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Creating Carousel Structure 1

To create a carousel, you'll need to use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.


First, you need to create the structure of the carousel using HTML.

The carousel structure includes a container to hold the slides and items for each slide's content.


Next, you can apply styling to the carousel using CSS.

You can set the size, background color, and text style of the slides, as well as design elements like previous/next buttons and indicators.


Finally, you can control the behavior of the carousel using JavaScript.

You can implement features like automatic slide transitions, moving slides on previous/next button clicks, or navigating to a specific slide when an indicator is clicked.


Example Code​

Carousel HTML
<section id="memories" class="container">
    <div class="content-text">
        <h2>Memories</h2>
        <p>These are my precious memories</p>
        <div class="slideshow-container">
            <div class="my-slides fade">
                <img
                    src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1099680/pexels-photo-1099680.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1260&h=750&dpr=2"
                    class="slide-image"
                />
                <div class="slide-text">Image Description 1</div>
            </div>

            <div class="my-slides fade">
                <img
                    src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/958545/pexels-photo-958545.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1260&h=750&dpr=2"
                    class="slide-image"
                />
                <div class="slide-text">Image Description 2</div>
            </div>

            <div class="my-slides fade">
                <img
                    src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/1640774/pexels-photo-1640774.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1260&h=750&dpr=2"
                    class="slide-image"
                />
                <div class="slide-text">Image Description 3</div>
            </div>

            <a class="prev" onclick="plusSlides(-1)">&#10094;</a>
            <a class="next" onclick="plusSlides(1)">&#10095;</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>
    </div>
</section>

Container​

Carousel Container HTML
<section class="container">
    <div class="content-text">...</div>
</section>

A container was created to place the carousel in a specific area of the webpage.

The container uses the HTML <section> tag to designate the area of the carousel within the webpage.

To do this, the area is wrapped with a <section> tag and identified using the container class.

Inside the container, a <div> tag was created and styled using the content-text class for the title and description.


Title and Description​

Carousel Title & Description HTML
<h2>Memories</h2>
<p>These are my precious memories</p>

A short title and description explaining the content contained within the carousel were created using the <h2> and <p> tags.

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