Components & interactionsSnapping range slider
A setting that settles
A slider gently catches at meaningful settings and springs into position.

Drag the slider; use arrow keys or Shift + arrows
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Component source
Standalone React component. Styles are included.
npm install [email protected]Render the default export inside a container with a defined height. Its optional active prop stops movement when false. This example works with React 19; Next.js projects can use it as a client component.
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/**
* Adapted from https://github.com/ddoemonn/interior/blob/314800833bf01e23e6ae74c2a17fbdaac3688c84/components/interior/slider-detents.tsx
* Retains the detent attraction and pointer-capture hook, full slider keyboard controls, and spring-driven carriage.
* Standalone styles and original demo content; reduced-motion and preview controls.
*
* MIT License
*
* Copyright (c) 2026 ozzy
*
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* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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*/
"use client"
import { motion, useMotionTemplate, useSpring } from "motion/react"
import { useCallback, useEffect, useId, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react"
// Subscribe directly so a changed system preference also stops an active preview.
function useReducedMotion() {
const [reduced, setReduced] = useState(true)
useEffect(() => {
const preference = window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")
const update = () => setReduced(preference.matches)
update()
preference.addEventListener("change", update)
return () => preference.removeEventListener("change", update)
}, [])
return reduced
}
const CARRIAGE = { stiffness: 520, damping: 34, mass: 0.45 } as const
const GRAB = { type: "spring", stiffness: 700, damping: 46, mass: 0.5 } as const
const INSTANT = { duration: 0 } as const
const THUMB = 18
const plain = (value: number) => String(value)
function tidy(value: number) {
return Math.round(value * 1e6) / 1e6
}
export type SliderDetent = { value: number; label?: string }
const NONE: readonly (number | SliderDetent)[] = []
export type UseSliderDetentsOptions = {
value: number
onValueChange: (value: number) => void
min?: number
max?: number
step?: number
detents?: readonly (number | SliderDetent)[]
pull?: number
thumbSize?: number
disabled?: boolean
haptic?: boolean
format?: (value: number) => string
label?: string
labelledBy?: string
}
export function useSliderDetents({
value,
onValueChange,
min = 0,
max = 100,
step = 1,
detents = NONE,
pull,
thumbSize = THUMB,
disabled = false,
haptic = true,
format = plain,
label,
labelledBy,
}: UseSliderDetentsOptions) {
const trackRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false)
const list = useMemo<SliderDetent[]>(() => detents.map((d) => (typeof d === "number" ? { value: d } : d)), [detents])
const range = max - min
const grab = pull ?? range * 0.045
const emit = useRef(onValueChange)
emit.current = onValueChange
const emitted = useRef(value)
emitted.current = value
const activeDetent = useMemo(() => list.findIndex((d) => tidy(d.value) === tidy(value)), [list, value])
const marked = useRef(activeDetent)
const held = useRef(false)
const commit = useCallback(
(next: number) => {
const settled = Math.min(max, Math.max(min, tidy(next)))
const index = list.findIndex((d) => tidy(d.value) === settled)
if (index !== marked.current) {
marked.current = index
if (haptic && index >= 0) navigator.vibrate?.(6)
}
if (settled !== emitted.current) {
emitted.current = settled
emit.current(settled)
}
},
[haptic, list, max, min],
)
const capture = useCallback(
(clientX: number) => {
const el = trackRef.current
if (!el || range <= 0) return null
const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect()
const travel = el.clientWidth - thumbSize
if (travel <= 0) return null
const localX = ((clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * el.offsetWidth - el.clientLeft
const ratio = (localX - thumbSize / 2) / travel
const raw = Math.min(max, Math.max(min, min + ratio * range))
let index = -1
let nearest = grab
for (let i = 0; i < list.length; i += 1) {
const distance = Math.abs(raw - list[i].value)
if (distance <= nearest) {
nearest = distance
index = i
}
}
if (index >= 0) return list[index].value
return min + Math.round((raw - min) / step) * step
},
[grab, list, max, min, range, step, thumbSize],
)
const release = useCallback(() => {
if (!held.current) return
held.current = false
setDragging(false)
}, [])
const toDetent = useCallback(
(direction: number) => {
const sorted = list.map((d) => d.value).sort((a, b) => a - b)
const forward = sorted.find((d) => d > value + 1e-6)
const backward = [...sorted].reverse().find((d) => d < value - 1e-6)
const target = direction > 0 ? forward : backward
commit(target ?? (direction > 0 ? max : min))
},
[commit, list, max, min, value],
)
useEffect(() => {
window.addEventListener("blur", release)
return () => window.removeEventListener("blur", release)
}, [release])
const detentLabel = list[activeDetent]?.label
const valueText = detentLabel ? `${format(value)}, ${detentLabel}` : format(value)
const percent = range > 0 ? Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (value - min) / range)) : 0
const trackProps = {
role: "slider" as const,
tabIndex: 0,
"aria-orientation": "horizontal" as const,
"aria-valuemin": min,
"aria-valuemax": max,
"aria-valuenow": value,
"aria-valuetext": valueText,
"aria-disabled": disabled || undefined,
"aria-label": labelledBy ? undefined : label,
"aria-labelledby": labelledBy,
style: { touchAction: "none" as const },
onPointerDown: (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
if (disabled) return
if (e.pointerType === "mouse" && e.button !== 0) return
e.currentTarget.setPointerCapture?.(e.pointerId)
e.currentTarget.focus({ preventScroll: true })
held.current = true
setDragging(true)
const next = capture(e.clientX)
if (next !== null) commit(next)
},
onPointerMove: (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
if (!held.current) return
const next = capture(e.clientX)
if (next !== null) commit(next)
},
onPointerUp: release,
onPointerCancel: release,
onLostPointerCapture: release,
onKeyDown: (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
if (disabled) return
const forward = e.key === "ArrowRight" || e.key === "ArrowUp"
const back = e.key === "ArrowLeft" || e.key === "ArrowDown"
if (forward || back) {
const direction = forward ? 1 : -1
if (e.shiftKey) toDetent(direction)
else commit(value + direction * step)
} else if (e.key === "PageUp") {
toDetent(1)
} else if (e.key === "PageDown") {
toDetent(-1)
} else if (e.key === "Home") {
commit(min)
} else if (e.key === "End") {
commit(max)
} else {
return
}
e.preventDefault()
},
}
return {
trackRef,
trackProps,
detents: list,
activeDetent,
percent,
dragging,
valueText,
}
}
const stage: React.CSSProperties = {
width: "100%",
height: "100%",
minHeight: 260,
display: "grid",
placeItems: "center",
padding: 24,
boxSizing: "border-box",
background: "#eeede8",
color: "#343832",
fontFamily: "inherit",
}
const DETENTS = [
{ value: 0, label: "Quiet" },
{ value: 50, label: "Balanced" },
{ value: 100, label: "Full" },
]
export default function SliderDetentsExample({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const [value, setValue] = useState(50)
const [keyboard, setKeyboard] = useState(false)
const labelId = useId()
const reduced = useReducedMotion() !== false || !active || keyboard
const { trackRef, trackProps, activeDetent, percent, dragging } = useSliderDetents({
value,
onValueChange: setValue,
detents: DETENTS,
labelledBy: labelId,
haptic: false,
})
const carriage = useSpring(percent * 100, CARRIAGE)
const offset = useMotionTemplate`${carriage}%`
useEffect(() => {
if (reduced) carriage.jump(percent * 100)
else carriage.set(percent * 100)
}, [carriage, percent, reduced])
return (
<div style={{ ...stage, background: "#e8eceb" }}>
<div style={{ width: "100%", maxWidth: 270 }}>
<div style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between", alignItems: "baseline", marginBottom: 14 }}>
<label id={labelId} style={{ fontSize: 13 }}>
Intensity
</label>
<span style={{ fontSize: 12, color: "#5d6e63", fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums" }}>
{value}%{activeDetent >= 0 ? ` · ${DETENTS[activeDetent].label}` : ""}
</span>
</div>
<div
ref={trackRef}
{...trackProps}
onKeyDown={(event) => {
setKeyboard(true)
trackProps.onKeyDown(event)
}}
onPointerDown={(event) => {
setKeyboard(false)
trackProps.onPointerDown(event)
}}
style={{
position: "relative",
width: "100%",
height: 48,
borderRadius: 8,
overflow: "hidden",
cursor: dragging ? "grabbing" : "grab",
outlineOffset: 4,
touchAction: "none",
}}
>
<div
aria-hidden
style={{
position: "absolute",
top: 12,
left: 0,
right: 0,
height: 8,
borderRadius: 8,
background: "#ced8d1",
overflow: "hidden",
pointerEvents: "none",
}}
>
<div style={{ position: "absolute", inset: "0 9px" }}>
<motion.div style={{ position: "absolute", inset: 0, x: offset }}>
<span
style={{ position: "absolute", top: 0, bottom: 0, right: "100%", width: 1000, background: "#4b6357" }}
/>
</motion.div>
</div>
</div>
<div aria-hidden style={{ position: "absolute", inset: "0 9px", pointerEvents: "none" }}>
{DETENTS.map((detent) => (
<span
key={detent.value}
style={{
position: "absolute",
top: 29,
left: `${detent.value}%`,
width: 2,
height: 5,
background: "#7e9285",
transform: "translateX(-50%)",
}}
/>
))}
<motion.div style={{ position: "absolute", inset: 0, x: offset }}>
<motion.span
initial={false}
animate={{ scale: !reduced && dragging ? 1.08 : 1 }}
transition={reduced ? INSTANT : GRAB}
style={{
position: "absolute",
top: 6,
left: -9,
width: 18,
height: 20,
boxSizing: "border-box",
border: "2px solid #fff",
borderRadius: 6,
background: "#4b6357",
boxShadow: "0 1px 3px #34503b25",
}}
/>
</motion.div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
Where it works well
Give a continuous control a few useful stops without hiding the values in between.
Reduced motion
The thumb goes directly to each value without spring travel or scale. Keyboard changes are also immediate.
Things to know
This is a single-thumb horizontal control. Review value labels and detent spacing when adapting its range.