How can I eliminate the gap between the image and the .carousel div in the bootstrap carousel?

There appears to be a grey area (as seen in the image below) beside the images. When attempting to center the image within the carousel, the grey area is evenly distributed on both sides of the image. Is there a solution to eliminate this and ensure that the carousel matches the size of the images?

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>Test</title>

    <!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">

    <!-- jQuery library -->
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

    <!-- Latest compiled JavaScript -->
    <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

    <style>
        .item {
            max-height: 400px;
        }

    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <!------------nav bar ---------------------->
    <nav class="navbar navbar-default">
        <div class="container-fluid">
            <div class="navbar-header">
                <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">HOME</a>
            </div>
            <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
                <li><a href="#">GALLERY</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">REFERENCES</a></li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </nav>


    <!--------------Centering div --------------->
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-md-offset-1 col-md-10">
                <div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel">
                    <!-- Indicators -->
                    <ol class="carousel-indicators">
                        <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
                        <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
                        <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
                    </ol>

                    <!-- Wrapper for slides -->
                    <div class="carousel-inner">
                        <div class="item active">
                            <img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/dstd7egax/image/upload/v1497784186/davinciSelf_lma2vh.jpg">
                        </div>

                        <div class="item">
                            <img class src="http://res.cloudinary.com/dstd7egax/image/upload/v1497784193/Madonna_i9fj4t.png" alt="Chicago">
                        </div>

                        <div class="item">
                            <img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/dstd7egax/image/upload/v1497784183/davinciSketch_zs4fv5.jpg" alt="New York">
                        </div>
                    </div>

                    <!-- Left and right controls -->
                    <a class="left carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="prev">
                        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left"></span>
                        <span class="sr-only">Previous</span>
                    </a>
                    <a class="right carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="next">
                        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span>
                        <span class="sr-only">Next</span>
                    </a>
                </div>


            </div>

        </div>

    </div>

</body>

</html>

Additional space for context.

https://i.sstatic.net/1sr4R.jpg

Answer №1

After inspecting your images and realizing they are 800px wide, this solution addresses the issue

#myCarousel {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 800px;
}

Here's a Stack snippet

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>Test</title>

    <!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">

    <!-- jQuery library -->
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

    <!-- Latest compiled JavaScript -->
    <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

    <style>
        .item {
            max-height: 400px;
        }
        #myCarousel {
          margin: 0 auto;
          max-width: 800px;
        }

    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <!------------nav bar ---------------------->
    <nav class="navbar navbar-default">
        <div class="container-fluid">
            <div class="navbar-header">
                <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">HOME</a>
            </div>
            <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
                <li><a href="#">GALLERY</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">REFERENCES</a></li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </nav>


    <!--------------Centering div --------------->
    <div class="container-fluid">
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-md-offset-1 col-md-10">
                <div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel">
                    <!-- Indicators -->
                    <ol class="carousel-indicators">
                        <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
                        <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
                        <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
                    </ol>

                    <!-- Wrapper for slides -->
                    <div class="carousel-inner">
                        <div class="item active">
                            <img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/dstd7egax/image/upload/v1497784186/davinciSelf_lma2vh.jpg">
                        </div>

                        <div class="item">
                            <img class src="http://res.cloudinary.com/dstd7egax/image/upload/v1497784193/Madonna_i9fj4t.png" alt="Chicago">
                        </div>

                        <div class="item">
                            <img src="http://res.cloudinary.com/dstd7egax/image/upload/v1497784183/davinciSketch_zs4fv5.jpg" alt="New York">
                        </div>
                    </div>

                    <!-- Left and right controls -->
                    <a class="left carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="prev">
                        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left"></span>
                        <span class="sr-only">Previous</span>
                    </a>
                    <a class="right carousel-control" href="#myCarousel" data-slide="next">
                        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span>
                        <span class="sr-only">Next</span>
                    </a>
                </div>


            </div>

        </div>

    </div>

</body>

</html>

Answer №2

To quickly solve this issue, you can include the following CSS:

.carousel-control.right,
.carousel-control.left {
    background: transparent!important; 
}

The gray sections represent the background colors of the control buttons. Even if the image is aligned to the left, the button is still present, but it may be more difficult to notice.

For a demonstration, please visit this link

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