diff --git a/src/app/credExplorer/WeightConfig.js b/src/app/credExplorer/WeightConfig.js
index 35e1e09..8b1ff60 100644
--- a/src/app/credExplorer/WeightConfig.js
+++ b/src/app/credExplorer/WeightConfig.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import {type EdgeEvaluator} from "../../core/attribution/pagerank";
 import {byEdgeType, byNodeType} from "./edgeWeights";
 import {defaultStaticAdapters} from "../adapters/defaultPlugins";
 import type {NodeType, EdgeType} from "../adapters/pluginAdapter";
+import {WeightSlider} from "./weights/WeightSlider";
+import {DirectionalitySlider} from "./weights/DirectionalitySlider";
 
 type Props = {|
   +onChange: (EdgeEvaluator) => void,
@@ -120,26 +122,23 @@ class EdgeConfig extends React.Component<{
       this.props.edgeWeights,
       ({type}) => type.prefix
     );
-    return sortedWeights.map(({type, directionality, logWeight}) => (
-      <label style={{display: "block"}} key={type.prefix}>
-        <input
-          type="range"
-          min={-10}
-          max={10}
-          step={0.1}
-          value={logWeight}
-          onChange={(e) => {
-            const value: number = e.target.valueAsNumber;
-            const edgeWeights = this.props.edgeWeights.filter(
-              (x) => x.type.prefix !== type.prefix
-            );
-            edgeWeights.push({type, logWeight: value, directionality});
-            this.props.onChange(edgeWeights);
-          }}
-        />{" "}
-        {formatNumber(logWeight)} {`${type.forwardName}/${type.backwardName}`}
-      </label>
-    ));
+    return sortedWeights.map(({type, directionality, logWeight}) => {
+      const onChange = (value) => {
+        const edgeWeights = this.props.edgeWeights.filter(
+          (x) => x.type.prefix !== type.prefix
+        );
+        edgeWeights.push({type, logWeight: value, directionality});
+        this.props.onChange(edgeWeights);
+      };
+      return (
+        <WeightSlider
+          key={type.prefix}
+          weight={logWeight}
+          name={`${type.forwardName} / ${type.backwardName}`}
+          onChange={onChange}
+        />
+      );
+    });
   }
 
   directionControls() {
@@ -147,26 +146,23 @@ class EdgeConfig extends React.Component<{
       this.props.edgeWeights,
       ({type}) => type.prefix
     );
-    return sortedWeights.map(({type, directionality, logWeight}) => (
-      <label style={{display: "block"}} key={type.prefix}>
-        <input
-          type="range"
-          min={0}
-          max={1}
-          step={0.01}
-          value={directionality}
-          onChange={(e) => {
-            const value: number = e.target.valueAsNumber;
-            const edgeWeights = this.props.edgeWeights.filter(
-              (x) => x.type.prefix !== type.prefix
-            );
-            edgeWeights.push({type, directionality: value, logWeight});
-            this.props.onChange(edgeWeights);
-          }}
-        />{" "}
-        {directionality.toFixed(2)} {type.forwardName}
-      </label>
-    ));
+    return sortedWeights.map(({type, directionality, logWeight}) => {
+      const onChange = (value: number) => {
+        const edgeWeights = this.props.edgeWeights.filter(
+          (x) => x.type.prefix !== type.prefix
+        );
+        edgeWeights.push({type, directionality: value, logWeight});
+        this.props.onChange(edgeWeights);
+      };
+      return (
+        <DirectionalitySlider
+          name={type.forwardName}
+          key={type.prefix}
+          directionality={directionality}
+          onChange={onChange}
+        />
+      );
+    });
   }
   render() {
     return (
@@ -190,26 +186,23 @@ class NodeConfig extends React.Component<{
       ({type}) => type.prefix
     );
 
-    const controls = sortedWeights.map(({type, logWeight}) => (
-      <label style={{display: "block"}} key={type.prefix}>
-        <input
-          type="range"
-          min={-10}
-          max={10}
-          step={0.1}
-          value={logWeight}
-          onChange={(e) => {
-            const value: number = e.target.valueAsNumber;
-            const nodeWeights = this.props.nodeWeights.filter(
-              (x) => x.type.prefix !== type.prefix
-            );
-            nodeWeights.push({type, logWeight: value});
-            this.props.onChange(nodeWeights);
-          }}
-        />{" "}
-        {formatNumber(logWeight)} {type.name}
-      </label>
-    ));
+    const controls = sortedWeights.map(({type, logWeight}) => {
+      const onChange = (value) => {
+        const nodeWeights = this.props.nodeWeights.filter(
+          (x) => x.type.prefix !== type.prefix
+        );
+        nodeWeights.push({type, logWeight: value});
+        this.props.onChange(nodeWeights);
+      };
+      return (
+        <WeightSlider
+          key={type.prefix}
+          weight={logWeight}
+          name={type.name}
+          onChange={onChange}
+        />
+      );
+    });
     return (
       <div>
         <h2>Node weights (in log space)</h2>
@@ -218,11 +211,3 @@ class NodeConfig extends React.Component<{
     );
   }
 }
-
-function formatNumber(n: number) {
-  let x = n.toFixed(1);
-  if (!x.startsWith("-")) {
-    x = "+" + x;
-  }
-  return x.replace("-", "\u2212");
-}
diff --git a/src/app/credExplorer/weights/DirectionalitySlider.js b/src/app/credExplorer/weights/DirectionalitySlider.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a45b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/credExplorer/weights/DirectionalitySlider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// @flow
+
+import React from "react";
+
+function assertValidDirectionality(x: number) {
+  if (x < 0 || x > 1) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `directionality out of bounds: ${x} must be between 0 and 1`
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export class DirectionalitySlider extends React.Component<{|
+  +directionality: number,
+  +name: string,
+  +onChange: (number) => void,
+|}> {
+  render() {
+    assertValidDirectionality(this.props.directionality);
+    return (
+      <label style={{display: "block"}}>
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          min={0}
+          max={1}
+          step={0.01}
+          value={this.props.directionality}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            const value = e.target.valueAsNumber;
+            assertValidDirectionality(value);
+            this.props.onChange(value);
+          }}
+        />
+        <span>{this.props.directionality.toFixed(2)}</span>
+        <span>{this.props.name}</span>
+      </label>
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/credExplorer/weights/DirectionalitySlider.test.js b/src/app/credExplorer/weights/DirectionalitySlider.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b9d092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/credExplorer/weights/DirectionalitySlider.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// @flow
+
+import React from "react";
+import {shallow} from "enzyme";
+
+import {DirectionalitySlider} from "./DirectionalitySlider";
+
+require("../../testUtil").configureEnzyme();
+
+describe("app/credExplorer/weights/DirectionalitySlider", () => {
+  describe("DirectionalitySlider", () => {
+    function example() {
+      const onChange = jest.fn();
+      const element = shallow(
+        <DirectionalitySlider
+          directionality={0.5}
+          name={"foo"}
+          onChange={onChange}
+        />
+      );
+      return {element, onChange};
+    }
+    it("sets slider to the provided weight", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      expect(element.find("input").props().value).toBe(0.5);
+    });
+    it("slider min is 0", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      expect(element.find("input").props().min).toBe(0);
+    });
+    it("slider max is 0", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      expect(element.find("input").props().max).toBe(1);
+    });
+    it("prints the provided weight", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      expect(
+        element
+          .find("span")
+          .at(0)
+          .text()
+      ).toBe("0.50");
+    });
+    it("displays the provided name", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      expect(
+        element
+          .find("span")
+          .at(1)
+          .text()
+      ).toBe("foo");
+    });
+    it("changes to the slider trigger the onChange", () => {
+      const {element, onChange} = example();
+      const input = element.find("input");
+      input.simulate("change", {target: {valueAsNumber: 0.99}});
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0.99);
+    });
+    it("errors if provided an out-of-bound directionality", () => {
+      function withDirectionality(d) {
+        return () =>
+          shallow(
+            <DirectionalitySlider
+              directionality={d}
+              name={"foo"}
+              onChange={jest.fn()}
+            />
+          );
+      }
+      expect(withDirectionality(-0.2)).toThrowError(
+        "directionality out of bounds"
+      );
+      expect(withDirectionality(2)).toThrowError(
+        "directionality out of bounds"
+      );
+    });
+    it("errors rather than providing an out-of-bound directionality", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      const input = element.find("input");
+      expect(() => {
+        input.simulate("change", {target: {valueAsNumber: -0.2}});
+      }).toThrowError("directionality out of bounds");
+      expect(() => {
+        input.simulate("change", {target: {valueAsNumber: 2.0}});
+      }).toThrowError("directionality out of bounds");
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/credExplorer/weights/WeightSlider.js b/src/app/credExplorer/weights/WeightSlider.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e96a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/credExplorer/weights/WeightSlider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// @flow
+
+import React from "react";
+
+export class WeightSlider extends React.Component<{|
+  +weight: number,
+  +name: string,
+  +onChange: (number) => void,
+|}> {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <label style={{display: "block"}}>
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          min={-10}
+          max={10}
+          step={0.1}
+          value={this.props.weight}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            this.props.onChange(e.target.valueAsNumber);
+          }}
+        />{" "}
+        <span>{formatWeight(this.props.weight)}</span>
+        <span>{this.props.name}</span>
+      </label>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export function formatWeight(n: number) {
+  let x = n.toFixed(1);
+  if (!x.startsWith("-")) {
+    x = "+" + x;
+  }
+  return x.replace("-", "\u2212");
+}
diff --git a/src/app/credExplorer/weights/WeightSlider.test.js b/src/app/credExplorer/weights/WeightSlider.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44a24fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/credExplorer/weights/WeightSlider.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// @flow
+
+import React from "react";
+import {shallow} from "enzyme";
+
+import {WeightSlider, formatWeight} from "./WeightSlider";
+
+require("../../testUtil").configureEnzyme();
+
+describe("app/credExplorer/weights/WeightSlider", () => {
+  describe("WeightSlider", () => {
+    function example() {
+      const onChange = jest.fn();
+      const element = shallow(
+        <WeightSlider weight={3} name={"foo"} onChange={onChange} />
+      );
+      return {element, onChange};
+    }
+    it("sets slider to the provided weight", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      expect(element.find("input").props().value).toBe(3);
+    });
+    it("prints the provided weight", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      expect(
+        element
+          .find("span")
+          .at(0)
+          .text()
+      ).toBe(formatWeight(3));
+    });
+    it("displays the provided name", () => {
+      const {element} = example();
+      expect(
+        element
+          .find("span")
+          .at(1)
+          .text()
+      ).toBe("foo");
+    });
+    it("changes to the slider trigger the onChange", () => {
+      const {element, onChange} = example();
+      const input = element.find("input");
+      input.simulate("change", {target: {valueAsNumber: 7}});
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("formatWeight", () => {
+    it("rounds to one decimal", () => {
+      expect(formatWeight(0.123)).toBe("+0.1");
+    });
+    it("adds a + to 0", () => {
+      expect(formatWeight(0)).toBe("+0.0");
+    });
+    it("adds a minus symbol to negative numbers", () => {
+      expect(formatWeight(-3)).toBe("\u22123.0");
+    });
+  });
+});