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Chrome for Developers: Make accessible carousels

Discusses modern accessible carousel implementation with semantic HTML, CSS scrolling features, interactivity, ARIA roles, and accessible controls.

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Carousel Choose carousel when a small set of peer slides must share a constrained visual slot and users can move through them with explicit controls. Previous and next controls change the current slide by one step or follow a clearly indicated wrap rule. Supports semantic modern carousel implementation with accessible controls.
Carousel auto-advance without pause Flag the anti-pattern whenever visible carousel content changes automatically and a pause or stop control is missing, delayed, hidden, or unreachable before the moving content. Pause or Stop rotation immediately freezes the visible slide, updates the motion state, and remains available for resume or restart. Chrome supports accessible carousel structure and avoiding hidden interactive slide content.

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Publisher: Chrome for Developers. Last checked: .