Can I customize the color of the arrows or round buttons in the slider on Webflow, or do I need to replace them?
TL;DR
- Customize slider arrow and nav dot colors in Webflow by applying classes and styling background, border, and states directly.
- For full arrow color control, replace the default icon with a custom SVG using absolute positioning.
You can customize the color of the arrows and round nav buttons (slide nav dots) in a Webflow slider without replacing them, using Webflow’s built-in styling options.
1. Customize the Arrow Color
- Select a Slider Element in the Navigator panel.
- Click on one of the arrow buttons (e.g., "Slider Arrow Left").
- In the Style panel, you can change the background color, border, and icon color (the actual arrow uses a Webflow-provided SVG icon you can’t directly recolor, but the background or border can give the appearance of change).
- For full control, you can create a custom class and style it with custom hover/active states.
- To fully change the arrow color (the icon itself), you may need to replace the arrow with a custom SVG or icon using custom elements and absolute positioning.
2. Customize the Round Nav Buttons (Slide Navigation Dots)
- Select the Slider component and then the Slide Nav from the DOM.
- Select one of the nav dots (usually styled as circle buttons).
- Apply a class to the dot and adjust properties like:
- Background color – for the default appearance.
- Border color and radius – to adjust the style or make them square.
- Use States > Current in the Style panel to change the style of the active dot (e.g., different color or size).
- These nav buttons are fully styleable in Webflow without replacing them.
Summary
You can customize the colors of slider arrows and nav dots directly in Webflow by applying custom classes and styles. For more detailed arrow color control, you may need to replace the default arrow with a custom element.