Multi item carousel

Bootstrap 5 Multi item carousel plugin

An advanced slideshow component for cycling through images with a selectable number of active items.

Responsive Multi item carousel built with the latest Bootstrap 5. Many practical examples like lightbox integration, Vertical, autoplay, and many more.

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

Basic example

A basic example of a multi carousel with the most common use case with 3 active items (default version).

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          <div class="multi-carousel">
            <div class="multi-carousel-inner">
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/1.webp"
                  alt="Table Full of Spices"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/2.webp"
                  alt="Winter Landscape"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/3.webp"
                  alt="View of the City in the Mountains"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/4.webp"
                  alt="Place Royale Bruxelles"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
            </div>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-prev"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="prev"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-next"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="next"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
          </div>

Vertical example

To enable vertical mode just add vertical class to the wrapper element.

Table Full of Spices
Winter Landscape
View of the City in the Mountains
Place Royale Bruxelles
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          <div class="multi-carousel vertical" style="max-width: 20rem;">
            <div class="multi-carousel-inner">
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/1.webp"
                  alt="Table Full of Spices"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/2.webp"
                  alt="Winter Landscape"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/3.webp"
                  alt="View of the City in the Mountains"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/4.webp"
                  alt="Place Royale Bruxelles"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
            </div>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-prev"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="prev"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-next"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="next"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
          </div>

Lightbox integration

Wrap carousel by a div.lightbox element to enable lightbox.

To ensure the proper performance of the page, it is recommended to include thumbnails of images in the src attribute. Then in the data-mdb-img attribute add the path to the image with higher resolution. If the data-mdb-img attribute is omitted, the lightbox will display the same image as in the reduced size.

Table Full of Spices
Winter Landscape
View of the City in the Mountains
Place Royale Bruxelles
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          <div class="lightbox">
            <div class="multi-carousel">
              <div class="multi-carousel-inner">
                <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                  <img
                    src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/1.webp"
                    data-mdb-img="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/1.webp"
                    alt="Table Full of Spices"
                    class="w-100"
                  />
                </div>
                <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                  <img
                    src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/2.webp"
                    data-mdb-img="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/2.webp"
                    alt="Winter Landscape"
                    class="w-100"
                  />
                </div>
                <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                  <img
                    src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/3.webp"
                    data-mdb-img="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/3.webp"
                    alt="View of the City in the Mountains"
                    class="w-100"
                  />
                </div>
                <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                  <img
                    src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/4.webp"
                    data-mdb-img="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/4.webp"
                    alt="Place Royale Bruxelles"
                    class="w-100"
                  />
                </div>
              </div>
              <button
                class="carousel-control-prev"
                type="button"
                tabindex="0"
                data-mdb-slide="prev"
              >
                <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
              </button>
              <button
                class="carousel-control-next"
                type="button"
                tabindex="0"
                data-mdb-slide="next"
              >
                <span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
              </button>
            </div>
          </div>

Active items

Set a data-mdb-items attribute to change the number of active images.

Table Full of Spices
Winter Landscape
View of the City in the Mountains
Place Royale Bruxelles
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          <div class="multi-carousel" data-mdb-items="2">
            <div class="multi-carousel-inner">
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/1.webp"
                  data-mdb-img="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/1.webp"
                  alt="Table Full of Spices"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/2.webp"
                  data-mdb-img="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/2.webp"
                  alt="Winter Landscape"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/3.webp"
                  data-mdb-img="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/3.webp"
                  alt="View of the City in the Mountains"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/4.webp"
                  data-mdb-img="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Slides/4.webp"
                  alt="Place Royale Bruxelles"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
            </div>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-prev"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="prev"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-next"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="next"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
          </div>

Breakpoint

To change breakpoint on small devices easily set data-mdb-breakpoint value (default value is 992). Set to false to disable responsiveness.

Table Full of Spices
Winter Landscape
View of the City in the Mountains
Place Royale Bruxelles
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          <div class="multi-carousel" data-mdb-breakpoint="1200">
            <div class="multi-carousel-inner">
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/1.webp"
                  alt="Table Full of Spices"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/2.webp"
                  alt="Winter Landscape"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/3.webp"
                  alt="View of the City in the Mountains"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/4.webp"
                  alt="Place Royale Bruxelles"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
            </div>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-prev"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="prev"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-next"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="next"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
          </div>

Autoplay

Set a data-mdb-interval attribute to enable autoplay.

Table Full of Spices
Winter Landscape
View of the City in the Mountains
Place Royale Bruxelles
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          <div class="multi-carousel" data-mdb-interval="2000">
            <div class="multi-carousel-inner">
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/1.webp"
                  alt="Table Full of Spices"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/2.webp"
                  alt="Winter Landscape"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/3.webp"
                  alt="View of the City in the Mountains"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
              <div class="multi-carousel-item">
                <img
                  src="https://mdbcdn.b-cdn.net/img/Photos/Thumbnails/Slides/4.webp"
                  alt="Place Royale Bruxelles"
                  class="w-100"
                />
              </div>
            </div>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-prev"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="prev"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
            <button
              class="carousel-control-next"
              type="button"
              tabindex="0"
              data-mdb-slide="next"
            >
              <span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
            </button>
          </div>

Multi item carousel - API

Usage

Via data attributes

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        <div class="multi-carousel" data-mdb-items="2">
          <!-- content -->
        </div>

Via JavaScript

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        const carousel = document.getElementById('carousel');
        const instance = MultiCarousel.getInstance(carousel);
        instance.slideNext();

Via jQuery

Note: By default, MDB does not include jQuery and you have to add it to the project on your own.

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        $(document).ready(() => { 
          $('#carousel').multiCarousel('slideNext'); 
        });

Options

Options can be passed via data attributes, JavaScript, or jQuery. For data attributes, append the option name to data-mdb-, as in data-mdb-interval="".

Name Type Default Description
items Number / String 3 Defines number of visible items.
breakpoint Number / String / Boolean 992 Defines window breakpoint in px to show only one item. Set to false to disable.
interval Number / String / Boolean false Defines autoplay interval. Disabled as a default.

Methods

Name Parameters Description Example
init Initializes multi carousel. instance.init()
slideNext Slides to the next item. instance.slideNext()
slidePrev Slides to the previous item. instance.slidePrev()
dispose Removes the MultiCarousel instance. instance.dispose()
getInstance element Static method which allows to get the carousel instance associated with a DOM element. MultiCarousel.getInstance(element)
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        const carousel = document.getElementById('carousel');
        const instance = MultiCarousel.getInstance(carousel);
        instance.slidePrev();

Events

Name Description
slide.mdb.multiCarousel Emitted when a multiCarousel has been slided.
slided.mdb.multiCarousel Emitted after an image slide.
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        const carousel = document.getElementById('carousel');
        carousel.addEventListener('slided.mdb.multiCarousel', (e) => {
          // do something...
        })

Import

MDB UI KIT also works with module bundlers. Use the following code to import this component:

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        import MultiCarousel from 'mdb-multi-carousel';