Welcome to our latest web development tutorial! Today, we’re embarking on a journey to create a mesmerizing card layout with an infinite scrolling effect using the trifecta of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
I would recommend you don’t just copy and paste the code, just look at the code and type by understanding it.
Demo
See the Pen CSS and JS Infinite Carousel [INTERACTION] by Radu Bratan (@RaduBratan) on CodePen.
HTML Code
Starter Template
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<!-- Required meta tags -->
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<!-- CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
<title>Card with infinite scrolling effect using HTML CSS and JavaScript - Coding Torque</title>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Further code here -->
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Paste the below code in your <body> tag.
<div id="carousel-wrapper">
<div id="menu">
<div id="current-option">
<span id="current-option-text1" data-previous-text="" data-next-text=""></span>
<span id="current-option-text2" data-previous-text="" data-next-text=""></span>
</div>
<button id="previous-option"></button>
<button id="next-option"></button>
</div>
<div id="image"></div>
</div>CSS Code
Create a file style.css and paste the code below.
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Poppins|Lato|Roboto+Mono&display=swap");
body {
width: 100vw;
height: 100vh;
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
background: lighten(#CB8589, 5%);
font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Roboto Mono", "Poppins", sans-serif;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
outline: none;
user-select: none;
}
#carousel-wrapper {
width: auto;
height: auto;
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
overflow: hidden;
#menu {
height: 380px;
width: 720px;
overflow: hidden;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1;
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
vertical-align: middle;
transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out;
#current-option {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
transform: translate(-25%, 0%);
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
//background-color: blue;
overflow: hidden;
#current-option-text1 {
font-size: 1.6rem;
line-height: 3rem;
width: 220px;
height: 200px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: flex-start;
//background: red;
&::before {
content: attr(data-next-text);
position: absolute;
transform: translate(0%, 380px);
width: 100%;
height: 200px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: flex-start;
//background: red;
}
&::after {
content: attr(data-previous-text);
position: absolute;
transform: translate(0%, -380px);
width: 100%;
height: 200px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: flex-start;
//background: red;
}
}
#current-option-text2 {
font-size: 0.8rem;
width: 220px;
height: 40px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: flex-start;
justify-content: flex-end;
//background: green;
&::before {
content: attr(data-next-text);
position: absolute;
transform: translate(0%, 380px);
width: 100%;
height: 40px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: flex-start;
justify-content: flex-end;
//background: green;
}
&::after {
content: attr(data-previous-text);
position: absolute;
transform: translate(0%, -380px);
width: 100%;
height: 40px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: flex-start;
justify-content: flex-end;
//background: green;
}
}
}
#previous-option {
width: 1.5rem;
height: 1.5rem;
border: none;
display: block;
cursor: pointer;
background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg version='1.1' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' x='0px' y='0px' viewBox='0 0 256 256'%3E%3Cpolygon points='225.813,48.907 128,146.72 30.187,48.907 0,79.093 128,207.093 256,79.093' fill='%23333'%3E%3C/polygon%3E%3C/svg%3E");
background-size: cover;
position: absolute;
transform: translate(310px, 50px);
}
#next-option {
width: 1.5rem;
height: 1.5rem;
border: none;
display: block;
cursor: pointer;
background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg version='1.1' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' x='0px' y='0px' viewBox='0 0 256 256'%3E%3Cpolygon points='225.813,48.907 128,146.72 30.187,48.907 0,79.093 128,207.093 256,79.093' fill='%23333'%3E%3C/polygon%3E%3C/svg%3E");
background-size: cover;
position: absolute;
transform: translate(310px, -50px) rotate(180deg);
}
}
#image {
height: 240px;
width: 240px;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
z-index: 101;
position: absolute;
transform: translate(140px, 0);
}
&.anim-next {
pointer-events: none;
#current-option-text1 {
animation: next-text 0.65s 0.085s;
}
#current-option-text2 {
animation: next-text 0.65s 0.085s;
}
#previous-option {
animation: next-top-arrow 0.65s 0.085s;
}
#next-option {
animation: next-bottom-arrow 0.65s 0.085s;
}
#image {
animation: next-image 0.65s 0.085s;
}
}
&.anim-previous {
pointer-events: none;
#current-option-text1 {
animation: previous-text 0.65s 0.085s;
}
#current-option-text2 {
animation: previous-text 0.65s 0.085s;
}
#previous-option {
animation: previous-top-arrow 0.65s 0.085s;
}
#next-option {
animation: previous-bottom-arrow 0.65s 0.085s;
}
#image {
animation: previous-image 0.65s 0.085s;
}
}
}
@keyframes previous-text {
50%,
55% {
transform: translate(0%, 390px);
}
to {
transform: translate(0%, 380px);
}
}
@keyframes previous-top-arrow {
50% {
transform: translate(310px, 53px);
}
}
@keyframes previous-bottom-arrow {
50% {
transform: translate(310px, -47px) rotate(180deg);
}
}
@keyframes previous-image {
0% {
transform: translate(140px, 0) scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
70% {
transform: translate(140px, 0) scale(1.1);
opacity: 0;
}
100% {
transform: translate(140px, 0) scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
}
@keyframes next-text {
50%,
55% {
transform: translate(0%, -390px);
}
to {
transform: translate(0%, -380px);
}
}
@keyframes next-top-arrow {
50% {
transform: translate(310px, 47px);
}
}
@keyframes next-bottom-arrow {
50% {
transform: translate(310px, -53px) rotate(180deg);
}
}
@keyframes next-image {
0% {
transform: translate(140px, 0) scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
70% {
transform: translate(140px, 0) scale(1.1);
opacity: 0;
}
100% {
transform: translate(140px, 0) scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
}
JavaScript Code
Create a file script.js and paste the code below.
const text1_options = [
"Why art is so important",
"Why you shouldn't buy the new iPhone",
"Is life actually real?",
"How to learn JS in 2 months"
];
const text2_options = [
"69 min. read",
"7 min. read",
"8 min. read",
"87,658.1277 min. read"
];
const color_options = ["#EBB9D2", "#FE9968", "#7FE0EB", "#6CE5B1"];
const image_options = [
"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524721696987-b9527df9e512?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1190&q=80",
"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556656793-08538906a9f8?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1050&q=80",
"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1506073828772-2f85239b6d2d?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1189&q=80",
"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1523800503107-5bc3ba2a6f81?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=80"
];
var i = 0;
const currentOptionText1 = document.getElementById("current-option-text1");
const currentOptionText2 = document.getElementById("current-option-text2");
const currentOptionImage = document.getElementById("image");
const carousel = document.getElementById("carousel-wrapper");
const mainMenu = document.getElementById("menu");
const optionPrevious = document.getElementById("previous-option");
const optionNext = document.getElementById("next-option");
currentOptionText1.innerText = text1_options[i];
currentOptionText2.innerText = text2_options[i];
currentOptionImage.style.backgroundImage = "url(" + image_options[i] + ")";
mainMenu.style.background = color_options[i];
optionNext.onclick = function () {
i = i + 1;
i = i % text1_options.length;
currentOptionText1.dataset.nextText = text1_options[i];
currentOptionText2.dataset.nextText = text2_options[i];
mainMenu.style.background = color_options[i];
carousel.classList.add("anim-next");
setTimeout(() => {
currentOptionImage.style.backgroundImage = "url(" + image_options[i] + ")";
}, 455);
setTimeout(() => {
currentOptionText1.innerText = text1_options[i];
currentOptionText2.innerText = text2_options[i];
carousel.classList.remove("anim-next");
}, 650);
};
optionPrevious.onclick = function () {
if (i === 0) {
i = text1_options.length;
}
i = i - 1;
currentOptionText1.dataset.previousText = text1_options[i];
currentOptionText2.dataset.previousText = text2_options[i];
mainMenu.style.background = color_options[i];
carousel.classList.add("anim-previous");
setTimeout(() => {
currentOptionImage.style.backgroundImage = "url(" + image_options[i] + ")";
}, 455);
setTimeout(() => {
currentOptionText1.innerText = text1_options[i];
currentOptionText2.innerText = text2_options[i];
carousel.classList.remove("anim-previous");
}, 650);
};Final Output
Written by: Piyush Patil
Code Credits: https://codepen.io/RaduBratan/pen/dyGEzay
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