---
title: Slider
description: An input where the user selects a value from within a given range.

links:
  doc: https://base-ui.com/react/components/slider#api-reference
---

## Preview

<ComponentPreview name="p-slider-1" />

## Installation

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<TabsList>
  <TabsTab value="cli">CLI</TabsTab>
  <TabsTab value="manual">Manual</TabsTab>
</TabsList>

<TabsPanel value="cli">

```bash
npx @olyx/cli@latest add slider
```

</TabsPanel>

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<Steps>

<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @base-ui/react
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource name="slider" title="components/ui/slider.tsx" />

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsPanel>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx
import { Slider } from "@/components/ui/slider"
```

```tsx
<Slider defaultValue={40} />
```

## API Reference

### Slider

Root component. Styled wrapper for `Slider.Root` from Base UI. Automatically detects range mode when `value` or `defaultValue` is an array.

## Examples

For accessible labelling and validation, prefer using the `Field` component to wrap sliders. See the related example: [Slider field](/ui/docs/components/field#slider-field).

### Range

<ComponentPreview name="p-slider-2" />

### Vertical

<ComponentPreview name="p-slider-3" />

### Slider with Label and Value

<ComponentPreview name="p-slider-4" />