How to Create a Quotes Slideshow with CSS and JavaScript?

Last Updated : 07 Aug, 2024

A quotes slideshow is a web component that displays a series of quotes in a sequential manner. Users can either view these quotes automatically or interactively through navigation controls. we'll explore how to create a quotes slideshow using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Approach

Create a basic HTML document and add a container for the slideshow.
In the slideshow container add individual quote slides each containing a quote and its author.
Add navigation buttons (previous and next) for sliding through quotes.
Style the slideshow container to center it and add padding, background color, box-shadow, and border-radius.
Style each quote slide to be hidden by default and use transitions for smooth fading.
Style the quotes and author text for better readability.
Initialize a variable to keep track of the current slide index.
Create a function to show slides based on the current index.
Create a function to handle next and previous button clicks, updating the current slide index accordingly.
Create a function to automatically cycle through the slides at a set interval.

Example: This example shows the implementation of the above-explained approach.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport"
          content="width=device-width,
                   initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>GeeksForGeeks Quotes Slideshow</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>

<body>
    <div class="slideshow-container">
        <h2 class="slideshow-heading">
            GeeksForGeeks Quotes Slideshow</h2>

        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>
                "The best way to predict
                the future is to invent it."
            </blockquote>
            <footer>- Alan Kay</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"Success usually
                comes to those who are too busy to
                be looking for it."</blockquote>
            <footer>- Henry David Thoreau</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"Don’t watch the
                clock; do what it does. Keep
                going."</blockquote>
            <footer>- Sam Levenson</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"The only way to
                do great work is to love
                what you do."</blockquote>
            <footer>- Steve Jobs</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"Act as if what
                you do makes a difference.
                It does."</blockquote>
            <footer>- William James</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"The future belongs
                to those who believe in the
                beauty of their dreams."</blockquote>
            <footer>- Eleanor Roosevelt</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"You miss 100%
                of the shots you don’t take."</blockquote>
            <footer>- Wayne Gretzky</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"The only limit
                to our realization of tomorrow
                is our doubts of today."</blockquote>
            <footer>- Franklin D. Roosevelt</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"The only way to do
                great work is to love what you do."</blockquote>
            <footer>- Steve Jobs</footer>
        </div>
        <div class="quote-slide fade">
            <blockquote>"In the end, we will
                remember not the words of our
                enemies, but the silence of our friends."
            </blockquote>
            <footer>- Martin Luther King Jr.</footer>
        </div>

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

    <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>

</html>

CSS

body {
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    background-color: #f4f4f4;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.slideshow-container {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: auto;
    background: #fff;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.slideshow-heading {
    text-align: center;
    color: #28a745;
    /* Green color */
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.quote-slide {
    display: none;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px;
}

.quote-slide blockquote {
    font-size: 1.5em;
    margin: 0;
    color: #333;
    line-height: 1.5;
    word-wrap: break-word;
    /* Ensure long words break */
}

.quote-slide footer {
    color: #007bff;
    /* Blue color for contrast */
    font-style: italic;
    margin-top: 10px;
}

.prev,
.next {
    cursor: pointer;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    width: auto;
    padding: 16px;
    margin-top: -22px;
    color: white;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 18px;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: #28a745;
    /* Green color */
    border: none;
    z-index: 1000;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    /* Center vertically */
}

.next {
    right: 0;
}

.prev:hover,
.next:hover {
    background-color: #218838;
    /* Darker green on hover */
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {

    .prev,
    .next {
        padding: 12px;
        font-size: 16px;
    }
}

JavaScript

let slideIndex = 0;

function showSlides() {
    const slides = document
        .querySelectorAll('.quote-slide');
    slides.forEach((slide, index) => {
        slide.style.display =
            (index === slideIndex) ? 'block' : 'none';
    });
}

function plusSlides(n) {
    const slides = document
        .querySelectorAll('.quote-slide');
    slideIndex = (slideIndex
        + n + slides.length) % slides.length;
    showSlides();
}

document
    .addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
        showSlides();
        // Show the first slide
        setInterval(() => plusSlides(1), 5000);
        // Change slides every 5 seconds
    });