Pagination — Dynamic bullets

Nearby dots scale smaller, creating a shrinking effect around the active bullet.

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<div class="c--slider-a" id="my-slider">
  <div class="c--slider-a__wrapper">
    <div class="c--slider-a__slide">Slide 1</div>
    <div class="c--slider-a__slide">Slide 2</div>
    <div class="c--slider-a__slide">Slide 3</div>
    <div class="c--slider-a__slide">Slide 4</div>
    <div class="c--slider-a__slide">Slide 5</div>
    <div class="c--slider-a__slide">Slide 6</div>
    <div class="c--slider-a__slide">Slide 7</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div id="my-pagination" class="c--slider-a__pagination"></div>

.c--slider-a {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.c--slider-a__wrapper {
  display: flex;
  will-change: transform;
}
.c--slider-a__slide {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 260px;
}

/* Dynamic pagination — bullets scale based on distance from active */
.c--slider-a__pagination {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 12px 0;
}
.c--slider-a__pagination-bullet {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #d1d5db;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.c--slider-a__pagination-bullet--active {
  background: #6C2BD9;
  transform: scale(1.3);
}
/* Neighbour bullets (set by dynamicBullets) */
.c--slider-a__pagination-bullet--prev-1,
.c--slider-a__pagination-bullet--next-1 { transform: scale(0.8); }
.c--slider-a__pagination-bullet--prev-2,
.c--slider-a__pagination-bullet--next-2 { transform: scale(0.6); }

/* Auto-created arrows */
.c--slider-a__arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 10;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: none;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}
.c--slider-a__arrow--prev { left: 12px; }
.c--slider-a__arrow--next { right: 12px; }
.c--slider-a__arrow--disabled { opacity: 0.3; pointer-events: none; }

.c--slider-a {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;

  &__wrapper {
    display: flex;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  &__slide {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 260px;
  }

  &__pagination {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 6px;
    padding: 12px 0;
  }

  &__pagination-bullet {
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #d1d5db;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s;

    &--active {
      background: #6C2BD9;
      transform: scale(1.3);
    }

    &--prev-1,
.c--slider-a__pagination-bullet--next-1 {
      transform: scale(0.8);
    }

    &--prev-2,
.c--slider-a__pagination-bullet--next-2 {
      transform: scale(0.6);
    }
  }

  &__arrow {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 10;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: none;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);

    &--prev {
      left: 12px;
    }

    &--next {
      right: 12px;
    }

    &--disabled {
      opacity: 0.3;
      pointer-events: none;
    }
  }
}

import { Slider } from '@andresclua/sliderkit'
import { arrows, pagination } from '@andresclua/sliderkit-plugins'

new Slider('#my-slider', {
  loop: true,
  plugins: [
    arrows(),
    pagination({
      el: '#my-pagination',
      type: 'dynamic',
      dynamicBullets: true,
      clickable: true,
    }),
  ],
})