Carousel

Angular Bootstrap 5 Carousel component

Responsive carousel built with Bootstrap 5, Angular and Material Design. Slider examples with indicators, captions, image and multiple item carousel.

A slideshow component for cycling through elements—images or slides of text—like a carousel.

Note: Read the API tab to find all available options and advanced customization

Basic example

Carousel allows to navigate through a collection of images in a sequential fashion, moving to the previous/next one through the arrows on the sides.

<mdb-carousel [controls]="true" [indicators]="true" [animation]="'fade'">
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(15).webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>First slide label</h5>
      <p>Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue mollis interdum.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(22).webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>Second slide label</h5>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(23).webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>Third slide label</h5>
      <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>

How it works

The carousel is a slideshow for cycling through a series of content, built with CSS 3D transforms and a bit of JavaScript. It works with a series of images, text, or custom markup. It also includes support for previous/next controls and indicators.

In browsers where the Page Visibility API is supported, the carousel will avoid sliding when the webpage is not visible to the user (such as when the browser tab is inactive, the browser window is minimized, etc.).

Note: Please be aware that nested carousels are not supported, and carousels are generally not compliant with accessibility standards.

Carousels don’t automatically normalize slide dimensions. As such, you may need to use additional utilities or custom styles to appropriately size content. While carousels support previous/next controls and indicators, they’re not explicitly required. Add and customize as you see fit.

Variations

Slides only

Here’s a carousel with slides only. Note the presence of the .d-block and .w-100 on carousel images to prevent browser default image alignment. 

<mdb-carousel>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/041.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/042.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/043.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>

With controls

Use [controls]="true" input to add the previous and next controls:

<mdb-carousel [controls]="true">
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/041.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/042.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/043.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>

With indicators

You can also add the indicators to the carousel with [indicators]="true" input. 

<mdb-carousel [controls]="true" [indicators]="true">
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/041.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/042.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/043.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>

With captions

Add captions to your slides easily with the .carousel-caption element within any mdb-carousel-item component. They can be easily hidden on smaller viewports, as shown below, with optional display utilities. We hide them initially with .d-none and bring them back on medium-sized devices with .d-md-block. 

<mdb-carousel [controls]="true" [indicators]="true">
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/041.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>First slide label</h5>
      <p>Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue mollis interdum.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/042.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>Second slide label</h5>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/043.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>Third slide label</h5>
      <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>

Animation

Use [animation]="'fade'" input to change carousel animation type from slide to fade. 

<mdb-carousel [controls]="true" [animation]="'fade'">
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/041.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/042.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/043.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>

Material style

If you want to make your carousel look more "material" wrap the mdb-carousel component with .carousel-inner element and use the rounded-* and shadow-* classes to add rounded corners and a shadows. 

<div class="carousel-inner rounded-5 shadow-4-strong">
  <mdb-carousel [controls]="true" [indicators]="true" [animation]="'fade'">
    <mdb-carousel-item>
      <img
        src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/041.jpg"
        class="d-block w-100"
        alt="..."
      />
      <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
        <h5>First slide label</h5>
        <p>Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue mollis interdum.</p>
      </div>
    </mdb-carousel-item>

    <mdb-carousel-item>
      <img
        src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/042.jpg"
        class="d-block w-100"
        alt="..."
      />
      <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
        <h5>Second slide label</h5>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>
      </div>
    </mdb-carousel-item>

    <mdb-carousel-item>
      <img
        src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/043.jpg"
        class="d-block w-100"
        alt="..."
      />
      <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
        <h5>Third slide label</h5>
        <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur.</p>
      </div>
    </mdb-carousel-item>
  </mdb-carousel>
</div>

Dark variant

Use [dark]="true" input for darker controls, indicators, and captions.

<mdb-carousel [controls]="true" [indicators]="true" [dark]="true">
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(19).webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>First slide label</h5>
      <p>Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue mollis interdum.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(35).webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>Second slide label</h5>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Slides/img%20(40).webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
    <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
      <h5>Third slide label</h5>
      <p>Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur.</p>
    </div>
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>

Carousel - API

Import

import { MdbCarouselModule } from 'mdb-angular-ui-kit/carousel';
…
@NgModule ({
  ...
  imports: [MdbCarouselModule],
  ...
})

Inputs

Name Type Default Description
interval number 5000 The amount of time to delay between automatically cycling an item. If false, carousel will not automatically cycle.
keyboard boolean true Whether the carousel should react to keyboard events.
pause boolean true

If set to true, pauses the cycling of the carousel on mouseenter and resumes the cycling of the carousel on mouseleave. If set to false, hovering over the carousel won't pause it.

ride boolean true Autoplays the carousel on load. If "false", autoplays the carousel after the user manually cycles the first item.
wrap boolean true Whether the carousel should cycle continuously or have hard stops.

Outputs

Name Type Description
slide EventEmitter<void> Fires immediately when the carousel start to slide.
slideChange EventEmitter<void> Fired when the carousel has completed its slide transition. 
<mdb-carousel [controls]="true" (slideChange)="onSlideChange()">
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/041.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/042.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/043.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>
import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss']
})
export class AppComponent {
  constructor() {}

  onSlideChange(): void {
    console.log('slide change');
  }
}

Methods

Name Description Example
play Cycles through the carousel items from left to right. carousel.play()
stop Stops the carousel from cycling through items. carousel.stop()
prev Cycles to the previous item. carousel.prev()
next Cycles to the next item. carousel.next()
to(index: number) Cycles the carousel to a particular frame (0 based, similar to an array). carousel.to(2) 
<mdb-carousel #carousel [controls]="true">
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/041.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/042.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
  <mdb-carousel-item>
    <img
      src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/new/slides/043.webp"
      class="d-block w-100"
      alt="..."
    />
  </mdb-carousel-item>
</mdb-carousel>
import { AfterViewInit, Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { MdbCarouselComponent } from 'mdb-angular-ui-kit/carousel';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss'],
})
export class AppComponent implements AfterViewInit {
  @ViewChild('carousel') carousel!: MdbCarouselComponent;

  constructor() {}

  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
    this.carousel.stop();
  }
}

Change transition duration

The transition duration of .carousel-item can be changed with the $carousel-transition Sass variable before compiling or custom styles if you’re using the compiled CSS. If multiple transitions are applied, make sure the transform transition is defined first (eg. transition: transform 2s ease, opacity .5s ease-out).

CSS variables

As part of MDB’s evolving CSS variables approach, carousel now uses local CSS variables on .carousel-control-prev-icon, .carousel-control-next-icon for enhanced real-time customization. Values for the CSS variables are set via Sass, so Sass customization is still supported, too. 

--#{$prefix}carousel-control-icon-font-size: #{$carousel-control-icon-font-size};
--#{$prefix}carousel-control-icon-font-weight: #{$font-weight-bold};

SCSS variables

$carousel-control-color: $white;
$carousel-control-width: 15%;
$carousel-control-opacity: 0.5;
$carousel-control-hover-opacity: 0.9;
$carousel-control-transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
$carousel-indicator-width: 30px;
$carousel-indicator-height: 3px;
$carousel-indicator-hit-area-height: 10px;
$carousel-indicator-spacer: 3px;
$carousel-indicator-opacity: 0.5;
$carousel-indicator-active-bg: $white;
$carousel-indicator-active-opacity: 1;
$carousel-indicator-transition: opacity 0.6s ease;
$carousel-caption-width: 70%;
$carousel-caption-color: $white;
$carousel-caption-padding-y: 1.25rem;
$carousel-caption-spacer: 1.25rem;
$carousel-control-icon-width: 2rem;
$carousel-control-prev-icon-bg: url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='#{$carousel-control-color}'><path d='M11.354 1.646a.5.5 0 0 1 0 .708L5.707 8l5.647 5.646a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708l6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0z'/></svg>");
$carousel-control-next-icon-bg: url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='#{$carousel-control-color}'><path d='M4.646 1.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0l6 6a.5.5 0 0 1 0 .708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708L10.293 8 4.646 2.354a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/></svg>");
$carousel-transition-duration: 0.6s;
$carousel-control-prev-icon-bg: none;
$carousel-control-next-icon-bg: none;
$carousel-control-icon-font-size: 1.7rem;
$carousel-transition: transform $carousel-transition-duration ease-in-out; // Define transform transition first if using multiple transitions (e.g., `transform 2s ease, opacity .5s ease-out`)
$carousel-dark-indicator-active-bg: $black;
$carousel-dark-caption-color: $black;
$carousel-dark-control-icon-filter: invert(1) grayscale(100);