Carousel content requires clear navigation—indicators reveal position and enable direct access. This React component combines shadcn/ui's Button and ButtonGroup components with Lucide React's ChevronLeftIcon and ChevronRightIcon for carousel controls with dynamic indicator generation using Array.from, aspect-square rounded-full buttons for slide dots, and disabled boundary states. Built on Radix UI with variant switching between default (active slide) and outline (inactive slides), the pattern delivers carousel navigation with visual position indication. Perfect for e-commerce product galleries like Amazon or Shopify showcasing multiple product images, landing page hero sections displaying rotating promotional content, portfolio sites like Behance navigating project screenshots, or any interface with sequential visual content—button groups unify carousel controls, dot indicators show total slides and current position, chevron buttons enable quick advancement. The dual approach shown (dot indicators vs numeric counter) demonstrates how carousel navigation balances visual simplicity for small slide counts (5 dots easily scannable) against space efficiency for large slide counts where showing 20 dots would clutter the interface, with numeric counters providing position feedback without per-slide indicators.

Installation

npx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn.io/registry/button-group-navigation-2.json

npx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn.io/registry/button-group-navigation-2.json

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn.io/registry/button-group-navigation-2.json

bunx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn.io/registry/button-group-navigation-2.json

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