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title: Carousel summary: A carousel is used to display multiple pieces of visual content without taking up too much space. Carousels eliminate the need to scroll down the page to see all content and are a popular method of displaying marketing information. bootstrapLink: components/carousel/

description: Display visual content with carousels.

Default markup

Use a carousel to make your website design more visually appealing for users. In the default carousel design, respective elements slide automatically and users can go to the next slide by clicking an arrow.

{% capture html -%}

class="carousel-control-prev"
data-bs-target="#carousel-sample"
role="button"
data-bs-slide="prev"
<span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="visually-hidden">Previous</span>

<a
class="carousel-control-next"
data-bs-target="#carousel-sample"
role="button"
data-bs-slide="next"

<span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="visually-hidden">Next</span>

{%- endcapture %} {% include "docs/example.html" html=html %}

Dots indicators

You can replace the standard indicators with dots. Just add the carousel-indicators-dot class to your carousel:

{% capture html -%}

{%- endcapture %} {% include "docs/example.html" html=html %}

Thumb indicators

The syntax is similar for thumbnails. Add class carousel-indicators-thumb and add background-image to element [data-bs-target]. Default thumbnails have an aspect ratio of 1:1. To change this use ratio utils.

{% capture html -%}

{%- endcapture %} {% include "docs/example.html" html=html %}

Vertical indicators

To make the indicators go to the right side, add the carousel-indicators-vertical class. You can combine it with other classes that are responsible for dots or thumbnails.

{% capture html -%} <div id="carousel-indicators-dot-vertical" class="carousel slide carousel-fade" data-bs-ride="carousel"

<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-dot-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="0"
  class="active"
></button>
<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-dot-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="1"
></button>
<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-dot-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="2"
></button>
<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-dot-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="3"
></button>
<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-dot-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="4"
></button>

<div class="carousel-item active">
  <img class="d-block w-100" alt="" src="/static/photos/man-looking-out-to-sea.jpg" />
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
  <img class="d-block w-100" alt="" src="/static/photos/making-magic-with-fairy-lights.jpg" />
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
  <img
    class="d-block w-100"
    alt=""
    src="/static/photos/finances-us-dollars-and-bitcoins-currency-money-5.jpg"
  />
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
  <img
    class="d-block w-100"
    alt=""
    src="/static/photos/cup-of-coffee-on-table-in-cafe-2.jpg"
  />
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
  <img
    class="d-block w-100"
    alt=""
    src="/static/photos/young-woman-sitting-on-the-sofa-and-working-on-her-laptop-2.jpg"
  />
</div>

{%- endcapture %} {% include "docs/example.html" html=html %}

An example of adding thumbnails on the right side:

{% capture html -%} <div id="carousel-indicators-thumb-vertical" class="carousel slide carousel-fade" data-bs-ride="carousel"

<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-thumb-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="0"
  class="ratio ratio-4x3 active"
  style="
    background-image: url(/static/photos/finances-us-dollars-and-bitcoins-currency-money.jpg);
  "
></button>
<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-thumb-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="1"
  class="ratio ratio-4x3"
  style="background-image: url(/static/photos/businesswoman-working-at-her-laptop.jpg)"
></button>
<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-thumb-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="2"
  class="ratio ratio-4x3"
  style="background-image: url(/static/photos/color-palette-guide-sample-colors-catalog-.jpg)"
></button>
<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-thumb-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="3"
  class="ratio ratio-4x3"
  style="
    background-image: url(/static/photos/blue-sofa-with-pillows-in-a-designer-living-room-interior.jpg);
  "
></button>
<button
  type="button"
  data-bs-target="#carousel-indicators-thumb-vertical"
  data-bs-slide-to="4"
  class="ratio ratio-4x3"
  style="
    background-image: url(/static/photos/beautiful-blonde-woman-on-a-wooden-pier-by-the-lake.jpg);
  "
></button>

<div class="carousel-item active">
  <img
    class="d-block w-100"
    alt=""
    src="/static/photos/finances-us-dollars-and-bitcoins-currency-money.jpg"
  />
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
  <img
    class="d-block w-100"
    alt=""
    src="/static/photos/businesswoman-working-at-her-laptop.jpg"
  />
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
  <img
    class="d-block w-100"
    alt=""
    src="/static/photos/color-palette-guide-sample-colors-catalog-.jpg"
  />
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
  <img
    class="d-block w-100"
    alt=""
    src="/static/photos/blue-sofa-with-pillows-in-a-designer-living-room-interior.jpg"
  />
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
  <img
    class="d-block w-100"
    alt=""
    src="/static/photos/beautiful-blonde-woman-on-a-wooden-pier-by-the-lake.jpg"
  />
</div>

{%- endcapture %} {% include "docs/example.html" html=html %}

Carousel with captions

Add captions to your slides easily with the .carousel-caption element within any .carousel-item. To make the text more readable on the image you can add carousel-caption-background which will add a black overlay over the image. Below the md responsive breakpoint, the captions on the following example will be hidden as they have the d-none class applied to them.

{% capture html -%}

class="carousel-control-prev"
data-bs-target="#carousel-captions"
role="button"
data-bs-slide="prev"
<span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="visually-hidden">Previous</span>

<a
class="carousel-control-next"
data-bs-target="#carousel-captions"
role="button"
data-bs-slide="next"

<span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="visually-hidden">Next</span>

{%- endcapture %} {% include "docs/example.html" html=html %}