Q: How do I show a value label or tick marks on the slider?

Render a label above or below: ` {value[0]} `. For tick marks at intervals, render absolute-positioned ticks along the track based on `(step / max) * 100%`. Common in volume sliders (`0 25 50 75 100` ticks) and EQ sliders. The styled variant in this gallery shows several tick + label patterns.

Question 1

What is a shadcn slider?

Accepted Answer

A shadcn slider is the draggable handle on a track for picking a value within a range — volume controls, brightness, price filters, opacity, dual-handle range pickers (min / max). It's built on Radix UI's Slider primitive (multi-thumb support, keyboard step / page-up nav, ARIA-slider semantics, RTL-aware) styled with shadcn/ui.

Question 2

Are these slider examples free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, every slider example on shadcn.io is free for personal and commercial use — no attribution requirement, no runtime dependency, no gating.

Question 3

Slider vs Input[type=range] — what's the difference?

Accepted Answer

Native `<input type="range">` is functional but ugly — browser-default styling, inconsistent across platforms, hard to override the thumb. shadcn Slider gives you a styled track + handle that looks the same everywhere, supports dual handles (which native range doesn't), and integrates with the rest of the shadcn primitives. You keep the keyboard semantics of native range; you skip the styling tax.

Question 4

When should I use a slider versus a number input or stepper?

Accepted Answer

Slider for ranges where users browse approximate values — volume, opacity, price filters, time ranges. Number input for exact values users know — quantity, age, year. Stepper (Input + +/- buttons) for adjusting a current value by small amounts — incrementing item count in a cart. The slider's affordance is "explore"; the number input's is "specify".

Question 5

How do I build a dual-handle range slider (min / max)?

Accepted Answer

Use the range variant. Pass an array as `defaultValue` (`[20, 80]`) — Radix renders one thumb per value. The user drags each thumb independently, with collision detection so they can't cross. `onValueChange` returns the array. Useful for price filters ("$20 to $80"), time ranges ("9am to 5pm"), and any min/max pair.

Question 6

How do I show a value label or tick marks on the slider?

Accepted Answer

Render a label above or below: `{value[0]}`. For tick marks at intervals, render absolute-positioned ticks along the track based on `(step / max) * 100%`. Common in volume sliders (`0 25 50 75 100` ticks) and EQ sliders. The styled variant in this gallery shows several tick + label patterns.

Question 7

How do I make a vertical slider?

Accepted Answer

Pass `orientation="vertical"` to Slider, plus an explicit height (`h-48`) on the wrapper since vertical sliders default to 0 height without one. Radix flips the thumb axis and remaps keyboard keys (ArrowUp / ArrowDown move along the vertical axis). Useful for EQ controls, volume mixers, and color-picker brightness sliders. The vertical variant in this gallery shows the canonical layout.

Question 8

How do I install a slider example?

Accepted Answer

Run the `npx shadcn@latest add` command shown under the Installation heading. The CLI copies the example's TSX source into `components/examples/slider/…`, plus the shadcn/ui Slider primitive (and its Radix dependency) if you don't already have it.

Question 9

How do I set step size and snap behavior?

Accepted Answer

Pass `step={5}` to Slider — the value snaps to multiples of 5 as users drag. For finer control via keyboard, use `step` for arrow keys and `largeStep` (PageUp/PageDown) for bigger jumps. For "continuous but snap to common values" UX, set `step={1}` and visually mark the common values via tick marks — users still get fine control but see the recommended stops.

Question 10

How do I integrate the slider with a form?

Accepted Answer

Wrap Slider in shadcn's FormField. The form value is a number array (Radix Slider always emits arrays even for single values). Convert to scalar in your submit handler if needed (`field.value[0]`). For Zod, use `z.array(z.number()).length(1)` for single sliders or `z.array(z.number()).length(2)` for ranges.

Question 11

Which libraries do slider examples depend on?

Accepted Answer

Radix UI Slider (the primitive — multi-thumb, ARIA-slider, keyboard nav, collision detection between thumbs), shadcn/ui Slider (the styled wrapper generated into your project), Tailwind CSS. React 19 baseline. No state library — value lives in `useState` or your form library.

Question 12

Are slider examples accessible for keyboard and screen reader users?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Radix Slider implements the WAI-ARIA Slider pattern: ArrowLeft/ArrowRight (or Up/Down for vertical) moves by `step`, PageUp/PageDown moves by `largeStep`, Home/End jump to min/max. Each thumb is `role="slider"` with `aria-valuenow`/`aria-valuemin`/`aria-valuemax`/`aria-orientation`. Screen readers announce the value as users navigate.

Question 13

Can I use these slider examples with React Server Components?

Accepted Answer

Slider is a client component (it manages thumb state and drag interactions). Wrap it inside a Server Component parent. For form submissions, the Slider lives in a small client form component but the surrounding settings page stays server-rendered.

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