Carousel
A carousel with motion and swipe built using Embla.
"use client"
import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card"
import {
Carousel,
CarouselContent,
CarouselItem,
CarouselNext,
CarouselPrevious,
} from "@/components/ui/carousel"
export default function CarouselDemo() {
return (
<Carousel className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[12rem] sm:max-w-xs">
<CarouselContent>
{Array.from({ length: 5 }).map((_, index) => (
<CarouselItem key={index}>
<div className="p-1">
<Card>
<CardContent className="flex h-36 items-center justify-center p-6">
<span className="text-4xl font-semibold">{index + 1}</span>
</CardContent>
</Card>
</div>
</CarouselItem>
))}
</CarouselContent>
<CarouselPrevious />
<CarouselNext />
</Carousel>
)
}About
The carousel component is built using the Embla Carousel library.
Installation
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @kickresume/carouselUsage
import { Carousel, CarouselContent, CarouselItem, CarouselPrevious, CarouselNext } from "@/components/ui/carousel"<Carousel className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[12rem] sm:max-w-xs">
<CarouselContent>
{Array.from({ length: 5 }).map((_, index) => (
<CarouselItem key={index}>
<div className="p-1">
<Card>
<CardContent className="flex h-36 items-center justify-center p-6">
<span className="text-4xl font-semibold">{index + 1}</span>
</CardContent>
</Card>
</div>
</CarouselItem>
))}
</CarouselContent>
<CarouselPrevious />
<CarouselNext />
</Carousel>Composition
Use the following composition to build a Carousel:
Carousel
├── CarouselContent
│ ├── CarouselItem
│ └── CarouselItem
├── CarouselPrevious
└── CarouselNextExamples
Sizes
To set the size of the items, you can use the basis utility class on the <CarouselItem />.
"use client"
import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card"
import {
Carousel,
CarouselContent,
CarouselItem,
CarouselNext,
CarouselPrevious,
} from "@/components/ui/carousel"
export default function CarouselSize() {
return (
<Carousel
opts={{
align: "start",
}}
className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[12rem] sm:max-w-xs md:max-w-sm"
>
<CarouselContent>
{Array.from({ length: 5 }).map((_, index) => (
<CarouselItem key={index} className="basis-1/2 lg:basis-1/3">
<div className="p-1">
<Card>
<CardContent className="flex h-28 items-center justify-center p-6">
<span className="text-3xl font-semibold">{index + 1}</span>
</CardContent>
</Card>
</div>
</CarouselItem>
))}
</CarouselContent>
<CarouselPrevious />
<CarouselNext />
</Carousel>
)
}// 33% of the carousel width.
<Carousel>
<CarouselContent>
<CarouselItem className="basis-1/3">...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem className="basis-1/3">...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem className="basis-1/3">...</CarouselItem>
</CarouselContent>
</Carousel>// 50% on small screens and 33% on larger screens.
<Carousel>
<CarouselContent>
<CarouselItem className="md:basis-1/2 lg:basis-1/3">...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem className="md:basis-1/2 lg:basis-1/3">...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem className="md:basis-1/2 lg:basis-1/3">...</CarouselItem>
</CarouselContent>
</Carousel>Spacing
To set the spacing between the items, we use a pl-[VALUE] utility on the <CarouselItem /> and a negative -ml-[VALUE] on the <CarouselContent />.
"use client"
import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card"
import {
Carousel,
CarouselContent,
CarouselItem,
CarouselNext,
CarouselPrevious,
} from "@/components/ui/carousel"
export default function CarouselSpacing() {
return (
<Carousel className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[12rem] sm:max-w-xs md:max-w-sm">
<CarouselContent className="-ml-1">
{Array.from({ length: 5 }).map((_, index) => (
<CarouselItem key={index} className="basis-1/2 pl-1 lg:basis-1/3">
<div className="p-1">
<Card>
<CardContent className="flex h-28 items-center justify-center p-6">
<span className="text-2xl font-semibold">{index + 1}</span>
</CardContent>
</Card>
</div>
</CarouselItem>
))}
</CarouselContent>
<CarouselPrevious />
<CarouselNext />
</Carousel>
)
}<Carousel>
<CarouselContent className="-ml-4">
<CarouselItem className="pl-4">...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem className="pl-4">...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem className="pl-4">...</CarouselItem>
</CarouselContent>
</Carousel><Carousel>
<CarouselContent className="-ml-2 md:-ml-4">
<CarouselItem className="pl-2 md:pl-4">...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem className="pl-2 md:pl-4">...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem className="pl-2 md:pl-4">...</CarouselItem>
</CarouselContent>
</Carousel>Orientation
Use the orientation prop to set the orientation of the carousel.
"use client"
import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card"
import {
Carousel,
CarouselContent,
CarouselItem,
CarouselNext,
CarouselPrevious,
} from "@/components/ui/carousel"
export default function CarouselOrientation() {
return (
<Carousel
opts={{
align: "start",
}}
orientation="vertical"
className="mx-auto w-full max-w-xs"
>
<CarouselContent className="-mt-1 h-[180px]">
{Array.from({ length: 5 }).map((_, index) => (
<CarouselItem key={index} className="basis-1/2 pt-1">
<div className="p-1">
<Card>
<CardContent className="flex items-center justify-center p-6">
<span className="text-3xl font-semibold">{index + 1}</span>
</CardContent>
</Card>
</div>
</CarouselItem>
))}
</CarouselContent>
<CarouselPrevious />
<CarouselNext />
</Carousel>
)
}<Carousel orientation="vertical | horizontal">
<CarouselContent>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
</CarouselContent>
</Carousel>Options
You can pass options to the carousel using the opts prop. See the Embla Carousel docs for more information.
<Carousel
opts={{
align: "start",
loop: true,
}}
>
<CarouselContent>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
</CarouselContent>
</Carousel>API
Use a state and the setApi prop to get an instance of the carousel API.
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card"
import {
Carousel,
CarouselContent,
CarouselItem,
CarouselNext,
CarouselPrevious,
type CarouselApi,
} from "@/components/ui/carousel"
export default function CarouselApi() {
const [api, setApi] = React.useState<CarouselApi>()
const subscribe = React.useCallback(
(onStoreChange: () => void) => {
if (!api) return () => undefined
api.on("reInit", onStoreChange)
api.on("select", onStoreChange)
return () => {
api.off("reInit", onStoreChange)
api.off("select", onStoreChange)
}
},
[api]
)
const state = React.useSyncExternalStore(
subscribe,
() =>
`${api?.selectedScrollSnap() ?? -1}:${api?.scrollSnapList().length ?? 0}`,
() => "-1:0"
)
const [selectedIndex, count] = state.split(":").map(Number)
const current = selectedIndex + 1
return (
<div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-[12rem] sm:max-w-xs">
<Carousel setApi={setApi} className="w-full">
<CarouselContent>
{Array.from({ length: 5 }).map((_, index) => (
<CarouselItem key={index}>
<div className="p-1">
<Card>
<CardContent className="flex h-28 items-center justify-center p-6">
<span className="text-3xl font-semibold">{index + 1}</span>
</CardContent>
</Card>
</div>
</CarouselItem>
))}
</CarouselContent>
<CarouselPrevious />
<CarouselNext />
</Carousel>
<div className="py-2 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Slide {current} of {count}
</div>
</div>
)
}import { type CarouselApi } from "@/components/ui/carousel"
export function Example() {
const [api, setApi] = React.useState<CarouselApi>()
const [current, setCurrent] = React.useState(0)
const [count, setCount] = React.useState(0)
React.useEffect(() => {
if (!api) {
return
}
setCount(api.scrollSnapList().length)
setCurrent(api.selectedScrollSnap() + 1)
api.on("select", () => {
setCurrent(api.selectedScrollSnap() + 1)
})
}, [api])
return (
<Carousel setApi={setApi}>
<CarouselContent>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
</CarouselContent>
</Carousel>
)
}Events
You can listen to events using the api instance from setApi.
import { type CarouselApi } from "@/components/ui/carousel"
export function Example() {
const [api, setApi] = React.useState<CarouselApi>()
React.useEffect(() => {
if (!api) {
return
}
api.on("select", () => {
// Do something on select.
})
}, [api])
return (
<Carousel setApi={setApi}>
<CarouselContent>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
<CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
</CarouselContent>
</Carousel>
)
}See the Embla Carousel docs for more information on using events.
Plugins
You can use the plugins prop to add plugins to the carousel.
import Autoplay from "embla-carousel-autoplay"
export function Example() {
return (
<Carousel
plugins={[
Autoplay({
delay: 2000,
}),
]}
>
// ...
</Carousel>
)
}API Reference
See the Embla Carousel docs for more information on props and plugins.