# andreruffert/rangeslider.js

🎚 HTML5 input range slider element  jQuery polyfill

Repository: https://github.com/andreruffert/rangeslider.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rangesliderjs
Homepage: https://rangeslider.js.org
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rangeslider, ui, range-slider, polyfill, jquery-plugin, javascript, jquery, sliders
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-03-05T03:03:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 9, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4615, "days_push": 546, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2139, forks 381 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.238544+00:00)

## What it is
A small, fast jQuery polyfill for the HTML5 <input type="range"> slider element, providing consistent styled sliders across browsers including IE8+. It is touchscreen friendly and responsive, though the author recommends the modern rewrite range-slider-element for new projects.

## Use cases
- style range input sliders consistently across browsers
- add a range slider to a legacy jQuery project
- support touch devices with range inputs
- make range sliders work in IE8
- build responsive sliders that recalculate on resize
- create vertical range sliders

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy jQuery codebase needing consistent range sliders
- you must support old browsers like IE8
- you want a tiny, dependency-light slider polyfill

## When to avoid
- starting a new modern project without jQuery
- you need an accessible, dependency-free slider (use range-slider-element instead)
- you need advanced slider features beyond native range input semantics

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: range-slider, jquery-plugin, polyfill, html5-input, touch-friendly, javascript

## Member repositories
- andreruffert/rangeslider.js (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.238544+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:51:30.613198+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/andreruffert/rangeslider.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.238544+00:00, sha 4f395406d392)
  - homepage: https://rangeslider.js.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:49.756580+00:00, sha e05dcb5c5700)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/rangeslider.js (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:49.759206+00:00, sha c495162e1a2d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.