create a tic tac toe game with html css and js

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Tic Tac Toe</title>
    <style>
        body {
            font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            height: 100vh;
            margin: 0;
        }

        #board {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 100px);
            grid-gap: 5px;
        }

        .cell {
            width: 100px;
            height: 100px;
            border: 2px solid #333;
            font-size: 2em;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .cell:hover {
            background-color: #eee;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>

<div id="board"></div>

<script>
    const board = document.getElementById('board');
    let currentPlayer = 'X';
    let gameBoard = ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''];
    let gameActive = true;

    function checkWinner() {
        const winPatterns = [
            [0, 1, 2], [3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8], // rows
            [0, 3, 6], [1, 4, 7], [2, 5, 8], // columns
            [0, 4, 8], [2, 4, 6]             // diagonals
        ];

        for (let pattern of winPatterns) {
            const [a, b, c] = pattern;
            if (gameBoard[a] !== '' && gameBoard[a] === gameBoard[b] && gameBoard[a] === gameBoard[c]) {
                return gameBoard[a];
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    function handleCellClick(index) {
        if (!gameBoard[index] && gameActive) {
            gameBoard[index] = currentPlayer;
            updateBoard();
            const winner = checkWinner();
            if (winner) {
                alert(`${winner} wins!`);
                gameActive = false;
            } else if (!gameBoard.includes('')) {
                alert('It\'s a draw!');
                gameActive = false;
            } else {
                currentPlayer = currentPlayer === 'X' ? 'O' : 'X';
            }
        }
    }

    function updateBoard() {
        board.innerHTML = '';
        for (let i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
            const cell = document.createElement('div');
            cell.classList.add('cell');
            cell.textContent = gameBoard[i];
            cell.addEventListener('click', () => handleCellClick(i));
            board.appendChild(cell);
        }
    }

    updateBoard();
</script>

</body>
</html>

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Ajink Gupta
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