Tailwind CSS Carousel - React

Use our Tailwind CSS carousel for your website for sliding through multiple elements or images.

See below our simple Carousel example that you can use in your Tailwind CSS and React project.

import { Carousel } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function CarouselDefault() {
  return (
    <Carousel className="rounded-xl">
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1497436072909-60f360e1d4b1?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2560&q=80"
        alt="image 1"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1493246507139-91e8fad9978e?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2940&q=80"
        alt="image 2"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518623489648-a173ef7824f3?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2762&q=80"
        alt="image 3"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
    </Carousel>
  );
}

Carousel With Content

Use the example below for a complex carousel example with more content.

The Beauty of Nature

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.

The Beauty of Nature

import { Carousel, Typography, Button } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function CarouselWithContent() {
  return (
    <Carousel className="rounded-xl">
      <div className="relative h-full w-full">
        <img
          src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1497436072909-60f360e1d4b1?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2560&q=80"
          alt="image 1"
          className="h-full w-full object-cover"
        />
        <div className="absolute inset-0 grid h-full w-full place-items-center bg-black/75">
          <div className="w-3/4 text-center md:w-2/4">
            <Typography
              variant="h1"
              color="white"
              className="mb-4 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl"
            >
              The Beauty of Nature
            </Typography>
            <Typography
              variant="lead"
              color="white"
              className="mb-12 opacity-80"
            >
              It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim
              upon men&apos;s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality
              of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes
              and renews a weary spirit.
            </Typography>
            <div className="flex justify-center gap-2">
              <Button size="lg" color="white">
                Explore
              </Button>
              <Button size="lg" color="white" variant="text">
                Gallery
              </Button>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div className="relative h-full w-full">
        <img
          src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1493246507139-91e8fad9978e?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2940&q=80"
          alt="image 2"
          className="h-full w-full object-cover"
        />
        <div className="absolute inset-0 grid h-full w-full items-center bg-black/75">
          <div className="w-3/4 pl-12 md:w-2/4 md:pl-20 lg:pl-32">
            <Typography
              variant="h1"
              color="white"
              className="mb-4 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl"
            >
              The Beauty of Nature
            </Typography>
            <Typography
              variant="lead"
              color="white"
              className="mb-12 opacity-80"
            >
              It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim
              upon men&apos;s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality
              of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes
              and renews a weary spirit.
            </Typography>
            <div className="flex gap-2">
              <Button size="lg" color="white">
                Explore
              </Button>
              <Button size="lg" color="white" variant="text">
                Gallery
              </Button>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div className="relative h-full w-full">
        <img
          src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518623489648-a173ef7824f3?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2762&q=80"
          alt="image 3"
          className="h-full w-full object-cover"
        />
        <div className="absolute inset-0 grid h-full w-full items-end bg-black/75">
          <div className="w-3/4 pl-12 pb-12 md:w-2/4 md:pl-20 md:pb-20 lg:pl-32 lg:pb-32">
            <Typography
              variant="h1"
              color="white"
              className="mb-4 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl"
            >
              The Beauty of Nature
            </Typography>
            <Typography
              variant="lead"
              color="white"
              className="mb-12 opacity-80"
            >
              It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim
              upon men&apos;s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality
              of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes
              and renews a weary spirit.
            </Typography>
            <div className="flex gap-2">
              <Button size="lg" color="white">
                Explore
              </Button>
              <Button size="lg" color="white" variant="text">
                Gallery
              </Button>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </Carousel>
  );
}

Carousel Transition

You can change the carousel transition using the transition prop, you can pass the transition duration as seconds for transition prop.

import { Carousel } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function CarouselTransition() {
  return (
    <Carousel transition={{ duration: 2 }} className="rounded-xl">
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1497436072909-60f360e1d4b1?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2560&q=80"
        alt="image 1"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1493246507139-91e8fad9978e?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2940&q=80"
        alt="image 2"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518623489648-a173ef7824f3?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2762&q=80"
        alt="image 3"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
    </Carousel>
  );
}

Carousel Custom Arrows

You can change the carousel arrows using the prevArrow and nextArrow props.

import { Carousel, IconButton } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function CarouselCustomArrows() {
  return (
    <Carousel
      className="rounded-xl"
      prevArrow={({ handlePrev }) => (
        <IconButton
          variant="text"
          color="white"
          size="lg"
          onClick={handlePrev}
          className="!absolute top-2/4 left-4 -translate-y-2/4"
        >
          <svg
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            fill="none"
            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
            strokeWidth={2}
            stroke="currentColor"
            className="h-6 w-6"
          >
            <path
              strokeLinecap="round"
              strokeLinejoin="round"
              d="M10.5 19.5L3 12m0 0l7.5-7.5M3 12h18"
            />
          </svg>
        </IconButton>
      )}
      nextArrow={({ handleNext }) => (
        <IconButton
          variant="text"
          color="white"
          size="lg"
          onClick={handleNext}
          className="!absolute top-2/4 !right-4 -translate-y-2/4"
        >
          <svg
            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
            fill="none"
            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
            strokeWidth={2}
            stroke="currentColor"
            className="h-6 w-6"
          >
            <path
              strokeLinecap="round"
              strokeLinejoin="round"
              d="M13.5 4.5L21 12m0 0l-7.5 7.5M21 12H3"
            />
          </svg>
        </IconButton>
      )}
    >
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1497436072909-60f360e1d4b1?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2560&q=80"
        alt="image 1"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1493246507139-91e8fad9978e?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2940&q=80"
        alt="image 2"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518623489648-a173ef7824f3?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2762&q=80"
        alt="image 3"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
    </Carousel>
  );
}

You can change the carousel bottom navigation using the navigation prop.

import { Carousel } from "@material-tailwind/react";
 
export function CarouselCustomNavigation() {
  return (
    <Carousel
      className="rounded-xl"
      navigation={({ setActiveIndex, activeIndex, length }) => (
        <div className="absolute bottom-4 left-2/4 z-50 flex -translate-x-2/4 gap-2">
          {new Array(length).fill("").map((_, i) => (
            <span
              key={i}
              className={`block h-1 cursor-pointer rounded-2xl transition-all content-[''] ${
                activeIndex === i ? "w-8 bg-white" : "w-4 bg-white/50"
              }`}
              onClick={() => setActiveIndex(i)}
            />
          ))}
        </div>
      )}
    >
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1497436072909-60f360e1d4b1?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2560&q=80"
        alt="image 1"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1493246507139-91e8fad9978e?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2940&q=80"
        alt="image 2"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518623489648-a173ef7824f3?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2762&q=80"
        alt="image 3"
        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
      />
    </Carousel>
  );
}

Carousel Props

The following props are available for carousel component. These are the custom props that we've added for the carousel component and you can use all the other native props as well.

Attribute	Type	Description	Default
`prevArrow`	Prev Arrow	Change the previous arrow component for carousel	`Arrow`
`nextArrow`	Next Arrow	Change the next arrow component for carousel	`Arrow`
`navigation`	Navigation	Change the navigation component for carousel	`Dots`
`slideRef`	Slide Ref	Add reference for the carousel slide	`undefined`
`autoplay`	`boolean`	Sets the autoplay mode for carousel	`false`
`autoplayDelay`	`number`	Sets the interval duration for autoplay mode in miliseconds	`5000`
`transition`	Framer Motion	Sets the transition for carousel	`transition: { type: "tween", duration: 0.5 }`
`loop`	`boolean`	Sets the looping mode for the carousel	`false`
`className`	`string`	Add custom className for card	`''`
`children`	`node`	Add content for card	No default value it's a required prop.

For TypeScript Only

import type { CarouselProps } from "@material-tailwind/react";

Types - Prev Arrow

type prevArrow = (args: {
  loop: boolean;
  handlePrev: () => void;
  activeIndex: number;
  firstIndex: boolean;
}) => React.ReactNode | void;

Types - Next Arrow

type nextArrow = (args: {
  loop: boolean;
  handleNext: () => void;
  activeIndex: number;
  lastIndex: boolean;
}) => React.ReactNode | void;

type navigation = (args: {
  setActiveIndex: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
  activeIndex: number;
  length: number;
}) => React.ReactNode | void;

Types - Slide Reference

export type slideRef = React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>;

Carousel Theme

Learn how to customize the theme and styles for carousel component, the theme object for carousel component has two main objects:

A. The defaultProps object for setting up the default value for props of carousel component.
B. The styles object for customizing the theme and styles of carousel component.

You can customize the theme and styles of carousel component by adding Tailwind CSS classes as key paired values for objects.

Carousel Theme Object Type

interface CarouselStylesType {
  defaultProps: {
    prevArrow: (args: {
      loop: boolean;
      handlePrev: () => void;
      activeIndex: number;
      firstIndex: boolean;
    }) => React.ReactNode | void;
    nextArrow: (args: {
      loop: boolean;
      handleNext: () => void;
      activeIndex: number;
      lastIndex: boolean;
    }) => React.ReactNode | void;
    navigation: (args: {
      setActiveIndex: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
      activeIndex: number;
      length: number;
    }) => React.ReactNode | void;
    transition: object;
    autoplay: boolean;
    autoplayDelay: number;
    loop: boolean;
    className: string;
  };
  styles: {
    base: {
      carousel: object;
      slide: object;
    };
  };
}

For TypeScript Only

import { CarouselStylesType } from "@material-tailwind/react";

Carousel Theme Customization

const theme = {
  carousel: {
    defaultProps: {
      prevArrow: ({ loop, handlePrev, firstIndex }) => {
        return (
          <button
            onClick={handlePrev}
            disabled={!loop && firstIndex}
            className="!absolute top-2/4 left-4 -translate-y-2/4 rounded-full select-none transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none w-12 max-w-[48px] h-12 max-h-[48px] text-white hover:bg-white/10 active:bg-white/30 grid place-items-center"
          >
            <ChevronLeftIcon strokeWidth={3} className="-ml-1 h-7 w-7" />
          </button>
        );
      },
      nextArrow: ({ loop, handleNext, lastIndex }) => (
        <button
          onClick={handleNext}
          disabled={!loop && lastIndex}
          className="!absolute top-2/4 right-4 -translate-y-2/4 rounded-full select-none transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none w-12 max-w-[48px] h-12 max-h-[48px] text-white hover:bg-white/10 active:bg-white/30 grid place-items-center"
        >
          <ChevronRightIcon strokeWidth={3} className="ml-1 h-7 w-7" />
        </button>
      ),
      navigation: ({ setActiveIndex, activeIndex, length }) => (
        <div className="absolute bottom-4 left-2/4 z-50 flex -translate-x-2/4 gap-2">
          {new Array(length).fill("").map((_, i) => (
            <span
              key={i}
              className={`block h-3 w-3 cursor-pointer rounded-full transition-colors content-[''] ${
                activeIndex === i ? "bg-white" : "bg-white/50"
              }`}
              onClick={() => setActiveIndex(i)}
            />
          ))}
        </div>
      ),
      autoplay: false,
      autoplayDelay: 5000,
      transition: {
        type: "tween",
        duration: 0.5,
      },
      loop: false,
      className: "",
    },
    styles: {
      base: {
        carousel: {
          position: "relative",
          width: "w-full",
          height: "h-full",
          overflowX: "overflow-x-hidden",
          display: "flex",
        },
 
        slide: {
          width: "w-full",
          height: "h-full",
          display: "inline-block",
          flex: "flex-none",
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

Explore More Tailwind CSS Examples

Check out more carousel component examples from Material Tailwind Blocks

Tailwind CSS Carousel - React

Carousel With Content

The Beauty of Nature

The Beauty of Nature

The Beauty of Nature

Carousel Transition

Carousel Custom Arrows

Carousel Custom Navigation

Carousel Props

For TypeScript Only

Types - Prev Arrow

Types - Next Arrow

Types - Navigation

Types - Slide Reference

Carousel Theme

Carousel Theme Object Type

For TypeScript Only

Carousel Theme Customization

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