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');