How to Create a Square or Rounded Range Slider in HTML ?

Last Updated : 21 Mar, 2024

The Range Slider is the UI component to choose the value through the range slider. We can adjust the shape of this slider thumb by making it a squad or rounded shape. we will see how to create a squad or rounded range slider in HTML.

Below are the approaches to create a square or rounded range slider in HTML:

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Squad Range Slider
Rounded Range Slider

Square Range Slider

In this approach, we are creating a square range slider with an appearance using HTML and CSS. The range slider’s thumb is styled as a square, and its value is displayed dynamically as the user interacts with it.

Example: This example shows the square range slider.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>Square Range Slider</title>
    <style>
        body {
            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
            text-align: center;
            background-color: #f0f0f0;
            padding: 50px;
        }

        h3 {
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        input[type="range"] {
            -webkit-appearance: none;
            width: 300px;
            height: 10px;
            background-color: rgb(234, 0, 255);
            border-radius: 5px;
            outline: none;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        input[type="range"]::-webkit-slider-thumb {
            -webkit-appearance: none;
            width: 20px;
            height: 20px;
            background-color: #458d1c;
            border-radius: 0;
            cursor: pointer;
            margin-top: -5px;
        }

        #range-value {
            margin-top: 20px;
            font-size: 18px;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h3>Square Range Slider</h3>
    <input id="range-slider" type="range" 
           min="0" max="100" value="50">
    <div id="range-value">Value: 50</div>
    <script>
        const rSlider = document.getElementById('range-slider');
        const rVal = document.getElementById('range-value');
        rSlider.addEventListener('input', function () {
            rVal.textContent = 'Value: ' + rSlider.value;
        });
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Output

Rounded Range Slider

In this approach, we are creating a rounded range slider using HTML and CSS. The slider track is styled with rounded corners using the border-radius property, and the slider thumb is made round using the border-radius property.

Example: This example shows the rounded range slider.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>Rounded Range Slider</title>
    <style>
        body {
            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
            text-align: center;
            background-color: #f0f0f0;
            padding: 50px;
        }

        h1 {
            color: green;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        h3 {
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        input[type="range"] {
            -webkit-appearance: none;
            width: 300px;
            height: 10px;
            background-color: green;
            border-radius: 20px;
            outline: none;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
            width: 20px;
            height: 20px;
            background-color: #ff0000;
            border-radius: 50%;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        #slider-value {
            margin-top: 20px;
            font-size: 18px;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h3>Rounded Range Slider</h3>
    <input id="slider" type="range" 
           min="0" max="100" value="50">
    <div id="slider-value">Value: 50</div>
    <script>
        const rSlider = document.getElementById('slider');
        const rVal = document.getElementById('slider-value');
        rSlider.addEventListener('input', function () {
            rVal.textContent = 'Value: ' + rSlider.value;
        });
    </script>
</body>

</html>