diff --git a/src/ReactFullpageSlideshow.tsx b/src/ReactFullpageSlideshow.tsx
index 585f7ec..357cb73 100644
--- a/src/ReactFullpageSlideshow.tsx
+++ b/src/ReactFullpageSlideshow.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,35 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { GoToSlide, ReactFullpageSlideshowItem, rfsApi } from "./types";
+import { isMouseEvent, isPointerEvent } from "./typeguards";
 
 export default function ReactFullpageSlideshow({
   items,
+  itemClassName = "",
+  slideAnimationMs = 1000,
+  swipeMinThresholdMs = 50,
+  swipeMaxThresholdMs = 300,
+  swipeMinDistance = 100,
 }: {
   items: ReactFullpageSlideshowItem[];
+  itemClassName?: string;
+  slideAnimationMs?: number;
+  swipeMinThresholdMs?: number;
+  swipeMaxThresholdMs?: number;
+  swipeMinDistance?: number;
 }) {
+  // activeIndex ref and state should always be set together.
   const activeIndexRef = useRef(0);
   const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(0);
 
+  // yOffset ref and state should always be set together.
+  const yOffsetRef = useRef(0);
+  const [yOffset, setYOffset] = useState(0);
+
+  // keep track of when/where a pointer or touch event started
+  const pointerStartData = useRef<
+    undefined | { timestamp: number; y: number }
+  >();
+
   const goToSlide = useCallback(
     (index: number) => {
       if (index >= 0 && index < items.length) {
@@ -19,12 +40,105 @@ export default function ReactFullpageSlideshow({
     [setActiveIndex],
   );
 
+  const pointerDownCb = useCallback(
+    (event: PointerEvent | TouchEvent | MouseEvent) => {
+      let y = 0;
+
+      if (isPointerEvent(event) || isMouseEvent(event)) {
+        y = event.y;
+      } else {
+        y = event.changedTouches["0"].clientY;
+      }
+
+      pointerStartData.current = {
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        y,
+      };
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const pointerCancelCb = useCallback((e: unknown) => {
+    console.log(e);
+    console.log("cancelled?");
+  }, []);
+
+  const pointerUpCb = useCallback(
+    (event: PointerEvent | TouchEvent | MouseEvent) => {
+      setYOffset(0);
+
+      let y = 0;
+      if (isPointerEvent(event) || isMouseEvent(event)) {
+        y = event.y;
+      } else {
+        y = event.changedTouches["0"].clientY;
+      }
+
+      if (!pointerStartData.current) return;
+      const currentTs = Date.now();
+      const isSwipe =
+        currentTs - pointerStartData.current?.timestamp < swipeMaxThresholdMs &&
+        currentTs - pointerStartData.current?.timestamp > swipeMinThresholdMs &&
+        Math.abs(pointerStartData.current.y - y) > swipeMinDistance;
+      const isDragged =
+        Math.abs(yOffsetRef.current) >=
+        document.documentElement.clientHeight / 2;
+      if (isSwipe || isDragged) {
+        if (y < pointerStartData.current.y) {
+          goToSlide(activeIndexRef.current + 1);
+        } else {
+          goToSlide(activeIndexRef.current - 1);
+        }
+      }
+
+      yOffsetRef.current = 0;
+      pointerStartData.current = undefined;
+    },
+    [
+      goToSlide,
+      setYOffset,
+      swipeMaxThresholdMs,
+      swipeMinThresholdMs,
+      swipeMinDistance,
+    ],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    //addEventListener("wheel", wheelCb);
+
+    // TODO: feature detect
+    addEventListener("pointerdown", pointerDownCb);
+    addEventListener("pointerup", pointerUpCb);
+    //addEventListener("pointermove", pointerMoveCb);
+    addEventListener("pointercancel", pointerCancelCb);
+    addEventListener("touchstart", pointerDownCb);
+    addEventListener("touchcancel", pointerCancelCb);
+    //addEventListener("touchmove", pointerMoveCb);
+    addEventListener("touchend", pointerUpCb);
+
+    return () => {
+      //removeEventListener("wheel", wheelCb);
+
+      removeEventListener("pointerdown", pointerDownCb);
+      removeEventListener("pointerup", pointerUpCb);
+      //removeEventListener("pointermove", pointerMoveCb);
+      removeEventListener("pointercancel", pointerCancelCb);
+      removeEventListener("touchstart", pointerDownCb);
+      removeEventListener("touchcancel", pointerCancelCb);
+      //removeEventListener("touchmove", pointerMoveCb);
+      removeEventListener("touchend", pointerUpCb);
+    };
+  }, [pointerDownCb, pointerUpCb]);
+
   const itemsWrapped = items.map((item, ind) => (
     <SlideContainer
       goToSlide={goToSlide}
       index={ind}
       activeIndex={activeIndex}
       key={ind + "-fullpage-slideshow"}
+      className={itemClassName}
+      slideAnimationMs={slideAnimationMs}
+      yOffset={yOffset}
     >
       {item}
     </SlideContainer>
@@ -51,11 +165,17 @@ const SlideContainer = ({
   index,
   activeIndex,
   goToSlide,
+  className,
+  slideAnimationMs,
+  yOffset,
 }: {
   children: ReactFullpageSlideshowItem;
   index: number;
   activeIndex: number;
   goToSlide: GoToSlide;
+  className: string;
+  slideAnimationMs: number;
+  yOffset: number;
 }) => {
   const top = `${(index - activeIndex) * 100}vh`;
 
@@ -76,6 +196,7 @@ const SlideContainer = ({
 
   return (
     <section
+      className={className}
       style={{
         position: "absolute",
         width: "100%",
@@ -83,6 +204,8 @@ const SlideContainer = ({
         zIndex: index * 100,
         left: "0px",
         top,
+        transition: `top ${slideAnimationMs}ms ease-in-out`,
+        marginTop: yOffset,
       }}
     >
       {children(api)}
diff --git a/src/Square.tsx b/src/Square.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index d7493d7..0000000
--- a/src/Square.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import React from "react";
-
-export default function Square() {
-  return <button className="square">X</button>;
-}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index eb4bfc0..511049b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 import ReactFullpageSlideshow from "./ReactFullpageSlideshow";
-import Square from "./Square";
 
-export { Square, ReactFullpageSlideshow };
+export { ReactFullpageSlideshow };
diff --git a/src/typeguards.ts b/src/typeguards.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206fe0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/typeguards.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export function isTouchEvent(e: object): e is TouchEvent {
+  return "touches" in e;
+}
+
+export function isMouseEvent(e: object): e is MouseEvent {
+  return "clientY" in e && "ctrlKey" in e && e.ctrlKey !== undefined;
+}
+export function isPointerEvent(e: object): e is PointerEvent {
+  return "clientY" in e && "ctrlKey" in e && e.ctrlKey === undefined;
+}
diff --git a/test/BasicTest.test.tsx b/test/BasicTest.test.tsx
index e42e438..4d0ca1f 100644
--- a/test/BasicTest.test.tsx
+++ b/test/BasicTest.test.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import { rfsApi } from "../src/types";
 describe("BasicTest", () => {
   it("renders", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
+    jest
+      .spyOn(document.documentElement, "clientHeight", "get")
+      .mockImplementation(() => 500);
+
     render(<App />);
 
     expect(screen.getByText("slide 1").parentNode.parentNode).toHaveStyle(
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ describe("BasicTest", () => {
       "top: 0vh",
     );
 
+    // Clicking this should be a no-op because we are already on the last slide
     await user.click(screen.getByText("Next-Slide-slide 5"));
 
     expect(screen.getByText("slide 1").parentNode.parentNode).toHaveStyle(
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ describe("BasicTest", () => {
   });
 });
 
-const App = () => {
+export const App = () => {
   return (
     <main>
       <ReactFullpageSlideshow
diff --git a/test/SwipeTest.test.tsx b/test/SwipeTest.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b70296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/SwipeTest.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * @jest-environment jsdom
+ */
+
+import React from "react";
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { App } from "./BasicTest.test";
+
+test.skip("test swipes", () => {
+  jest
+    .spyOn(document.documentElement, "clientHeight", "get")
+    .mockImplementation(() => 500);
+
+  render(<App />);
+  const main = screen.getByRole("main");
+
+  fireEvent(main, new PointerEvent("pointerup"));
+
+  expect(screen.getByText("slide 1").parentNode.parentNode).toHaveStyle(
+    "top: -100vh",
+  );
+  expect(screen.getByText("slide 2").parentNode.parentNode).toHaveStyle(
+    "top: 0vh",
+  );
+  expect(screen.getByText("slide 3").parentNode.parentNode).toHaveStyle(
+    "top: 100vh",
+  );
+  expect(screen.getByText("slide 4").parentNode.parentNode).toHaveStyle(
+    "top: 200vh",
+  );
+  expect(screen.getByText("slide 5").parentNode.parentNode).toHaveStyle(
+    "top: 300vh",
+  );
+});