useSlider
Provides the behavior and accessibility implementation for a slider component representing one or more values.
install | yarn add @react-aria/slider |
---|---|
version | 3.0.3 |
usage | import {useSlider, useSliderThumb} from '@react-aria/slider' |
API#
useSlider(
props: AriaSliderProps,
state: SliderState,
trackRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>
): SliderAria
useSliderThumb(
(opts: SliderThumbOptions,
, state: SliderState
)): SliderThumbAria
Features#
The <input type="range">
HTML element can be used to build a slider, however it is
very difficult to style cross browser. useSlider
and useSliderThumb
help achieve accessible
sliders that can be styled as needed.
- Support for one or multiple thumbs
- Support for mouse, touch, and keyboard via the useMove hook
- Multi-touch support for dragging multiple thumbs or multiple sliders at once
- Pressing on the track moves the nearest thumb to that position
- Supports using the arrow keys, as well as page up/down, home, and end keys
- Support for both horizontal and vertical orientations
- Support for custom min, max, and step values with handling for rounding errors
- Support for disabling the whole slider or individual thumbs
- Prevents text selection while dragging
- Exposed to assistive technology as a
group
ofslider
elements via ARIA - Slider thumbs use hidden native input elements to support touch screen readers
- Support for labeling both the slider as a whole and individual thumbs
- Support for displaying the current thumb values using an
<output>
element - Internationalized number formatting as a percentage or value
- Support for mirroring in RTL locales
Anatomy#
Sliders consist of a track element showing the range of available values, one or more thumbs showing the current values, an optional <output> element displaying the current values textually, and a label. The thumbs can be dragged to allow a user to change their value. In addition, the track can be clicked to move the nearest thumb to that position.
useSlider hook#
useSlider
returns three sets of props that you should spread onto the appropriate element:
Name | Type | Description |
labelProps | LabelHTMLAttributes<HTMLLabelElement> | Props for the label element. |
groupProps | HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> | Props for the root element of the slider component; groups slider inputs. |
trackProps | HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> | Props for the track element. |
outputProps | OutputHTMLAttributes<HTMLOutputElement> | Props for the output element, displaying the value of the slider thumbs. |
If there is no visual label, an aria-label
or aria-labelledby
prop must be passed instead
to identify the element to screen readers.
useSliderThumb hook#
useSliderThumb
returns three sets of props that you should spread onto the appropriate element:
Name | Type | Description |
thumbProps | HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> | Props for the root thumb element; handles the dragging motion. |
inputProps | InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement> | Props for the visually hidden range input element. |
labelProps | LabelHTMLAttributes<HTMLLabelElement> | Props for the label element for this thumb (optional). |
If there is no visual label, an aria-label
or aria-labelledby
prop must be passed instead
to identify each thumb to screen readers.
Slider state is managed by the useSliderState
hook.
Examples#
Single thumb#
This example shows how to build a simple horizontal slider with a single thumb. In addition, it includes a label
which can be clicked to focus the slider thumb, and an <output>
element to display the current slider value as
text. This is formatted using a locale aware number formatter provided by the useNumberFormatter hook.
The <input>
element inside the thumb is used to represent the slider to assistive technology, and is hidden from view
using the VisuallyHidden component. The thumb also uses the useFocusRing hook to
display using a different color when it is keyboard focused (try tabbing to it).
import {useSliderState} from '@react-stately/slider';
import {useFocusRing} from '@react-aria/focus';
import {VisuallyHidden} from '@react-aria/visually-hidden';
import {mergeProps} from '@react-aria/utils';
import {useNumberFormatter} from '@react-aria/i18n';
function Slider(props) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(propsformatOptions);
let state = useSliderState({...props numberFormatter});
let {groupProps trackProps labelProps outputProps} = useSlider(
props
state
trackRef
);
return (
<div
...groupProps
style={
position: 'relative'
display: 'flex'
flexDirection: 'column'
alignItems: 'center'
width: 300
touchAction: 'none'
}>
/* Create a flex container for the label and output element. */
<div style={display: 'flex' alignSelf: 'stretch'}>
propslabel && <label ...labelProps> propslabel</label>
<output ...outputProps style={flex: '1 0 auto' textAlign: 'end'}>
stategetThumbValueLabel(0)
</output>
</div>
/* The track element holds the visible track line and the thumb. */
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position: 'relative'
height: 30
width: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
backgroundColor: 'gray'
height: 3
top: 13
width: '100%'
}
/>
<Thumb index=0 state= state trackRef= trackRef />
</div>
</div>
);
}
function Thumb(props) {
let {state trackRef index} = props;
let inputRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let {thumbProps inputProps} = useSliderThumb(
{
index
trackRef
inputRef
}
state
);
let {focusProps isFocusVisible} = useFocusRing();
return (
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
top: 4
transform: 'translateX(-50%)'
left: `
%`}>
<div
...thumbProps
style={
width: 20
height: 20
borderRadius: '50%'
backgroundColor: isFocusVisible
? 'orange'
: stateisThumbDragging(index)
? 'dimgrey'
: 'gray'
}>
<VisuallyHidden>
<input ref= inputRef ...mergeProps(inputProps focusProps) />
</VisuallyHidden>
</div>
</div>
);
}
<Slider
label="Opacity"
formatOptions={style: 'percent'}
maxValue=1
step=0.01
/>
import {useSliderState} from '@react-stately/slider';
import {useFocusRing} from '@react-aria/focus';
import {VisuallyHidden} from '@react-aria/visually-hidden';
import {mergeProps} from '@react-aria/utils';
import {useNumberFormatter} from '@react-aria/i18n';
function Slider(props) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(
propsformatOptions
);
let state = useSliderState({...props numberFormatter});
let {
groupProps
trackProps
labelProps
outputProps
} = useSlider(props state trackRef);
return (
<div
...groupProps
style={
position: 'relative'
display: 'flex'
flexDirection: 'column'
alignItems: 'center'
width: 300
touchAction: 'none'
}>
/* Create a flex container for the label and output element. */
<div style={display: 'flex' alignSelf: 'stretch'}>
propslabel && (
<label ...labelProps> propslabel</label>
)
<output
...outputProps
style={flex: '1 0 auto' textAlign: 'end'}>
stategetThumbValueLabel(0)
</output>
</div>
/* The track element holds the visible track line and the thumb. */
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position: 'relative'
height: 30
width: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
backgroundColor: 'gray'
height: 3
top: 13
width: '100%'
}
/>
<Thumb
index=0
state= state
trackRef= trackRef
/>
</div>
</div>
);
}
function Thumb(props) {
let {state trackRef index} = props;
let inputRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let {thumbProps inputProps} = useSliderThumb(
{
index
trackRef
inputRef
}
state
);
let {focusProps isFocusVisible} = useFocusRing();
return (
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
top: 4
transform: 'translateX(-50%)'
left: `
%`}>
<div
...thumbProps
style={
width: 20
height: 20
borderRadius: '50%'
backgroundColor: isFocusVisible
? 'orange'
: stateisThumbDragging(index)
? 'dimgrey'
: 'gray'
}>
<VisuallyHidden>
<input
ref= inputRef
...mergeProps(inputProps focusProps)
/>
</VisuallyHidden>
</div>
</div>
);
}
<Slider
label="Opacity"
formatOptions={style: 'percent'}
maxValue=1
step=0.01
/>
import {useSliderState} from '@react-stately/slider';
import {useFocusRing} from '@react-aria/focus';
import {VisuallyHidden} from '@react-aria/visually-hidden';
import {mergeProps} from '@react-aria/utils';
import {useNumberFormatter} from '@react-aria/i18n';
function Slider(props) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(
null
);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(
propsformatOptions
);
let state = useSliderState(
{
...props
numberFormatter
}
);
let {
groupProps
trackProps
labelProps
outputProps
} = useSlider(
props
state
trackRef
);
return (
<div
...groupProps
style={
position:
'relative'
display: 'flex'
flexDirection:
'column'
alignItems:
'center'
width: 300
touchAction:
'none'
}>
/* Create a flex container for the label and output element. */
<div
style={
display:
'flex'
alignSelf:
'stretch'
}>
propslabel && (
<label
...labelProps>
propslabel
</label>
)
<output
...outputProps
style={
flex:
'1 0 auto'
textAlign:
'end'
}>
stategetThumbValueLabel(
0
)
</output>
</div>
/* The track element holds the visible track line and the thumb. */
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position:
'relative'
height: 30
width: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position:
'absolute'
backgroundColor:
'gray'
height: 3
top: 13
width: '100%'
}
/>
<Thumb
index=0
state= state
trackRef=
trackRef
/>
</div>
</div>
);
}
function Thumb(props) {
let {
state
trackRef
index
} = props;
let inputRef = ReactuseRef(
null
);
let {
thumbProps
inputProps
} = useSliderThumb(
{
index
trackRef
inputRef
}
state
);
let {
focusProps
isFocusVisible
} = useFocusRing();
return (
<div
style={
position:
'absolute'
top: 4
transform:
'translateX(-50%)'
left: `
%`}>
<div
...thumbProps
style={
width: 20
height: 20
borderRadius:
'50%'
backgroundColor: isFocusVisible
? 'orange'
: stateisThumbDragging(
index
)
? 'dimgrey'
: 'gray'
}>
<VisuallyHidden>
<input
ref=
inputRef
...mergeProps(
inputProps
focusProps
)
/>
</VisuallyHidden>
</div>
</div>
);
}
<Slider
label="Opacity"
formatOptions={
style: 'percent'
}
maxValue=1
step=0.01
/>
Multi thumb#
This example shows how to build a slider with multiple thumbs. The thumb component is the same one shown in the previous
example. The main difference in this example is that there are two <Thumb>
elements rendered with different index
props.
In addition, the <output>
element uses state.getThumbValueLabel
for each thumb to display the selected range.
function RangeSlider(props) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(propsformatOptions);
let state = useSliderState({...props numberFormatter});
let {groupProps trackProps labelProps outputProps} = useSlider(
props
state
trackRef
);
return (
<div
...groupProps
style={
position: 'relative'
display: 'flex'
flexDirection: 'column'
alignItems: 'center'
width: 300
touchAction: 'none'
}>
<div style={display: 'flex' alignSelf: 'stretch'}>
propslabel && <label ...labelProps> propslabel</label>
<output ...outputProps style={flex: '1 0 auto' textAlign: 'end'}>
` - `
</output>
</div>
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position: 'relative'
height: 30
width: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
backgroundColor: 'grey'
height: 3
top: 13
width: '100%'
}
/>
<Thumb index=0 state= state trackRef= trackRef />
<Thumb index=1 state= state trackRef= trackRef />
</div>
</div>
);
}
<RangeSlider
label="Price Range"
formatOptions={style: 'currency' currency: 'USD'}
maxValue=500
defaultValue=[100 350]
step=10
/>
function RangeSlider(props) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(
propsformatOptions
);
let state = useSliderState({...props numberFormatter});
let {
groupProps
trackProps
labelProps
outputProps
} = useSlider(props state trackRef);
return (
<div
...groupProps
style={
position: 'relative'
display: 'flex'
flexDirection: 'column'
alignItems: 'center'
width: 300
touchAction: 'none'
}>
<div style={display: 'flex' alignSelf: 'stretch'}>
propslabel && (
<label ...labelProps> propslabel</label>
)
<output
...outputProps
style={flex: '1 0 auto' textAlign: 'end'}>
` - `
</output>
</div>
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position: 'relative'
height: 30
width: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
backgroundColor: 'grey'
height: 3
top: 13
width: '100%'
}
/>
<Thumb
index=0
state= state
trackRef= trackRef
/>
<Thumb
index=1
state= state
trackRef= trackRef
/>
</div>
</div>
);
}
<RangeSlider
label="Price Range"
formatOptions={style: 'currency' currency: 'USD'}
maxValue=500
defaultValue=[100 350]
step=10
/>
function RangeSlider(
props
) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(
null
);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(
propsformatOptions
);
let state = useSliderState(
{
...props
numberFormatter
}
);
let {
groupProps
trackProps
labelProps
outputProps
} = useSlider(
props
state
trackRef
);
return (
<div
...groupProps
style={
position:
'relative'
display: 'flex'
flexDirection:
'column'
alignItems:
'center'
width: 300
touchAction:
'none'
}>
<div
style={
display:
'flex'
alignSelf:
'stretch'
}>
propslabel && (
<label
...labelProps>
propslabel
</label>
)
<output
...outputProps
style={
flex:
'1 0 auto'
textAlign:
'end'
}>
` - `
</output>
</div>
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position:
'relative'
height: 30
width: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position:
'absolute'
backgroundColor:
'grey'
height: 3
top: 13
width: '100%'
}
/>
<Thumb
index=0
state= state
trackRef=
trackRef
/>
<Thumb
index=1
state= state
trackRef=
trackRef
/>
</div>
</div>
);
}
<RangeSlider
label="Price Range"
formatOptions={
style: 'currency'
currency: 'USD'
}
maxValue=500
defaultValue=[
100
350
]
step=10
/>
Vertical orientation#
This example shows how to build a vertical slider. The main difference from horizontal sliders is the addition of the
orientation: 'vertical'
option to both useSlider
and useSliderThumb
, and the change to the handle positioning logic.
Additionally, this example shows how to build a slider without a visible label or output element. This is done by simply
not using the returned labelProps
and outputProps
. Note however, that when there is no visible label, an aria-label
is required to label the slider for accessibility.
function VerticalSlider(props) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(propsformatOptions);
let state = useSliderState({...props numberFormatter});
let {groupProps trackProps} = useSlider(
{...props orientation: 'vertical'}
state
trackRef
);
return (
<div ...groupProps style={height: 150 touchAction: 'none'}>
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position: 'relative'
width: 30
height: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
backgroundColor: 'gray'
width: 3
left: 13
height: '100%'
}
/>
<Thumb index=0 state= state trackRef= trackRef />
</div>
</div>
);
}
function Thumb(props) {
let {state trackRef index} = props;
let inputRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let {thumbProps inputProps} = useSliderThumb(
{
orientation: 'vertical'
index
trackRef
inputRef
}
state
);
let {focusProps isFocusVisible} = useFocusRing();
return (
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
left: 4
transform: 'translateY(-50%)'
// Flip the percentage so that 0% is at the bottom and 100% is at the top.
top: `
%`}>
<div
...thumbProps
style={
width: 20
height: 20
borderRadius: '50%'
backgroundColor: isFocusVisible
? 'orange'
: stateisThumbDragging(index)
? 'dimgrey'
: 'gray'
}>
<VisuallyHidden>
<input ref= inputRef ...mergeProps(inputProps focusProps) />
</VisuallyHidden>
</div>
</div>
);
}
<VerticalSlider
aria-label="Opacity"
formatOptions={style: 'percent'}
maxValue=1
step=0.01
/>
function VerticalSlider(props) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(
propsformatOptions
);
let state = useSliderState({...props numberFormatter});
let {groupProps trackProps} = useSlider(
{...props orientation: 'vertical'}
state
trackRef
);
return (
<div
...groupProps
style={height: 150 touchAction: 'none'}>
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position: 'relative'
width: 30
height: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
backgroundColor: 'gray'
width: 3
left: 13
height: '100%'
}
/>
<Thumb
index=0
state= state
trackRef= trackRef
/>
</div>
</div>
);
}
function Thumb(props) {
let {state trackRef index} = props;
let inputRef = ReactuseRef(null);
let {thumbProps inputProps} = useSliderThumb(
{
orientation: 'vertical'
index
trackRef
inputRef
}
state
);
let {focusProps isFocusVisible} = useFocusRing();
return (
<div
style={
position: 'absolute'
left: 4
transform: 'translateY(-50%)'
// Flip the percentage so that 0% is at the bottom and 100% is at the top.
top: `
%`}>
<div
...thumbProps
style={
width: 20
height: 20
borderRadius: '50%'
backgroundColor: isFocusVisible
? 'orange'
: stateisThumbDragging(index)
? 'dimgrey'
: 'gray'
}>
<VisuallyHidden>
<input
ref= inputRef
...mergeProps(inputProps focusProps)
/>
</VisuallyHidden>
</div>
</div>
);
}
<VerticalSlider
aria-label="Opacity"
formatOptions={style: 'percent'}
maxValue=1
step=0.01
/>
function VerticalSlider(
props
) {
let trackRef = ReactuseRef(
null
);
let numberFormatter = useNumberFormatter(
propsformatOptions
);
let state = useSliderState(
{
...props
numberFormatter
}
);
let {
groupProps
trackProps
} = useSlider(
{
...props
orientation:
'vertical'
}
state
trackRef
);
return (
<div
...groupProps
style={
height: 150
touchAction:
'none'
}>
<div
...trackProps
ref= trackRef
style={
position:
'relative'
width: 30
height: ' 100%'
}>
<div
style={
position:
'absolute'
backgroundColor:
'gray'
width: 3
left: 13
height:
'100%'
}
/>
<Thumb
index=0
state= state
trackRef=
trackRef
/>
</div>
</div>
);
}
function Thumb(props) {
let {
state
trackRef
index
} = props;
let inputRef = ReactuseRef(
null
);
let {
thumbProps
inputProps
} = useSliderThumb(
{
orientation:
'vertical'
index
trackRef
inputRef
}
state
);
let {
focusProps
isFocusVisible
} = useFocusRing();
return (
<div
style={
position:
'absolute'
left: 4
transform:
'translateY(-50%)'
// Flip the percentage so that 0% is at the bottom and 100% is at the top.
top: `
%`}>
<div
...thumbProps
style={
width: 20
height: 20
borderRadius:
'50%'
backgroundColor: isFocusVisible
? 'orange'
: stateisThumbDragging(
index
)
? 'dimgrey'
: 'gray'
}>
<VisuallyHidden>
<input
ref=
inputRef
...mergeProps(
inputProps
focusProps
)
/>
</VisuallyHidden>
</div>
</div>
);
}
<VerticalSlider
aria-label="Opacity"
formatOptions={
style: 'percent'
}
maxValue=1
step=0.01
/>
Internationalization#
Value formatting#
Formatting the value that should be displayed in the value label or aria-valuetext
is handled by useSliderState
.
The formatting can be controlled using the formatOptions
prop.
If you want to change locales, the I18nProvider
must be somewhere in the hierarchy above the Slider.
This will tell the formatter what locale to use.
RTL#
In right-to-left languages, the slider should be mirrored. The label is right-aligned, the value is left-aligned. Ensure that your CSS accounts for this.