---
templateEngineOverride: njk
layout: layouts/page.njk
title: Slider
description: An input where the user selects a value from within a given range.
toc:
  - label: Usage
    id: usage
    children:
      - label: HTML + JavaScript
        id: usage-html-js
      - label: HTML structure
        id: usage-structure
  - label: Examples
    id: examples
    children:
      - label: Default
        id: example-default
      - label: Controlled Label
        id: example-controlled-label
      - label: Disabled
        id: example-disabled
      - label: RTL
        id: example-rtl
---

{% from "macros/code_preview.njk" import code_preview %}
{% from "macros/code_block.njk" import code_block %}

{% set code %}<input
  type="range"
  class="input w-full"
  min="0"
  max="100"
  value="50"
>{% endset %}
{{ code_preview("slider", code, "w-full max-w-sm") }}

<h2 id="usage"><a href="#usage">Usage</a></h2>

<h3 id="usage-html-js"><a href="#usage-html-js">HTML + JavaScript</a></h3>

<section class="prose">
  <p>Use a native <code>&lt;input type="range"&gt;</code> with the <code>input</code> class. Include <code>range.js</code> so Basecoat can keep the filled track in sync with the input value.</p>
</section>

{% set code_script %}<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/basecoat-css@{{ pkg.version }}/dist/js/basecoat.min.js" defer></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/basecoat-css@{{ pkg.version }}/dist/js/range.min.js" defer></script>{% endset %}
{{ code_block(code_script | prettyHtml, "html") }}

<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 my-6">
  <a class="badge-outline" href="/installation/#install-js">
    Components with JavaScript
    {% lucide "arrow-right" %}
  </a>
  <a class="badge-outline" href="https://github.com/hunvreus/basecoat/blob/main/src/js/range.js" target="_blank">
    range.js
    {% lucide "arrow-right" %}
  </a>
</div>

{{ code_block(code | prettyHtml, "html") }}

<h3 id="usage-structure"><a href="#usage-structure">HTML structure</a></h3>

<section class="prose">
  <dl>
    <dt><code class="highlight language-html">&lt;input type="range" class="input"&gt;</code></dt>
    <dd>Native range input styled as a slider. Width utilities such as <code>w-full</code> can be added directly.</dd>
  </dl>
  <p>Basecoat intentionally uses the native range input. Unlike shadcn/ui's Base UI slider, it does not support multiple thumbs or vertical orientation.</p>
</section>

<h2 id="examples"><a href="#examples">Examples</a></h2>

<h3 id="example-default"><a href="#example-default">Default</a></h3>

{% set code %}<input type="range" class="input w-full" min="0" max="100" value="50">{% endset %}
{{ code_preview("slider-default", code, "w-full max-w-sm") }}

<h3 id="example-controlled-label"><a href="#example-controlled-label">Controlled Label</a></h3>

{% set code %}<div class="grid w-full gap-3 max-w-sm">
  <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
    <label class="label" for="temperature">Temperature</label>
    <output class="text-sm text-muted-foreground" for="temperature">50</output>
  </div>
  <input
    id="temperature"
    type="range"
    class="input w-full"
    min="0"
    max="100"
    value="50"
    oninput="this.previousElementSibling.querySelector('output').value = this.value"
  >
</div>{% endset %}
{{ code_preview("slider-controlled-label", code, "w-full") }}

<h3 id="example-disabled"><a href="#example-disabled">Disabled</a></h3>

{% set code %}<input type="range" class="input w-full" min="0" max="100" value="50" disabled>{% endset %}
{{ code_preview("slider-disabled", code, "w-full max-w-sm") }}

<h3 id="example-rtl"><a href="#example-rtl">RTL</a></h3>

{% set code %}<div dir="rtl" class="w-full max-w-sm">
  <input type="range" class="input w-full" min="0" max="100" value="50">
</div>{% endset %}
{{ code_preview("slider-rtl", code, "w-full") }}