Half carousel
In this lesson, we'll use the component we saw in the previous tutorial, the carousel. We will modify it a bit to fit our Split screen.
Step 1 - add carousel
Copy the basic example from the carousel documentation and insert it into the second column of the grid in our Split screen.
<!-- Section: Split screen -->
<section class="">
<!-- Grid -->
<div class="grid h-screen grid-cols-2">
<!-- First column -->
<div class=""></div>
<!-- First column -->
<!-- Second column -->
<div class="">
<!-- Carousel -->
<div
id="carouselExampleCaptions"
class="relative"
data-twe-carousel-init
data-twe-ride="carousel">
<!--Carousel indicators-->
<div
class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-[2] mx-[15%] mb-4 flex list-none justify-center p-0"
data-twe-carousel-indicators>
<button
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide-to="0"
data-twe-carousel-active
class="mx-[3px] box-content h-[3px] w-[30px] flex-initial cursor-pointer border-0 border-y-[10px] border-solid border-transparent bg-white bg-clip-padding p-0 -indent-[999px] opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-[600ms] ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] motion-reduce:transition-none"
aria-current="true"
aria-label="Slide 1"></button>
<button
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide-to="1"
class="mx-[3px] box-content h-[3px] w-[30px] flex-initial cursor-pointer border-0 border-y-[10px] border-solid border-transparent bg-white bg-clip-padding p-0 -indent-[999px] opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-[600ms] ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] motion-reduce:transition-none"
aria-label="Slide 2"></button>
<button
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide-to="2"
class="mx-[3px] box-content h-[3px] w-[30px] flex-initial cursor-pointer border-0 border-y-[10px] border-solid border-transparent bg-white bg-clip-padding p-0 -indent-[999px] opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-[600ms] ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] motion-reduce:transition-none"
aria-label="Slide 3"></button>
</div>
<!--Carousel items-->
<div
class="relative w-full overflow-hidden after:clear-both after:block after:content-['']">
<!--First item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-active
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<img
src="https://tecdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(15).jpg"
class="block w-full"
alt="..." />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="text-xl">First slide label</h5>
<p>
Some representative placeholder content for the first slide.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<!--Second item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] hidden w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<img
src="https://tecdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(22).jpg"
class="block w-full"
alt="..." />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="text-xl">Second slide label</h5>
<p>
Some representative placeholder content for the second
slide.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<!--Third item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] hidden w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<img
src="https://tecdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(23).jpg"
class="block w-full"
alt="..." />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="text-xl">Third slide label</h5>
<p>
Some representative placeholder content for the third slide.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!--Carousel controls - prev item-->
<button
class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 top-0 z-[1] flex w-[15%] items-center justify-center border-0 bg-none p-0 text-center text-white opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-150 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] hover:text-white hover:no-underline hover:opacity-90 hover:outline-none focus:text-white focus:no-underline focus:opacity-90 focus:outline-none motion-reduce:transition-none"
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide="prev">
<span class="inline-block h-8 w-8">
<svg
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
fill="none"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
stroke-width="1.5"
stroke="currentColor"
class="h-6 w-6">
<path
stroke-linecap="round"
stroke-linejoin="round"
d="M15.75 19.5L8.25 12l7.5-7.5" />
</svg>
</span>
<span
class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
>Previous</span
>
</button>
<!--Carousel controls - next item-->
<button
class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 top-0 z-[1] flex w-[15%] items-center justify-center border-0 bg-none p-0 text-center text-white opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-150 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] hover:text-white hover:no-underline hover:opacity-90 hover:outline-none focus:text-white focus:no-underline focus:opacity-90 focus:outline-none motion-reduce:transition-none"
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide="next">
<span class="inline-block h-8 w-8">
<svg
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
fill="none"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
stroke-width="1.5"
stroke="currentColor"
class="h-6 w-6">
<path
stroke-linecap="round"
stroke-linejoin="round"
d="M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5" />
</svg>
</span>
<span
class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
>Next</span
>
</button>
</div>
<!-- Carousel -->
</div>
<!-- Second column -->
</div>
<!-- Grid -->
</section>
<!-- Section: Split screen -->
Carousel will appear on the screen, but as you remember from the previous tutorial, we need to initialize it to make it work properly.
So let's initialize the carousel component in our project. Go back to the carousel documentation, click "JavaScript" tab and copy JavaScript code
Then go to src/js/index.js file in your project and replace the
code you will find there with the one you just copied.
// Initialization for ES Users
import {
Carousel,
initTWE,
} from "tw-elements";
initTWE({ Carousel });
After saving the file you should see a working carousel. After clicking on the arrows, the slides should change, which means that both the Tailwind Elements styles and the necessary JavaScript work correctly.
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Step 2 - change the images, captions and alt descriptions
Change carousel images, alt descriptions and captions, customizing the entire carousel the way you want.
Note: If you are looking for beautiful, free photos, I recommend one of the following websites. They have very friendly licenses that allow you to use their resources for free in both non-commercial and commercial projects. Importantly, they do not require attribution (i.e. marking who is the author and where the photos come from).
This is how the code of my carousel looks like in the end:
<!-- Carousel -->
<div
id="carouselExampleCaptions"
class="relative"
data-twe-carousel-init
data-twe-ride="carousel">
<!--Carousel indicators-->
<div
class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-[2] mx-[15%] mb-4 flex list-none justify-center p-0"
data-twe-carousel-indicators>
<button
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide-to="0"
data-twe-carousel-active
class="mx-[3px] box-content h-[3px] w-[30px] flex-initial cursor-pointer border-0 border-y-[10px] border-solid border-transparent bg-white bg-clip-padding p-0 -indent-[999px] opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-[600ms] ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] motion-reduce:transition-none"
aria-current="true"
aria-label="Slide 1"></button>
<button
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide-to="1"
class="mx-[3px] box-content h-[3px] w-[30px] flex-initial cursor-pointer border-0 border-y-[10px] border-solid border-transparent bg-white bg-clip-padding p-0 -indent-[999px] opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-[600ms] ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] motion-reduce:transition-none"
aria-label="Slide 2"></button>
<button
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide-to="2"
class="mx-[3px] box-content h-[3px] w-[30px] flex-initial cursor-pointer border-0 border-y-[10px] border-solid border-transparent bg-white bg-clip-padding p-0 -indent-[999px] opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-[600ms] ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] motion-reduce:transition-none"
aria-label="Slide 3"></button>
</div>
<!--Carousel items-->
<div
class="relative w-full overflow-hidden after:clear-both after:block after:content-['']">
<!--First item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-active
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<img
src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/textures/full/243.jpg"
class="block w-full "
alt="15 years of experience in the IT industry" />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="mb-3 text-xl">
15 years of experience in the IT industry
</h5>
<p class="mb-3">
I am in love with technology and have spent half my life
developing it
</p>
</div>
</div>
<!--Second item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] hidden w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<img
src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/textures/full/102.jpg"
class="block w-full "
alt="243 completed projects" />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="mb-3 text-xl">243 completed projects</h5>
<p class="mb-3">
I love challenges and treat each project as my own
</p>
</div>
</div>
<!--Third item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] hidden w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<img
src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/textures/full/107.jpg"
class="block w-full "
alt="53 satisfied customers" />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="mb-3 text-xl">53 satisfied customers</h5>
<p class="mb-3">
There is no better reward for me than a happy customer
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!--Carousel controls - prev item-->
<button
class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 top-0 z-[1] flex w-[15%] items-center justify-center border-0 bg-none p-0 text-center text-white opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-150 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] hover:text-white hover:no-underline hover:opacity-90 hover:outline-none focus:text-white focus:no-underline focus:opacity-90 focus:outline-none motion-reduce:transition-none"
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide="prev">
<span class="inline-block h-8 w-8">
<svg
xmlns="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/textures/full/107.jpg"
fill="none"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
stroke-width="1.5"
stroke="currentColor"
class="h-6 w-6">
<path
stroke-linecap="round"
stroke-linejoin="round"
d="M15.75 19.5L8.25 12l7.5-7.5" />
</svg>
</span>
<span
class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
>Previous</span
>
</button>
<!--Carousel controls - next item-->
<button
class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 top-0 z-[1] flex w-[15%] items-center justify-center border-0 bg-none p-0 text-center text-white opacity-50 transition-opacity duration-150 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1.0)] hover:text-white hover:no-underline hover:opacity-90 hover:outline-none focus:text-white focus:no-underline focus:opacity-90 focus:outline-none motion-reduce:transition-none"
type="button"
data-twe-target="#carouselExampleCaptions"
data-twe-slide="next">
<span class="inline-block h-8 w-8">
<svg
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
fill="none"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
stroke-width="1.5"
stroke="currentColor"
class="h-6 w-6">
<path
stroke-linecap="round"
stroke-linejoin="round"
d="M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5" />
</svg>
</span>
<span
class="!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]"
>Next</span
>
</button>
</div>
<!-- Carousel -->
And this is how it looks in the browser:
As you can see, we have a few problems here: the images are not even and do not fill the entire available height of the screen. Let's fix it.
Step 3 - set the height of the images
Again we will use .h-screen class to set the height of the
image to the full available space on the screen. We need to add this class
to each of the images in the carousel.
<img
src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/textures/full/243.jpg"
class="block h-screen w-full"
alt="15 years of experience in the IT industry" />
So let's add .h-screen to every image inside of the Carousel
items section:
<!--Carousel items-->
<div
class="relative w-full overflow-hidden after:clear-both after:block after:content-['']">
<!--First item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-active
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<!-- Here add .h-screen class -->
<img
src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/textures/full/243.jpg"
class="block h-screen w-full"
alt="15 years of experience in the IT industry" />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="mb-3 text-xl">
15 years of experience in the IT industry
</h5>
<p class="mb-3">
I am in love with technology and have spent half my life developing
it
</p>
</div>
</div>
<!--Second item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] hidden w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<!-- Here add .h-screen class -->
<img
src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/textures/full/102.jpg"
class="block h-screen w-full"
alt="243 completed projects" />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="mb-3 text-xl">243 completed projects</h5>
<p class="mb-3">I love challenges and treat each project as my own</p>
</div>
</div>
<!--Third item-->
<div
class="relative float-left -mr-[100%] hidden w-full transition-transform duration-[600ms] ease-in-out motion-reduce:transition-none"
data-twe-carousel-item
style="backface-visibility: hidden">
<!-- Here add .h-screen class -->
<img
src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/new/textures/full/107.jpg"
class="block h-screen w-full"
alt="53 satisfied customers" />
<div
class="absolute inset-x-[15%] bottom-5 hidden py-5 text-center text-white md:block">
<h5 class="mb-3 text-xl">53 satisfied customers</h5>
<p class="mb-3">
There is no better reward for me than a happy customer
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Now the images actually fill the available height, but unfortunately this distorts them. We'll fix that in the next lesson.
About author
Michal Szymanski
Co Founder at TW Elements and MDBootstrap / Listed in Forbes „30 under 30" / Open-source enthusiast / Dancer, nerd & book lover.
Author of hundreds of articles on programming, business, marketing and productivity. In the past, an educator working with troubled youth in orphanages and correctional facilities.