Change the Arrow buttons in Slick slider

Question

I want to change the arrows in my slick slider but it does not change. I want the next and previous button as an image. I have tried putting it in a <style> but it still not working. Where can I change the arrows setting?

slick theme css @charset "UTF-8";

// Default Variables

$slick-font-path: "./fonts/" !default;
$slick-font-family: "slick" !default;
$slick-loader-path: "./" !default;
$slick-arrow-color: white !default;
$slick-dot-color: black !default;
$slick-dot-color-active: $slick-dot-color !default;
$slick-prev-character: "←" !default;
$slick-next-character: "→" !default;
$slick-dot-character: "•" !default;
$slick-dot-size: 6px !default;
$slick-opacity-default: 0.75 !default;
$slick-opacity-on-hover: 1 !default;
$slick-opacity-not-active: 0.25 !default;

@function slick-image-url($url) {
    @if function-exists(image-url) {
        @return image-url($url);
    }
    @else {
        @return url($slick-loader-path + $url);
    }
}

@function slick-font-url($url) {
    @if function-exists(font-url) {
        @return font-url($url);
    }
    @else {
        @return url($slick-font-path + $url);
    }
}

/* Slider */

.slick-list {
    .slick-loading & {
        background: #fff slick-image-url("ajax-loader.gif") center center no-repeat;
    }
    position: absolute;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Icons */
@if $slick-font-family == "slick" {
    @font-face {
        font-family: "slick";
        src: slick-font-url("slick.eot");
        src: slick-font-url("slick.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), slick-font-url("slick.woff") format("woff"), slick-font-url("slick.ttf") format("truetype"), slick-font-url("slick.svg#slick") format("svg");
        font-weight: normal;
        font-style: normal;
    }
}

/* Arrows */

.slick-prev,
.slick-next {
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    height: 20px;
    width: 30px;
    line-height: 0px;
    font-size: 0px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent;
    color: transparent;
    top: 50%;
    margin-top: -10px;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    &:hover, &:focus {
        outline: none;
        background: transparent;
        color: transparent;
        &:before {
            opacity: $slick-opacity-on-hover;
        }
    }
    &.slick-disabled:before {
        opacity: $slick-opacity-not-active;
    }
}

.slick-prev:before, .slick-next:before {
    font-family: $slick-font-family;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: $slick-arrow-color;
    opacity: $slick-opacity-default;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

.slick-prev {
    left: -25px;
    [dir="rtl"] & {
        left: auto;
        right: -25px;
    }
    &:before {
        content: $slick-prev-character;
        [dir="rtl"] & {
            content: $slick-next-character;
        }
    }
}

.slick-next {
    right: -25px;
    [dir="rtl"] & {
        left: -25px;
        right: auto;
    }
    &:before {
        content: $slick-next-character;
        [dir="rtl"] & {
            content: $slick-prev-character;
        }
    }
}

/* Dots */

.slick-slider {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.slick-dots {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -45px;
    list-style: none;
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0;
    width: 100%;
    li {
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
        height: 20px;
        width: 20px;
        margin: 0 5px;
        padding: 0;
        cursor: pointer;
        button {
            border: 0;
            background: transparent;
            display: block;
            height: 20px;
            width: 20px;
            outline: none;
            line-height: 0px;
            font-size: 0px;
            color: transparent;
            padding: 5px;
            cursor: pointer;
            &:hover, &:focus {
                outline: none;
                &:before {
                    opacity: $slick-opacity-on-hover;
                }
            }
            &:before {
                position: absolute;
                top: 0;
                left: 0;
                content: $slick-dot-character;
                width: 20px;
                height: 20px;
                font-family: $slick-font-family;
                font-size: $slick-dot-size;
                line-height: 20px;
                text-align: center;
                color: $slick-dot-color;
                opacity: $slick-opacity-not-active;
                -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
                -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
            }
        }
        &.slick-active button:before {
            color: $slick-dot-color-active;
            opacity: $slick-opacity-default;
        }
    }
}

slick css

/* Slider */

.slick-slider {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: block;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
    -webkit-touch-callout: none;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    -khtml-user-select: none;
    -moz-user-select: none;
    -ms-user-select: none;
    user-select: none;
    -ms-touch-action: pan-y;
    touch-action: pan-y;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.slick-list {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0;

    &:focus {
        outline: none;
    }

    &.dragging {
        cursor: pointer;
        cursor: hand;
    }
}
.slick-slider .slick-track,
.slick-slider .slick-list {
    -webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    -moz-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    -ms-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    -o-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

.slick-track {
    position: relative;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    display: block;

    &:before,
    &:after {
        content: "";
        display: table;
    }

    &:after {
        clear: both;
    }

    .slick-loading & {
        visibility: hidden;
    }
}
.slick-slide {
    float: left;
    min-height: 1px;
    [dir="rtl"] & {
        float: right;
    }
    img {
        display: block;
    }
    &.slick-loading img {
        display: none;
    }

    display: none;

    &.dragging img {
        pointer-events: none;
    }

    .slick-initialized & {
        display: block;
    }

    .slick-loading & {
        visibility: hidden;
    }

    .slick-vertical & {
        display: block;
        height: auto;
        border: 1px solid transparent;
    }
}

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Solution 1

Slick has a very easy way to customize its buttons through two variables in its own configuration: prevArrow and nextArrow.

Both types are: string (html | jQuery selector) | object (DOM node | jQuery object), so in your settings slick slider you can set the classes:

prevArrow: $('.prev')
nextArrow: $('.next')

and add to these elements the styles you want.

For example:

//HTML
<div class="slider-box _clearfix">
    <div class="slick-slider">
        <div>
            <img src="img/home_carousel/home_carorusel_1.jpg">
        </div>
        <div>
            <img src="img/home_carousel/home_carorusel_2.jpg">
        </div>
        <div>
            <img src="img/home_carousel/home_carorusel_3.jpg">
        </div>
        <div>
            <img src="img/home_carousel/home_carorusel_4.jpg">
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

<div class="paginator-center text-color text-center">
    <h6>VER MAS LANZAMIENTOS</h6>
    <ul>
        <li class="prev"></li>
        <li class="next"></li>
    </ul>
</div>

//JS
$(document).ready(function () {
  $('.slick-slider').slick({
      centerMode: true,
      centerPadding: '60px',
      slidesToShow: 3,
      prevArrow: $('.prev'),
      nextArrow: $('.next'),
});

//CSS
.paginator{
  position: relative;
  float: right;
  margin-bottom: 20px;

  li{
    margin-top: 20px;
    position: relative;
    float: left;

    margin-right: 20px;

    &.prev{
      display: block;
      height: 20px;
      width: 20px;
      background: url('../img/back.png') no-repeat;
    }

    &.next{
      display: block;
      height: 20px;
      width: 20px;
      background: url('../img/next.png') no-repeat;
    }
  }
}

Solution 2

You can easily create your own style of arrow with the .slick-next:before and the .slick-prev:after pseudo-classes.

Here's an example:

.slick-prev:before {
  content: "<";
  color: red;
  font-size: 30px;
}

.slick-next:before {
  content: ">";
  color: red;
  font-size: 30px;
}

Solution 3

its very easy. Use the bellow code, Its works for me. Here I have used fontawesome icon but you can use anything as image or any other Icon's code.

    $(document).ready(function(){
        $('.slider').slick({
            autoplay:true,
            arrows: true,
            prevArrow:"<button type='button' class='slick-prev pull-left'><i class='fa fa-angle-left' aria-hidden='true'></i></button>",
            nextArrow:"<button type='button' class='slick-next pull-right'><i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'></i></button>"
        });
    });

Solution 4

This worked for me:

http://codepen.io/anon/pen/qNbWwK

Hide the default buttons in CSS and use:

<!-- In HTML: -->
<p class="left">left</p>
<p class="right">right</p>

/* In the JS file */
$('.slider').slick({
  arrows: false
})

$('.left').click(function(){
  $('.slider').slick('slickPrev');
})

$('.right').click(function(){
  $('.slider').slick('slickNext');
})

Solution 5

Easy solution:

$('.slick-slider').slick({      
    arrows: true,
    prevArrow:"<img class='a-left control-c prev slick-prev' src='YOUR LEFT ARROW IMAGE URL'>",
    nextArrow:"<img class='a-right control-c next slick-next' src='YOUR RIGHT ARROW IMAGE URL'>"
});

Image URLs can be local or cdn-type stuff (web icons, etc.).

Example CSS (adjust as needed here, this is just an example of what's possible):

.control-c {
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
}

This worked well for me!

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Comments

[Yoan]

Please can you check the correct answer? Thanks

[M.C.]

prevArrow: $ ('.prev') nextArrow: $ ('.next') . the incorrect dots position got me mixed up for a minute

[Juuro]

Sadly that won't work if there are two or more Slick sliders on one page. If thats the case every one of those custom prev/next buttons will slide all sliders on that page. How is it possible to define only "that" one DOM element asprev/next button for THIS specific slider?

[Kiee]

The buttons wont exist on document ready, they are added once the slick instance has been instantiated. You would want to modify the button html using the init event provided by slick.

[mhenry1384]

Nice, but not quite right. Should be: .slick-next:before { content: ">"; color: red; font-size: 30px; } .slick-prev:before { content: "<"; color: red; font-size: 30px; } (using version 1.6.0)

[Adam Christianson]

For me this doesn't work with the "hover" effect. It reverts back to the default size and content. What am I missing?

[Sgnl]

@Juuro Simple, you would just add a more specific selector instead of just using '.prev' alone.

[HTML Man]

Your solution is perfect, thanks. It should be marked as a solution ... anyway thanks a lot

[gtamborero]

it works! but be sure you have set 'arrows:true'. With 'arrows:false' wount work

[00-BBB]

Works well with inline svg too

[Steve Moretz]

I suppose they both must be :before

[Delorme Grant]

You are correct. I made the corrections. This is the permanent solution. But you can edit the html.

[sɐunıɔןɐqɐp]

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[Jason]

This works in terms of functionality but people looking at this should be aware that using p tags for an interactive element isn't accessible and means people using a keyboard wont be able to use the arrows. Buttons should be used instead, they work just as easily and are accessible.

[avia]

Why is this downvoted? It is the built-in solution shown in the dosc on github. ??

[weinde]

this should be the accepted answer! it works perfectly and isn't causing any bugs

[Mir Stephen]

Thank you, this is really helpful

[MomasVII]

Yeah surely get this upvoted. Worked perfect for me

[Brian]

Remember to have imported ccs @import 'cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/…'; ---- <link rel="stylesheet" href="cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/‌​…">

[sayinmehmet47]

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