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Before/After Split Slider

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Setup: External Scripts

HTML

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<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.15/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.15/dist/Draggable.min.js"></script>

Step 1: Add HTML

HTML

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<div data-splitter-initial="25" data-splitter="wrap" class="splitter-wrapper">
  <div class="splitter-content"><img src="images/osmo-splitter-before.avif" loading="lazy" alt="" class="splitter-content__img"></div>
  <div data-splitter="after" class="splitter-content is--after"><img src="images/osmo-splitter-after.avif" loading="lazy" alt="" class="splitter-content__img"></div>
  <div data-splitter="handle" class="splitter-handle">
    <div class="splitter-handle__center"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100%" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" class="splitter-handle__icon">
        <path d="M20.7931 11.5L15.2931 5.99995L16.0002 5.29285L22.3537 11.6464V12.3535L16.0002 18.7071L15.2931 18L20.793 12.5L3.20719 12.5L8.70714 18L8.00004 18.7071L1.64648 12.3535L1.64648 11.6464L8.00004 5.29285L8.70714 5.99995L3.2071 11.5L20.7931 11.5Z" fill="currentColor"></path>
      </svg></div>
  </div>
</div>

Step 2: Add CSS

CSS

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.splitter-wrapper {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  border-radius: 2rem;
  width: min(95vw, 60em);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.splitter-content {
  z-index: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0%;
}

.splitter-content.is--after {
  -webkit-clip-path: inset(0 0 0 25%);
  clip-path: inset(0 0 0 25%);
}

.splitter-content__img {
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.splitter-handle {
  z-index: 2;
  cursor: ew-resize;
  background-color: #fff;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: .25em;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 25%;
}

.splitter-handle__center {
  grid-column-gap: .125em;
  grid-row-gap: .125em;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 100em;
  flex: none;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 2.5em;
  height: 2.5em;
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
}

.splitter-handle__icon {
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 1.25em;
  display: flex;
}

img::selection{ background: none; }

.splitter-handle__center::after{
  content:'';
  position:absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  height:100%;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  border-radius:100em;
  opacity: 1;
  border: 1px solid white;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.35, 1, 0.6, 1);
}

.splitter-handle:hover .splitter-handle__center::after{
  width: 130%;
  height:130%;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

Step 2: Add Javascript

Step 3: Add Javascript

Javascript

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gsap.registerPlugin(Draggable);

function initBeforeAfterSplitSlider() {
  const splitters = document.querySelectorAll('[data-splitter="wrap"]');

  const setupSplitter = (splitter) => {
    const handle = splitter.querySelector('[data-splitter="handle"]');
    const after = splitter.querySelector('[data-splitter="after"]');

    let bounds = splitter.getBoundingClientRect();
    let currentPercent = parseFloat(splitter.getAttribute('data-splitter-initial')) || 50;

    const setPositions = (percent) => {
      bounds = splitter.getBoundingClientRect();
      const positionX = (percent / 100) * bounds.width;
      gsap.set(handle, { x: positionX, left: "unset" });
      gsap.set(after, { clipPath: `inset(0 0 0 ${percent}%)` });
    };

    setPositions(currentPercent);

    Draggable.create(handle, {
      type: 'x',
      bounds: splitter,
      cursor: 'ew-resize',
      activeCursor: 'grabbing',
      onDrag() {
        currentPercent = (this.x / bounds.width) * 100;
        gsap.set(after, { clipPath: `inset(0 0 0 ${currentPercent}%)` });
      }
    });

    window.addEventListener('resize', () => setPositions(currentPercent));
  };

  splitters.forEach(setupSplitter);
}

// Initialize Before After Split Slider
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
  initBeforeAfterSplitSlider();
});

Implementation

For this to work, you'll need a wrapper with data-splitter="wrap". Inside you'll need 2 content divs. One for the 'before' and one for the 'after'. Make sure to add data-splitter="after" to the after element. Also add some sort of handle, bar, or visual cue for your users to drag, and give this element an attribute of data-splitter="handle". By adding data-splitter-initial with a number value between 0-100 to the wrap element, you can control the initial position of the slider on page load. So no need to mess around with the CSS properties for each instance of the splitter!

How it works

On drag, we animate the clip-path value of our 'after' element. So we're essentially resizing a mask on a div. This gives us complete freedom as to what goes inside our data-splitter="after" div. In our example we used an image, but this could be a video, or any other element.

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  • Published

    March 13, 2025

  • Category

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