<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>Simple Carousel with Vanilla JS</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./styles.css" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="wrapper">
      <ul class="carousel" data-target="carousel">
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
        <li class="card" data-target="card"></li>
      </ul>
      <div class="button-wrapper">
        <button data-action="slideLeft">L</button>
        <button data-action="slideRight">R</button>
      </div>
    </div>
    <source src="./app.js" type="" />
  </body>
</html>
.wrapper {
  height: 200px;
  width: 632px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.button-wrapper {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  position: absolute;
}

.carousel {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  transition: all 1s ease;
}

.card {
  background: black;
  min-width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  margin-right: 1rem;
  display: inline-block;
}
// Select the carousel you'll need to manipulate and the buttons you'll add events to
const carousel = document.querySelector("[data-target='carousel']");
const card = carousel.querySelector("[data-target='card']");
const leftButton = document.querySelector("[data-action='slideLeft']");
const rightButton = document.querySelector("[data-action='slideRight']");

// Prepare to limit the direction in which the carousel can slide,
// and to control how much the carousel advances by each time.
// In order to slide the carousel so that only three cards are perfectly visible each time,
// you need to know the carousel width, and the margin placed on a given card in the carousel
const carouselWidth = carousel.offsetWidth;
const cardStyle = card.currentStyle || window.getComputedStyle(card);
const cardMarginRight = Number(cardStyle.marginRight.match(/\d+/g)[0]);

// Count the number of total cards you have
const cardCount = carousel.querySelectorAll("[data-target='card']").length;

// Define an offset property to dynamically update by clicking the button controls
// as well as a maxX property so the carousel knows when to stop at the upper limit
let offset = 0;
const maxX = -(
  (cardCount / 3) * carouselWidth +
  cardMarginRight * (cardCount / 3) -
  carouselWidth -
  cardMarginRight
);

// Add the click events
leftButton.addEventListener("click", function () {
  if (offset !== 0) {
    offset += carouselWidth + cardMarginRight;
    carousel.style.transform = `translateX(${offset}px)`;
  }
});

rightButton.addEventListener("click", function () {
  if (offset !== maxX) {
    offset -= carouselWidth + cardMarginRight;
    carousel.style.transform = `translateX(${offset}px)`;
  }
});

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