How can I build a Bootstrap 5 carousel with captions? Pending Review
Asked on Sep 16, 2025
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To create a Bootstrap 5 carousel with captions, you can use the "carousel" component along with "carousel-item" and "carousel-caption" classes. Below is a simple example of how to implement this.
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<div id="carouselExampleCaptions" class="carousel slide" data-bs-ride="carousel">
<div class="carousel-indicators">
<button type="button" data-bs-target="#carouselExampleCaptions" data-bs-slide-to="0" class="active" aria-current="true" aria-label="Slide 1"></button>
<button type="button" data-bs-target="#carouselExampleCaptions" data-bs-slide-to="1" aria-label="Slide 2"></button>
<button type="button" data-bs-target="#carouselExampleCaptions" data-bs-slide-to="2" aria-label="Slide 3"></button>
</div>
<div class="carousel-inner">
<div class="carousel-item active">
<img src="image1.jpg" class="d-block w-100" alt="...">
<div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
<h5>First Slide Label</h5>
<p>Some representative placeholder content for the first slide.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
<img src="image2.jpg" class="d-block w-100" alt="...">
<div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
<h5>Second Slide Label</h5>
<p>Some representative placeholder content for the second slide.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="carousel-item">
<img src="image3.jpg" class="d-block w-100" alt="...">
<div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
<h5>Third Slide Label</h5>
<p>Some representative placeholder content for the third slide.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<button class="carousel-control-prev" type="button" data-bs-target="#carouselExampleCaptions" data-bs-slide="prev">
<span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="visually-hidden">Previous</span>
</button>
<button class="carousel-control-next" type="button" data-bs-target="#carouselExampleCaptions" data-bs-slide="next">
<span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
<span class="visually-hidden">Next</span>
</button>
</div>
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