Episode 25 of 28
Carousels
Learn how to create image slideshows with the Bootstrap Carousel component.
The Bootstrap carousel is a slideshow component for cycling through images, text, or any content.
Basic Carousel
<div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel">
<!-- Indicators (dots) -->
<ol class="carousel-indicators">
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
<li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
</ol>
<!-- Slides -->
<div class="carousel-inner">
<div class="item active">
<img src="slide1.jpg" alt="Slide 1">
</div>
<div class="item">
<img src="slide2.jpg" alt="Slide 2">
</div>
<div class="item">
<img src="slide3.jpg" alt="Slide 3">
</div>
</div>
<!-- Controls (arrows) -->
<a class="left carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="prev">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left"></span>
</a>
<a class="right carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="next">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span>
</a>
</div>
Carousel with Captions
<div class="item active">
<img src="slide1.jpg" alt="Slide 1">
<div class="carousel-caption">
<h3>Welcome</h3>
<p>This is the first slide.</p>
</div>
</div>
Carousel Options
<!-- Change interval (milliseconds) -->
<div class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel" data-interval="3000">
<!-- Disable auto-play -->
<div class="carousel slide" data-interval="false">
<!-- Pause on hover (default behaviour) -->
<div class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel" data-pause="hover">
JavaScript Control
$('#myCarousel').carousel({ interval: 2000 });
$('#myCarousel').carousel('next');
$('#myCarousel').carousel('prev');
$('#myCarousel').carousel('pause');
$('#myCarousel').carousel('cycle');