Customize ticks label in Angular Range Slider component

26 Feb 20267 minutes to read

Customize slider ticks to enhance visual reference points for slider values. Ticks display at intervals defined by smallStep and largeStep. Override the default e-tick CSS class to apply custom colors, icons, and styles. The following code snippet demonstrates how to customize tick appearance.

.e-scale .e-tick.e-custom::before {
    content: '\e967';
    position: absolute;
}

Use the CSS :nth-child() selector to apply different colors to specific tick positions. This allows individual ticks to display unique colors based on their position in the slider.

.e-scale :nth-child(1)::before {
    color: red;
}

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { SliderModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs'
import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { SliderComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs';
import { SliderTickRenderedEventArgs, SliderTickEventArgs, Placement } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';

@Component({
    imports: [
        SliderModule
    ],
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'my-app',
    template: `<div class="slider_container" id="slider_wrapper">
            <div class="slider_labelText userselect">Dynamic ticks color</div>
            <ejs-slider id='ticks_slider' [value]='value' [min]='min' [max]='max' [type]='type' [step]='step' [ticks]='ticks' (renderingTicks)='renderingTicks($event)' ></ejs-slider>
        </div>
        <div class="slider_container">
            <div class="slider_labelText userselect">Ticks with legends</div>
            <ejs-slider id='slider' [value]='value' [min]='min' [max]='max' [type]='type' [ticks]='slider_ticks' (renderedTicks)='renderedTicks($event)'></ejs-slider>
        </div>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})

export class AppComponent {
    public count: number = 1;
    public value: number = 30;
    public min: number = 0;
    public max: number = 100;
    public step: number = 5;
    public type: string = 'MinRange';
    public ticks: Object = { placement: 'Before', largeStep: 20 };
    public slider_ticks: Object = { placement: 'Both', largeStep: 20, smallStep: 5 };
    public renderingTicks(args: SliderTickEventArgs) {
        if (args.tickElement.classList.contains('e-large')) {
            args.tickElement.classList.add('e-custom');
        }
    }
    public renderedTicks(args: SliderTickRenderedEventArgs) {
        let li: any = args.ticksWrapper.getElementsByClassName('e-large');
        let remarks: any = ['Very Poor', 'Poor', 'Average', 'Good', 'Very Good', 'Excellent'];
        for (let i: number = 0; i < li.length; ++i) {
            (li[i].querySelectorAll('.e-tick-both')[1] as HTMLElement).innerText = remarks[i];
        }
    }
}

styles.css

@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material3.css';
@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material3.css';
@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material3.css';
@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs/styles/material3.css';

.userselect {
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  /* Safari 3.1+ */
  -moz-user-select: none;
  /* Firefox 2+ */
  -ms-user-select: none;
  /* IE 10+ */
  user-select: none;
  /* Standard syntax */
}

.slider_labelText {
  text-align: left;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding-bottom: 40px;
}

.slider_container {
  margin-top: 40px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 80%;
}

#ticks_slider .e-range {
  z-index: unset;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale .e-tick {
  background-image: none;
  visibility: visible;
  font-family: 'e-customized-icons';
}

@font-face {
  font-family: 'e-customized-icons';
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  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale {
  z-index: 0;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale .e-custom::before {
  content: "\e967";
  position: absolute;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale :nth-child(1)::before {
  color: red;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale :nth-child(2)::before {
  color: blue;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale :nth-child(3)::before {
  color: green;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale :nth-child(4)::before {
  color: blueviolet;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale :nth-child(5)::before {
  color: orange;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale :nth-child(6)::before {
  color: pink;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale .e-custom::before {
  font-size: 10px;
}

#ticks_slider .e-scale .e-custom::before {
  top: calc(50% + 1px);
  left: calc(50% - 5px);
}

#slider_wrapper #ticks_slider .e-scale :nth-child(1)::before {
  top: calc(50% + 1px);
  left: calc(0% - 5px);
}

#slider_wrapper #ticks_slider .e-scale :nth-child(6)::before {
  top: calc(50% + 1px);
  left: calc(100% - 6px);
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));