Instagram Stories Slider for Web

An Instagram Stories slider on the web version is a horizontally scrollable component that allows users to navigate through a sequence of short form, full screen media, such as photos and videos, posted by users or brands. It mimics the experience of the mobile app, but optimized for desktop and larger screens. Here's how it works and appears: ### Design & Layout: 1. **Top Navigation Bar**: Located at the top of the Instagram web page, users will see a row of profile pictures (avatars) representing the people or brands who have posted stories. Each profile picture is usually circular with a colored ring around it, indicating that there is an active, unviewed story. 2. **Slider Behavior**: The slider is horizontally scrollable, allowing users to browse through the various stories. Users can click on a profile picture to open and view a user’s story. Upon clicking a story, the screen transitions to a full screen view, showing the story content (photos or videos). Once the user views all stories of one profile, it automatically transitions to the next profile’s story in the list. 3. **Progress Indicator**: In the full screen view, a progress bar appears at the top. It shows the progress of the current story and the number of stories in that user’s sequence. The bar moves automatically, advancing when the current story finishes, or users can manually skip by clicking or tapping. 4. **Controls**: **Next/Previous**: Clicking the left or right side of the screen in full screen mode allows users to skip forward or back to the previous or next story. **Pause/Resume**: Hovering over the story or clicking on it can pause the progress. **Close**: A close button (typically a small 'X' in the corner) allows users to exit the story view and return to the main feed. 5. **Interaction Elements**: **Swipe/Drag Gesture**: Though optimized for a desktop environment with a mouse, users can swipe or drag horizontally (if supported) to scroll through the stories. **Keyboard Shortcuts**: Users may also navigate using keyboard arrows to go forward or backward through the stories. 6. **Responsive Design**: The slider is responsive, scaling well across different screen sizes. On smaller screens, such as laptops, the number of visible avatars in the slider reduces, and users need to scroll to see the rest.