Pure CSS Carousel
A copy-paste css-only interactions component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
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HTML
<!-- Pure CSS Carousel — scroll-snap, zero JS.
Swipe / drag / arrow-keys move between slides. -->
<div class="nuda-css-carousel">
<div class="nuda-css-carousel__track" tabindex="0" aria-label="Slides">
<div class="nuda-css-carousel__slide">Slide 1</div>
<div class="nuda-css-carousel__slide">Slide 2</div>
<div class="nuda-css-carousel__slide">Slide 3</div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-css-carousel__dots" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="nuda-css-carousel__dot"></span>
<span class="nuda-css-carousel__dot"></span>
<span class="nuda-css-carousel__dot"></span>
</div>
</div>CSS
/* Pure CSS Carousel
CSS scroll-snap. Swipe / drag / focus + arrow keys.
No JS. Customize: --nuda-css-car-accent */
.nuda-css-carousel {
--nuda-css-car-accent: #e4ff54;
width: 100%;
max-width: 480px;
}
.nuda-css-carousel__track {
display: flex;
gap: 8px;
overflow-x: auto;
scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
scroll-behavior: smooth;
border-radius: 14px;
-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
scrollbar-width: none;
}
.nuda-css-carousel__track::-webkit-scrollbar { height: 0; }
.nuda-css-carousel__track:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--nuda-css-car-accent);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.nuda-css-carousel__slide {
flex: 0 0 100%;
scroll-snap-align: center;
min-height: 160px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
font-size: 1rem;
font-weight: 700;
color: #09090b;
border-radius: 14px;
background: var(--nuda-css-car-accent);
}
.nuda-css-carousel__slide:nth-child(2) { background: #7dd3fc; }
.nuda-css-carousel__slide:nth-child(3) { background: #fca5a5; }
.nuda-css-carousel__dots {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
gap: 6px;
margin-top: 0.7rem;
}
.nuda-css-carousel__dot {
width: 8px;
height: 8px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-css-carousel__track { scroll-behavior: auto; }
.nuda-css-carousel__dot { transition: none; }
}How to use Pure CSS Carousel
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.