React UI Components Documentation

Styling and Appearance

jQWidgets uses a pair of CSS files - jqx.base.css and jqx.[theme name].css. The base stylesheet creates the styles related to the widget's layout like margin, padding, border-width, position. The second css file applies the widget's colors and backgrounds. The jqx.base.css should be included before the second CSS file.

Below is the list of CSS classes used by jqxSlider.
  • jqx-widget – applied to jqxSlider widget.
  • jqx-slider – applied to jqxSlider widget.
  • jqx-slider-tick – applied to the slider ticks which.
  • jqx-slider-tick-horizontal - applied to the ticks when the slider is in horizontal mode.
  • jqx-slider-tick-vertical - applied to the ticks when the slider is in vertical mode.
  • jqx-slider-tickscontainer – applied to the ticks container.
  • jqx-slider-slider – applied to the slider's thumb.
  • jqx-slider-slider-vertical - applied to the thumb when the slider is in vertical mode.
  • jqx-slider-slider-horizontal - applied to the thumb when the slider is in horizontal mode.
  • jqx-slider-track – applied to the slide track.
  • jqx-slider-track-horizontal - applied to the track when the slider is in horizontal mode.
  • jqx-slider-track-vertical - applied to the track when the slider is in vertical mode.
  • jqx-slider-rangebar – applied to the slider to indicate the selected value. In range slider mode is applied to the space between the slider thumbs to indicate the selected values.
  • jqx-fill-state-pressed – applied to the slider to indicate the selected value. In range slider mode is applied to the space between the slider thumbs to indicate the selected values.
  • jqx-fill-state-hover - applied to a slider element under the mouse cursor.
  • jqx-fill-state-focus - applied to the slider's elements when the widget is on focus.
  • jqx-fill-state-disabled - applied to the slider when it is disabled.
When you create a custom style with colors and backgrounds for jqxSlider, you need to do the following:
  • Add the above CSS classes related to jqxSlider
  • After each CSS class, add your theme name.
    For example:
    jqx-slider-summer
  • To apply your custom style to jqxSlider, you need to set its 'theme' property(option) to point to your theme name string.