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 # Snappy-Carousel
 
+Snappy is yet another carousel library.
+Its goal is to be as lightweight and performant as possible.
+It does not implement every feature found in other carousel libraries. Instead, it relies on native CSS scroll snapping and adds as little on top as possible.
+
+Mouse-drag behavior closely follows native touch scrolling in the browser, including inertia and snapping to a slide.
+
+| File       |    Size |
+| ---------- | ------: |
+| snappy.js  | 6,17 kB |
+| snappy.css | 1,11 kB |
+
+
+## Usage
+
+### CSS only
+
+You can use Snappy without JavaScript. This gives you a simple CSS-only scroll container with snapping slides.
+
+```html
+<!-- include the stylesheet in <head> -->
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="dist/snappy.css">
+
+<!-- add this structure -->
+<div id="demo-carousel" class="snappy-carousel">
+    <div class="snappy-slide"></div>
+    <div class="snappy-slide"></div>
+    <div class="snappy-slide"></div>
+    ...
+</div>
+```
+
+Snappy is mostly unstyled, leaving the appearance up to you. For inspiration, see the [example](index.html).
+
+### Add JavaScript
+
+Including the JavaScript adds the following features:
+
+- Previous and next buttons
+- Pagination
+- Mouse dragging
+
+```html
+<script src="dist/snappy.js" defer></script>
+```
+
+
+## Development
+
+Install the development dependencies and build the minified JavaScript and CSS files into `dist`:
+
+```sh
+npm install
+npm run build
+```
+
+To rebuild the files whenever a source file changes, run:
+
+```sh
+npm run watch
+```
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