In web design terminology, the term Slider is used for a slideshow added to a website. Sliders can improve the look of your web page, especially if you want to show the important content of your website.
Today I’ll show you how to create a responsive slideshow with CSS and JavaScript/jQuery.

We’ll go through four kinds of slideshows, and you can later decide which one can fit your web page.
- Simple Slideshow
- Automatic Slideshow
- Slideshow gallery
- jQuery Slideshow
SIMPLE SLIDESHOW
To learn how to create a simple responsive slideshow with CSS and Javascript follow the steps below:
To see the live output click here.
Step1
Add HTML
<div class="slideshow-container">
<div class="mySlides fade">
<div class="numbertext">1 / 3</div>
<img src="https://your picture1" style="auto">
<div class="text">Hello!</div>
</div>
<div class="mySlides fade">
<div class="numbertext">2 / 3</div>
<img src="https://your picture2" style="auto">
<div class="text">You can write your text here!</div>
</div>
<div class="mySlides fade">
<div class="numbertext">3 / 3</div>
<img src="https://your picture3" style="auto">
<div class="text">:D</div>
</div>
<a class="prev" onclick="plusSlides(-1)">❮</a>
<a class="next" onclick="plusSlides(1)">❯</a>
</div>
<br>
<div style="text-align:center">
<span class="dot" onclick="currentSlide(1)"></span>
<span class="dot" onclick="currentSlide(2)"></span>
<span class="dot" onclick="currentSlide(3)"></span>
</div>
Step 2.
Add CSS
* {box-sizing: border-box}
body {font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin:0}
.mySlides {display: none}
img {vertical-align: middle;}
/* Slideshow container */
.slideshow-container {
max-width: 1000px;
position: relative;
margin: auto;
}
/* Next & previous buttons */
.prev, .next {
cursor: pointer;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
width: auto;
padding: 16px;
margin-top: -22px;
color: white;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 18px;
transition: 0.6s ease;
border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
user-select: none;
}
/* Position the "next button" to the right */
.next {
right: 0;
border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
}
/* On hover, add a black background color with a little bit see-through */
.prev:hover, .next:hover {
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
}
/* Caption text */
.text {
color: #f2f2f2;
font-size: 15px;
padding: 8px 12px;
position: absolute;
bottom: 8px;
width: 100%;
text-align: center;
}
/* Number text (1/3 etc) */
.numbertext {
color: #f2f2f2;
font-size: 12px;
padding: 8px 12px;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
}
/* The dots/bullets/indicators */
.dot {
cursor: pointer;
height: 15px;
width: 15px;
margin: 0 2px;
background-color: #bbb;
border-radius: 50%;
display: inline-block;
transition: background-color 0.6s ease;
}
.active, .dot:hover {
background-color: #717171;
}
/* Fading animation */
.fade {
-webkit-animation-name: fade;
-webkit-animation-duration: 1.5s;
animation-name: fade;
animation-duration: 1.5s;
}
@-webkit-keyframes fade {
from {opacity: .4}
to {opacity: 1}
}
@keyframes fade {
from {opacity: .4}
to {opacity: 1}
}
/* On smaller screens, decrease text size */
@media only screen and (max-width: 300px) {
.prev, .next,.text {font-size: 11px}
}
Step 3.
Add JavaScript
var slideIndex = 1;
showSlides(slideIndex);
function plusSlides(n) {
showSlides(slideIndex += n);
}
function currentSlide(n) {
showSlides(slideIndex = n);
}
function showSlides(n) {
var i;
var slides = document.getElementsByClassName("mySlides");
var dots = document.getElementsByClassName("dot");
if (n > slides.length) {slideIndex = 1}
if (n < 1) {slideIndex = slides.length}
for (i = 0; i < slides.length; i++) {
slides[i].style.display = "none";
}
for (i = 0; i < dots.length; i++) {
dots[i].className = dots[i].className.replace(" active", "");
}
slides[slideIndex-1].style.display = "block";
dots[slideIndex-1].className += " active";
}
To see the live output go to: lenastanley.com
AUTOMATIC SLIDESHOW
To see the live output click here.
To learn how to create an Automatic responsive slideshow with CSS and Javascript follow the steps below:
Step 1.
Add HTML
<div class="slideshow-container">
<div class="mySlides fade">
<div class="numbertext">1 / 3</div>
<img src="https://your picture1" style="width:auto">
<div class="text">Hello!</div>
</div>
<div class="mySlides fade">
<div class="numbertext">2 / 3</div>
<img src="https://your picture2" style="width:auto">
<div class="text">You can tape your text here.</div>
</div>
<div class="mySlides fade">
<div class="numbertext">3 / 3</div>
<img src="https://your picture3" style="width:auto">
<div class="text">:D</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div style="text-align:center">
<span class="dot"></span>
<span class="dot"></span>
<span class="dot"></span>
</div>
Step 2.
Add CSS
* {box-sizing: border-box;}
body {font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;}
.mySlides {display: none;}
img {vertical-align: middle;}
/* Slideshow container */
.slideshow-container {
max-width: 1000px;
position: relative;
margin: auto;
}
/* Caption text */
.text {
color: #f2f2f2;
font-size: 15px;
padding: 8px 12px;
position: absolute;
bottom: 8px;
width: 100%;
text-align: center;
}
/* Number text (1/3 etc) */
.numbertext {
color: #f2f2f2;
font-size: 12px;
padding: 8px 12px;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
}
/* The dots/bullets/indicators */
.dot {
height: 15px;
width: 15px;
margin: 0 2px;
background-color: #bbb;
border-radius: 50%;
display: inline-block;
transition: background-color 0.6s ease;
}
.active {
background-color: #717171;
}
/* Fading animation */
.fade {
-webkit-animation-name: fade;
-webkit-animation-duration: 1.5s;
animation-name: fade;
animation-duration: 1.5s;
}
@-webkit-keyframes fade {
from {opacity: .4}
to {opacity: 1}
}
@keyframes fade {
from {opacity: .4}
to {opacity: 1}
}
/* On smaller screens, decrease text size */
@media only screen and (max-width: 300px) {
.text {font-size: 11px}
}
Step 3.
Add JavaScript
var slideIndex = 0;
showSlides();
function showSlides() {
var i;
var slides = document.getElementsByClassName("mySlides");
var dots = document.getElementsByClassName("dot");
for (i = 0; i < slides.length; i++) {
slides[i].style.display = "none";
}
slideIndex++;
if (slideIndex > slides.length) {slideIndex = 1}
for (i = 0; i < dots.length; i++) {
dots[i].className = dots[i].className.replace(" active", "");
}
slides[slideIndex-1].style.display = "block";
dots[slideIndex-1].className += " active";
setTimeout(showSlides, 3000); // Change image every 3 seconds
}
To see the live output go to: lenastanley.com
SLIDESHOW GALLERY
To see the live output click here.
To learn how to create a responsive Slideshow gallery with CSS and Javascript follow the steps below:
Step 1.
Add HTML
<div class="container">
<div class="mySlides">
<div class="numbertext">1 / 6</div>
<img src="https://your picture1" style="width:100%">
</div>
<div class="mySlides">
<div class="numbertext">2 / 6</div>
<img src="https://your picture2" style="width:100%">
</div>
<div class="mySlides">
<div class="numbertext">3 / 6</div>
<img src="https://your picture3" style="width:100%">
</div>
<div class="mySlides">
<div class="numbertext">4 / 6</div>
<img src="https://your picture4" style="width:100%">
</div>
<div class="mySlides">
<div class="numbertext">5 / 6</div>
<img src="https://your picture5" style="width:100%">
</div>
<div class="mySlides">
<div class="numbertext">6 / 6</div>
<img src="https://your picture6" style="width:100%">
</div>
<a class="prev" onclick="plusSlides(-1)">❮</a>
<a class="next" onclick="plusSlides(1)">❯</a>
<div class="caption-container">
<p id="caption"></p>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column">
<img class="demo cursor" src="https://your picture1" style="width:auto" onclick="currentSlide(1)">
</div>
<div class="column">
<img class="demo cursor" src="https://your picture2" style="width:auto" onclick="currentSlide(2)">
</div>
<div class="column">
<img class="demo cursor" src="https://your picture3" style="width:auto" onclick="currentSlide(3)">
</div>
<div class="column">
<img class="demo cursor" src="https://your picture4" style="width:auto" onclick="currentSlide(4)">
</div>
<div class="column">
<img class="demo cursor" src="https://your picture5" style="width:auto" onclick="currentSlide(5)">
</div>
<div class="column">
<img class="demo cursor" src="https://your picture6" style="width:auto" onclick="currentSlide(6)">
</div>
</div>
</div>
Step 2.
Add CSS
body {
font-family: Arial;
margin: 0;
}
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
img {
vertical-align: middle;
}
/* Position the image container (needed to position the left and right arrows) */
.container {
position: relative;
}
/* Hide the images by default */
.mySlides {
display: none;
}
/* Add a pointer when hovering over the thumbnail images */
.cursor {
cursor: pointer;
}
/* Next & previous buttons */
.prev,
.next {
cursor: pointer;
position: absolute;
top: 40%;
width: auto;
padding: 16px;
margin-top: -50px;
color: white;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 20px;
border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
user-select: none;
-webkit-user-select: none;
}
/* Position the "next button" to the right */
.next {
right: 0;
border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
}
/* On hover, add a black background color with a little bit see-through */
.prev:hover,
.next:hover {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
}
/* Number text (1/3 etc) */
.numbertext {
color: #f2f2f2;
font-size: 12px;
padding: 8px 12px;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
}
/* Container for image text */
.caption-container {
text-align: center;
background-color: #222;
padding: 2px 16px;
color: white;
}
.row:after {
content: "";
display: table;
clear: both;
}
/* Six columns side by side */
.column {
float: left;
width: 16.66%;
}
/* Add a transparency effect for thumnbail images */
.demo {
opacity: 0.6;
}
.active,
.demo:hover {
opacity: 1;
}
Step 3.
Add JavaScript
var slideIndex = 1;
showSlides(slideIndex);
function plusSlides(n) {
showSlides(slideIndex += n);
}
function currentSlide(n) {
showSlides(slideIndex = n);
}
function showSlides(n) {
var i;
var slides = document.getElementsByClassName("mySlides");
var dots = document.getElementsByClassName("demo");
var captionText = document.getElementById("caption");
if (n > slides.length) {slideIndex = 1}
if (n < 1) {slideIndex = slides.length}
for (i = 0; i < slides.length; i++) {
slides[i].style.display = "none";
}
for (i = 0; i < dots.length; i++) {
dots[i].className = dots[i].className.replace(" active", "");
}
slides[slideIndex-1].style.display = "block";
dots[slideIndex-1].className += " active";
captionText.innerHTML = dots[slideIndex-1].alt;
}
To see the live output go to: lenastanley.com
JQUERY SLIDESHOW
To see the live output click here.
To learn how to create a jQuery Slideshow follow the steps below:
Step 1.
Add HTML
<div id="slideshow">
<div>
<img src="https://lenadesign.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/4.gif?w=580&zoom=2">
</div>
<div>
<img src="https://lenadesign.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/webdiv.gif?w=580&zoom=2">
</div>
<div>
<img src="https://lenadesign.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lenad.gif?w=580&zoom=2">
</div>
</div>
Step 2.
Add CSS
#slideshow {
margin: 80px auto;
position: relative;
width: 640px;
height: 480px;
padding: 10px;
box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}
#slideshow > div {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
left: 10px;
right: 10px;
bottom: 10px;
}
Step 3.
Add jQuery
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#slideshow > div:gt(0)").hide();
setInterval(function() {
$('#slideshow > div:first')
.fadeOut(200)
.next()
.fadeIn(200)
.end()
.appendTo('#slideshow');
}, 3000);
slideshow.startSlideshow();
}(jQuery));
To see the live output go to: lenastanley.com.
Enjoy coding!