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Carousel Table of Contents Slides with flexible widths In case you want to have slides with different widths you can use slidesPerPage with a value of auto. It is crucial that each slide has explicit dimensions by specifying their width via CSS.
10vw
200px
100px
40vw
150px
50vw
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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" class="auto">
<head>
  <title></title>
</head>
<body class="bg-base">

<p-carousel heading="Some heading" slides-per-page="auto">
  <div class="grid place-content-center w-[10vw] h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    10vw
  </div>
  <div class="grid place-content-center w-[200px] h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    200px
  </div>
  <div class="grid place-content-center w-[100px] h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    100px
  </div>
  <div class="grid place-content-center w-[40vw] h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    40vw
  </div>
  <div class="grid place-content-center w-[150px] h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    150px
  </div>
  <div class="grid place-content-center w-[50vw] h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    50vw
  </div>
</p-carousel>
<script>

</script>
</body>
</html>
Jump to slide (activeSlideIndex) To control the p-carousel from the outside you can specify its activeSlideIndex initially but also later.
Slide 1
Slide 2
Slide 3
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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" class="auto">
<head>
  <title></title>
</head>
<body class="bg-base">

<style>
  p-carousel div {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: #00b0f4;
    height: 150px;
  }
</style>

<p-carousel heading="Some Heading" active-slide-index="1">
  <div>Slide 1</div>
  <div>Slide 2</div>
  <div>Slide 3</div>
</p-carousel>

<p-button type="button">1</p-button>
<p-button type="button">2</p-button>
<p-button type="button">3</p-button>
<script>
  const carousel = document.querySelector('p-carousel');
  const buttons = document.querySelectorAll('p-button');
  buttons[1].disabled = true; // Initial state

  const syncButtonsAndCarousel = (newIndex) => {
    carousel.activeSlideIndex = newIndex;
    buttons.forEach((el, i) => {
      el.disabled = newIndex === i;
    });
  };

  buttons.forEach((el) => {
    el.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
      syncButtonsAndCarousel(parseInt(e.target.innerText) - 1);
    });
  });

  carousel.addEventListener('update', (e) => {
    syncButtonsAndCarousel(e.detail.activeIndex);
  });
</script>
</body>
</html>
Add/remove slides Slides can be added and removed dynamically.
Slide 1
Slide 2
Slide 3
Add slideRemove last slide
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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" class="auto">
<head>
  <title></title>
</head>
<body class="bg-base">

<style>
  p-carousel div {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: #00b0f4;
    height: 150px;
  }
</style>

<p-carousel slides-per-page="2" heading="Some Heading">
  <div>Slide 1</div>
  <div>Slide 2</div>
  <div>Slide 3</div>
</p-carousel>

<p-button id="btn-add" type="button">Add slide</p-button>
<p-button id="btn-remove" type="button">Remove last slide</p-button>
<script>
  const carousel = document.querySelector('p-carousel');

  document.querySelector('#btn-add').addEventListener('click', () => {
    const child = document.createElement('div');
    child.innerText = `Slide ${carousel.children.length + 1}`;
    carousel.append(child);
  });

  document.querySelector('#btn-remove').addEventListener('click', () => {
    carousel.lastChild.remove();
  });
</script>
</body>
</html>
Centered Slide and Gradient Customization The carousel centers the active slide and loops through slides individually rather than by page when multiple slides are visible. You can control its behavior with the focusOnCenterSlide prop to keep the active slide centered, and the trimSpace prop to manage spacing around the carousel. The gradientColor prop allows you to customize the background gradient, while the --p-gradient-color-width CSS variable gives you precise control over the gradient’s width, ensuring a consistent and visually polished design.
Slide 1
Slide 2
Slide 3
Slide 4
Slide 5
Slide 6
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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" class="auto">
<head>
  <title></title>
</head>
<body class="bg-base">

<style>
  p-carousel {
    --p-gradient-color-width: 25%;
  }

  p-carousel div {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: #00b0f4;
    height: 150px;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
  }

  .is-active {
    background: #fc4040;
  }

  .is-prev,
  .is-next {
    background: #f7cb47;
  }
</style>

<p-carousel slides-per-page="3" focus-on-center-slide="true" trim-space="false" gradient-color="background-surface">
  <div>Slide 1</div>
  <div>Slide 2</div>
  <div>Slide 3</div>
  <div>Slide 4</div>
  <div>Slide 5</div>
  <div>Slide 6</div>
</p-carousel>
<script>
  const carousel = document.querySelector('p-carousel');

  const updateActiveSlide = (activeSlideIndex) => {
    const slides = Array.from(carousel?.children || []);
    slides.forEach((slide, index) => {
      slide.classList.remove('is-active', 'is-prev', 'is-next');

      if (index === activeSlideIndex) {
        slide.classList.add('is-active');
      }

      if (index === activeSlideIndex - 1) {
        slide.classList.add('is-prev');
      }

      if (index === activeSlideIndex + 1) {
        slide.classList.add('is-next');
      }
    });
  };

  updateActiveSlide(0);

  carousel.addEventListener('update', (e) => {
    const { activeIndex = 0 } = e.detail || {};
    updateActiveSlide(activeIndex);
  });
</script>
</body>
</html>
Internationalization (i18n) Default wordings for screen readers can be overridden or translated by passing an object to the intl property. It has the following defaults:
type CarouselInternationalization = { prev: 'Previous slide'; // aria-label of prev button next: 'Next slide'; // aria-label of next button first: 'Go to first slide'; // aria-label of next button when on last slide last: 'Go to last slide'; // aria-label of prev button when on first slide slideLabel: '%s of %s'; // aria-label of each slide as "1 of 6" slide: 'slide'; // aria-roledescription of each slide };
Slide 1
Slide 2
Slide 3
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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" class="auto">
<head>
  <title></title>
</head>
<body class="bg-base">

<p-carousel heading="Some heading" intl="{'slideLabel': 'Slide %s von %s', 'prev': 'Vorheriger Slide', 'next': 'Nächster Slide', 'first': 'Zum ersten Slide', 'last': 'Zum letzten Slide'}">
  <div class="grid place-content-center h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    Slide 1
  </div>
  <div class="grid place-content-center h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    Slide 2
  </div>
  <div class="grid place-content-center h-[150px] bg-surface prose-text-sm">
    Slide 3
  </div>
</p-carousel>
<script>

</script>
</body>
</html>
Global settingsThemeChanges the theme of the application and any Porsche Design System component. It's possible to choose between forced theme light and dark. It's also possible to use auto, which applies light or dark theme depending on the operating system settings automatically.LightDarkAuto (sync with operating system)DirectionThe dir global attribute in HTML changes the direction of text and other content within an element. It's most often used on the <html> tag to set the entire page's direction, which is crucial for supporting languages that are written from right to left (RTL), such as Arabic and Hebrew. For example, using <html dir="rtl"> makes the entire page display from right to left, adjusting the layout and text flow accordingly.LTR (left-to-right)RTL (right-to-left)Text ZoomTo ensure accessibility and comply with WCAG 2.2 AA standards, it is mandatory for web content to support text resizing up to at least 200% without loss of content or functionality. Using relative units like rem is a best practice for achieving this, as they allow the text to scale uniformly based on the user's browser settings.100%130%150%200%