Minimal Clean Carousel With Vanilla JavaScript

A minimal, clean, easy-to-style slider/carousel built using JavaScript, CSS and CSS3 properties.

How to use it:

Add the images, descriptions, and controls to the carousel.

<div class="slider" id="slider">
  <figure class="slide">
    <img src="1.jpg">
    <figcaption>
      <div class="title">Slide 1</div>
      <div class="author">Diana Bailey</div>
    </figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure class="slide">
    <img src="2.jpg">
    <figcaption>
      <div class="title">Slide 2</div>
      <div class="author">Janie Payne</div>
    </figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure class="slide">
    <img src="3.jpg">
    <figcaption>
      <div class="title">Slide 3</div>
      <div class="author">Kristina Fitzgerald</div>
    </figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure class="slide">
    <img src="4.jpg">
    <figcaption>
      <div class="title">Slide 4</div>
      <div class="author">Beth Garner</div>
    </figcaption>
  </figure>
  <div class="arrows">
    <div class="prev">&#10094;</div>
    <div class="next">&#10095;</div>
  </div>
</div>

Load the main JavaScript at the end of the document.

<script src="js/main.min.js"></script>

The primary CSS/CSS3 rules for the carousel.

.slider {
  position: relative;
  width: 640px;
  height: 436px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 10px solid white;
  text-align: center;
  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  z-index: 10;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 10px 15px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 5px 20px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 15px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 5px 20px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
.slider .slide {
  height: 100%;
  width: auto;
}
.slider .slide img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}
.slider .slide figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  top: 30px;
  left: 30px;
}
.slider .slide figcaption .title {
  font-size: 50px;
  color: #2ecc71;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 8px;
}
.slider .slide figcaption .author {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: #fff;
}
.arrows {
  position: absolute;
  right: 30px;
  bottom: 30px;
  width: 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 3px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  box-shadow: 0 3px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  z-index: 10;
}
.arrows .next, .arrows .prev {
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
  height: 40px;
  background-color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 40px;
  cursor: pointer;
  -webkit-transition: .3s color ease;
  -o-transition: .3s color ease;
  transition: .3s color ease;
}
.arrows .next:hover, .arrows .prev:hover { color: #2ecc71; }
.pagination {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -50px;
  left: 50%;
  right: auto;
  -webkit-transform: translateX(-50%);
  -ms-transform: translateX(-50%);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.pagination li {
  display: inline-block;
  float: left;
  margin: 0 5px;
}
.pagination li.selected a { background-color: #2ecc71; }
.pagination li a {
  display: block;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 50%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid #2ecc71;
  background-color: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

Add your own CSS styles for responsiveness.

/*==========  Desktop First  ==========*/
/* Large Devices, Wide Screens */
@media only screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
/**/
}
/* Medium Devices, Desktops */
@media only screen and (max-width: 992px) {
/**/
}
/* Small Devices, Tablets */
@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
/**/
}
/* Extra Small Devices, Phones */
@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {
/**/
}
/* Custom, iPhone Retina */
@media only screen and (max-width: 320px) {
/**/
}
/*==========  Mobile First  ==========*/
/* Custom, iPhone Retina */
@media only screen and (min-width: 320px) {
/**/
}
/* Extra Small Devices, Phones */
@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) {
/**/
}
/* Small Devices, Tablets */
@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
/**/
}
/* Medium Devices, Desktops */
@media only screen and (min-width: 992px) {
/**/
}
/* Large Devices, Wide Screens */
@media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) {
/**/
}