<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div id="carousel-top" class="carousel slide" data-ride="carousel"> <ol class="carousel-indicators" > <li data-target="#carousel-top" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li> <li data-target="#carousel-top" data-slide-to="1"></li> </ol> <div class="carousel-inner"> <div class="item active"> <p>Item One</p> </div> <div class="item"> <p>Item Two</p> </div> </div> <a href="#carousel-top" class="left carousel-control" data-slide="prev"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left"></span> </a> <a href="#carousel-top" class="right carousel-control" data-slide="next"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right"></span> </a> </div> </div> </div>

#carousel-top{ background-color:lightblue; } #carousel-top .left.carousel-control, .right.carousel-control{ background:none; } #carousel-top .carousel-inner .item{ padding:80px 150px; } #carousel-top .glyphicon-chevron-left { color:blue; left:-50px; } #carousel-top .glyphicon-chevron-right { color:blue; right:-50px; }