+        closeModal();
         this.removeComponent(ComponentNames.Interactable);
       },
     });
   }
-
-  public viewInsides() {
-    console.log("I am a function box!");
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/systems/Input.ts b/src/engine/systems/Input.ts
index df4d651..3da018d 100644
--- a/src/engine/systems/Input.ts
+++ b/src/engine/systems/Input.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export class Input extends System {
     }
 
     interactable.interact();
+    KeyConstants.ActionKeys.get(Action.INTERACT)!.forEach((key) =>
+      this.keyReleased(key),
+    );
   }
 
   public handleMovement(entity: Entity) {
diff --git a/src/engine/utils/index.ts b/src/engine/utils/index.ts
index 439e664..78b600e 100644
--- a/src/engine/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/engine/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from "./clamp";
 export * from "./dotProduct";
 export * from "./rotateVector";
+export * from "./modal";
diff --git a/src/engine/utils/modal.ts b/src/engine/utils/modal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7b36b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/engine/utils/modal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { Miscellaneous } from "../config";
+
+let modalOpen = false;
+
+export const openModal = (content: string, id = Miscellaneous.MODAL_ID) => {
+  const modal = document.getElementById(id);
+  if (modal && !modalOpen) {
+    modal.style.display = "flex";
+    modal.style.animation = "fadeIn 0.25s";
+
+    modal.innerHTML = `<div class="modal-content">${content}</div>`;
+    const modalContent = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".modal-content");
+    if (modalContent) {
+      modalContent.style.animation = "scaleUp 0.25s";
+    }
+
+    modalOpen = true;
+  }
+};
+
+export const closeModal = (id = Miscellaneous.MODAL_ID) => {
+  const modal = document.getElementById(id);
+  if (modal && modalOpen) {
+    modal.style.animation = "fadeOut 0.25s";
+
+    const modalContent = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".modal-content");
+    if (modalContent) {
+      modalContent.style.animation = "scaleDown 0.25s";
+    }
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      modal.innerHTML = "";
+      modal.style.display = "none";
+
+      modalOpen = false;
+    }, 250);
+  }
+};