CSS Carousel Generator

Preview

/* Track — a flex row that scroll-snaps. Works in every browser. */
.cc-carousel {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  anchor-name: --cc;

  /* Auto-generate a dot per slide, placed after the track */
  scroll-marker-group: after;
}
.cc-carousel::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.cc-slide {
  flex: 0 0 80%;
  scroll-snap-align: center;
  border-radius: 16px;
  min-height: 260px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* Dots — generated, no markup. Chromium 135+ */
.cc-carousel::scroll-marker-group {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding-top: 16px;
}
.cc-slide::scroll-marker {
  content: " ";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, #ff5b04 28%, transparent);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.cc-slide::scroll-marker:target-current {
  background: #ff5b04;
}

/* Prev / next — generated, no markup. Chromium 135+ */
/* anchor() pins each button to the track's edges (overlaid inside). */
.cc-carousel::scroll-button(left),
.cc-carousel::scroll-button(right) {
  position: absolute;
  position-anchor: --cc;
  top: anchor(center);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
  color: #ff5b04;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.cc-carousel::scroll-button(left) {
  left: calc(anchor(left) + 10px);
  content: "\2039"; /* ‹ */
}
.cc-carousel::scroll-button(right) {
  left: calc(anchor(right) - 54px);
  content: "\203A"; /* › */
}
.cc-carousel::scroll-button(*):disabled {
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

<ul class="cc-carousel">
  <li class="cc-slide">Slide 1</li>
  <li class="cc-slide">Slide 2</li>
  <li class="cc-slide">Slide 3</li>
  <li class="cc-slide">Slide 4</li>
  <li class="cc-slide">Slide 5</li>
</ul>