shoelace/docs/pages/components/image-comparer.md

---
meta:
  title: Image Comparer
  description: Compare visual differences between similar photos with a sliding panel.
layout: component
---

For best results, use images that share the same dimensions. The slider can be controlled by dragging or pressing the left and right arrow keys. (Tip: press shift + arrows to move the slider in larger intervals, or home + end to jump to the beginning or end.)

```html:preview
<sl-image-comparer>
  <img
    slot="before"
    src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517331156700-3c241d2b4d83?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=800&q=80&sat=-100&bri=-5"
    alt="Grayscale version of kittens in a basket looking around."
  />
  <img
    slot="after"
    src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517331156700-3c241d2b4d83?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=800&q=80"
    alt="Color version of kittens in a basket looking around."
  />
</sl-image-comparer>
```

```jsx:react
import SlImageComparer from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/image-comparer';

const App = () => (
  <SlImageComparer>
    <img
      slot="before"
      src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517331156700-3c241d2b4d83?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=800&q=80&sat=-100&bri=-5"
      alt="Grayscale version of kittens in a basket looking around."
    />
    <img
      slot="after"
      src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517331156700-3c241d2b4d83?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=800&q=80"
      alt="Color version of kittens in a basket looking around."
    />
  </SlImageComparer>
);
```

## Examples

### Initial Position

Use the `position` attribute to set the initial position of the slider. This is a percentage from `0` to `100`.

```html:preview
<sl-image-comparer position="25">
  <img
    slot="before"
    src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1520903074185-8eca362b3dce?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80"
    alt="A person sitting on bricks wearing untied boots."
  />
  <img
    slot="after"
    src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1520640023173-50a135e35804?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2250&q=80"
    alt="A person sitting on a yellow curb tying shoelaces on a boot."
  />
</sl-image-comparer>
```

```jsx:react
import SlImageComparer from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/image-comparer';

const App = () => (
  <SlImageComparer position={25}>
    <img
      slot="before"
      src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1520903074185-8eca362b3dce?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80"
      alt="A person sitting on bricks wearing untied boots."
    />
    <img
      slot="after"
      src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1520640023173-50a135e35804?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=2250&q=80"
      alt="A person sitting on a yellow curb tying shoelaces on a boot."
    />
  </SlImageComparer>
);
```