Responsive Draggable Image Slider with jQuery and CSS3

A jQuery & CSS3 powered responsive fullscreen image slider that allows you to navigate between image using mouse drag or touch swipe, with a subtle parallax scrolling effects based on CSS3 transitions and transforms.

How to use it:

1. Build the Html structure for the image slider. It uses SVG to draw transparent overlays for image hover captions.

<div class="slider-container">
  <div class="slider-control left inactive"></div>
  <div class="slider-control right"></div>
  <div class="slider">
    <div class="slide slide-0 active">
      <div class="slide__bg"></div>
      <div class="slide__content">
        <svg class="slide__overlay" viewBox="0 0 720 405" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice">
          <path class="slide__overlay-path" d="M0,0 150,0 500,405 0,405" />
        </svg>
        <div class="slide__text">
          <h2 class="slide__text-heading">Image 1</h2>
          <p class="slide__text-desc">Image Description 1.</p>
          <a class="slide__text-link">Linke 1</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="slide slide-1 ">
      <div class="slide__bg"></div>
      <div class="slide__content">
        <svg class="slide__overlay" viewBox="0 0 720 405" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice">
          <path class="slide__overlay-path" d="M0,0 150,0 500,405 0,405" />
        </svg>
        <div class="slide__text">
          <h2 class="slide__text-heading">Image 2</h2>
          <p class="slide__text-desc">Image Description 2.</p>
          <a class="slide__text-link">Linke 2</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="slide slide-2">
      <div class="slide__bg"></div>
      <div class="slide__content">
        <svg class="slide__overlay" viewBox="0 0 720 405" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice">
          <path class="slide__overlay-path" d="M0,0 150,0 500,405 0,405" />
        </svg>
        <div class="slide__text">
          <h2 class="slide__text-heading">Image 3</h2>
          <p class="slide__text-desc">Image Description 3.</p>
          <a class="slide__text-link">Linke 3</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="slide slide-3">
      <div class="slide__bg"></div>
      <div class="slide__content">
        <svg class="slide__overlay" viewBox="0 0 720 405" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice">
          <path class="slide__overlay-path" d="M0,0 150,0 500,405 0,405" />
        </svg>
        <div class="slide__text">
          <h2 class="slide__text-heading">Image 4</h2>
          <p class="slide__text-desc">Image Description 4.</p>
          <a class="slide__text-link">Linke 4</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

2. The primary CSS styles.

*,
*:before,
*:after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

html,
body {
  font-size: 62.5%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  font-family: 'roboto', sans-serif
}

body { background: #000; }

svg {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}

.slider-container {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
  cursor: all-scroll;
}

.slider-control {
  z-index: 2;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 12%;
  height: 100%;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s;
  transition: opacity 0.3s;
  opacity: 0;
}

.slider-control.inactive:hover { cursor: auto; }

.slider-control:not(.inactive):hover {
  opacity: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.slider-control.left {
  left: 0;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
}

.slider-control.right {
  right: 0;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) 100%);
}

.slider {
  z-index: 1;
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
}

.slider.animating {
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.5s;
  transition: transform 0.5s;
}

.slider.animating .slide__bg {
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.5s;
  transition: transform 0.5s;
}

3. Style the slides and add your own images using background-image into the slider.

.slide {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.slide.active .slide__overlay,
.slide.active .slide__text {
  opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transform: translateX(0);
  -ms-transform: translateX(0);
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.slide__bg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -50%;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background-size: cover;
}

.slide:nth-child(1) { left: 0; }

.slide:nth-child(1) .slide__bg {
  left: 0;
  background-image: url("1.jpg");
}

.slide:nth-child(1) .slide__overlay-path { fill: #e99c7e; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide:nth-child(1) .slide__text { background-color: rgba(233, 156, 126, 0.8); }

}

.slide:nth-child(2) { left: 100%; }

.slide:nth-child(2) .slide__bg {
  left: -50%;
  background-image: url("2.jpg");

}

.slide:nth-child(2) .slide__overlay-path { fill: #e1ccae; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide:nth-child(2) .slide__text { background-color: rgba(225, 204, 174, 0.8); }

}

.slide:nth-child(3) { left: 200%; }

.slide:nth-child(3) .slide__bg {
  left: -100%;
  background-image: url("3.jpg");
}

.slide:nth-child(3) .slide__overlay-path { fill: #adc5cd; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide:nth-child(3) .slide__text { background-color: rgba(173, 197, 205, 0.8); }

}

.slide:nth-child(4) { left: 300%; }

.slide:nth-child(4) .slide__bg {
  left: -150%;
  background-image: url("4.jpg");
}

.slide:nth-child(4) .slide__overlay-path { fill: #cbc6c3; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide:nth-child(4) .slide__text { background-color: rgba(203, 198, 195, 0.8); }

}

.slide__content {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

4. The required CSS styles for the SVG overlays.

.slide__overlay {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 810px;
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.5s 0.5s, opacity 0.2s 0.5s;
  transition: transform 0.5s 0.5s, opacity 0.2s 0.5s;
  -webkit-transform: translate3d(-20%, 0, 0);
  transform: translate3d(-20%, 0, 0);
  opacity: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide__overlay { display: none; }

}

.slide__overlay path { opacity: 0.8; }

.slide__text {
  position: absolute;
  width: 25%;
  bottom: 15%;
  left: 12%;
  color: #fff;
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.5s 0.8s, opacity 0.5s 0.8s;
  transition: transform 0.5s 0.8s, opacity 0.5s 0.8s;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%);
  -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  opacity: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide__text {
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 20rem;
  text-align: center;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(50%);
  -ms-transform: translateY(50%);
  transform: translateY(50%);
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.5s 0.5s, opacity 0.5s 0.5s;
  transition: transform 0.5s 0.5s, opacity 0.5s 0.5s;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

}

.slide__text-heading {
  font-family: "roboto", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 5rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide__text-heading {
  line-height: 20rem;
  font-size: 3.5rem;
}

}

.slide__text-desc {
  font-family: "roboto", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide__text-desc { display: none; }

}

.slide__text-link {
  z-index: 5;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: "roboto", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 2.3rem;
  -webkit-perspective: 1000px;
  perspective: 1000px;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {

.slide__text-link { display: none; }

}

.slide__text-link:before {
  z-index: -1;
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: #000;
  -webkit-transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  -ms-transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  -webkit-transform: rotateX(-85deg);
  transform: rotateX(-85deg);
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.3s;
  transition: transform 0.3s;
}

.slide__text-link:hover:before {
  -webkit-transform: rotateX(0);
  transform: rotateX(0);
}

5. Load the latest version of jQuery JavaScript library on your webpage.

<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"></script> 

6. The core JavaScript to enable the image slider.

$(document).ready(function() {
  
  var $slider = $(".slider"),
      $slideBGs = $(".slide__bg"),
      diff = 0,
      curSlide = 0,
      numOfSlides = $(".slide").length-1,
      animating = false,
      animTime = 500;
  
  function manageControls() {
    $(".slider-control").removeClass("inactive");
    if (!curSlide) $(".slider-control.left").addClass("inactive");
    if (curSlide === numOfSlides) $(".slider-control.right").addClass("inactive");
  }
  
  function changeSlides(instant) {
    if (!instant) {
      animating = true;
      manageControls();
      $slider.addClass("animating");
      $slider.css("top");
      $(".slide").removeClass("active");
      $(".slide-"+curSlide).addClass("active");
      setTimeout(function() {
        $slider.removeClass("animating");
        animating = false;
      }, animTime);
    }
    $slider.css("transform", "translate3d("+ -curSlide*100 +"%,0,0)");
    $slideBGs.css("transform", "translate3d("+ curSlide*50 +"%,0,0)");
    diff = 0;
  }

  function navigateLeft() {
    if (animating) return;
    if (curSlide > 0) curSlide--;
    changeSlides();
  }

  function navigateRight() {
    if (animating) return;
    if (curSlide < numOfSlides) curSlide++;
    changeSlides();
  }

  $(document).on("mousedown touchstart", ".slider", function(e) {
    if (animating) return;
    var startX = e.pageX || e.originalEvent.touches[0].pageX;
    diff = 0;
    
    $(document).on("mousemove touchmove", function(e) {
      var x = e.pageX || e.originalEvent.touches[0].pageX;
      diff = (startX - x) / $(window).width() * 70;
      if ((!curSlide && diff < 0) || (curSlide === numOfSlides && diff > 0)) diff /= 2;
      $slider.css("transform", "translate3d("+ (-curSlide*100 - diff) +"%,0,0)");
      $slideBGs.css("transform", "translate3d("+ (curSlide*50 + diff/2) +"%,0,0)");
    });
  });
  
  $(document).on("mouseup touchend", function(e) {
    $(document).off("mousemove touchmove");
    if (animating) return;
    if (!diff) {
      changeSlides(true);
      return;
    }
    if (diff > -8 && diff < 8) {
      changeSlides();
      return;
    }
    if (diff <= -8) {
      navigateLeft();
    }
    if (diff >= 8) {
      navigateRight();
    }
  });
  
  $(document).on("click", ".slider-control", function() {
    if ($(this).hasClass("left")) {
      navigateLeft();
    } else {
      navigateRight();
    }
  });
  
});

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