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Tailwind CSS Carousel

The Carousel Component provides a smooth and interactive way to cycle through content, whether it be images or text, mimicking the captivating motion of a traditional carousel.

Requires JS

Note that this component requires the use of our Carousel plugin, else you can skip this message if you are already using Preline UI as a package.

Basic usage

Cycle through images or content slides with a basic carousel.

Pagination

Add pagination dots so users can see the current slide and jump between slides.

Autoplay

Use "isAutoPlay": true to advance slides automatically on an interval.

Infinite loop

Use "isInfiniteLoop": true to keep the carousel looping from the last slide back to the first.

RTL

Use "isRTL": true for right-to-left slide movement and controls.

Multiple slides

Show multiple slides in view at the same time.

Centered

Use "isCentered": true to keep the active slide centered in the viewport.

Draggable

Use "isDraggable": true to drag slides with the pointer. This does not work when isSnap is enabled.

Created with Preline MCP New

Combine centered slides, draggable interaction, infinite looping, and custom pagination to showcase multiple UI screens.

Auto height

Use "isAutoHeight": true to recalculate the carousel height for each slide.

Snap scrolling

Use "isSnap": true with snap-x snap-mandatory on hs-carousel and snap-center on each hs-carousel-slide to snap slides into place.

Slide counter

Add hs-carousel-info with hs-carousel-info-current and hs-carousel-info-total to display the current slide and total count.

Thumbnails (horizontal)

Use horizontal thumbnails below the carousel as alternate slide controls.

Thumbnails (vertical)

Use a vertical thumbnail rail when the layout has room for side-by-side navigation.

Destroy and reinitialize

Use the destroy method to remove a carousel instance and initialize it again when needed.

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