---
title: Tab
summary: A tab allows users to alternate between equally important views within the same context. By dividing content into meaningful sections, it improves organization and makes navigation easier.
description: Split content into tabs so users can switch between related views in the same context. Add icons or style the tabs as pills.
related: [/ui/layout/navs-tabs]
source: core/scss/ui/_nav.scss
classnames:
  component:
    - class: nav-tabs
      desc: Applied with nav, styles the triggers as tabs
  part:
    - class: nav-link
      desc: One tab trigger; needs role="tab" and aria-controls
    - class: tab-content
      desc: Wrapper around the panels
    - class: tab-pane
      desc: One panel; needs role="tabpanel"
  style:
    - class: nav-underline
      desc: Underline marker instead of a filled tab
    - class: nav-bordered
      desc: Bordered tab style
  modifier:
    - class: nav-fill
      desc: Spreads the tabs across the full width
---
import Example from '@components/Example.astro';
import Icon from '@ui/Icon.astro';
import CodeDocs from '@components/CodeDocs.astro';

## Default markup

Use tabs to let users access different sections within one context quickly and with ease. In the default design, the current tab is highlighted, which makes the interface clear and user-friendly.

<Example>
<div class="card">
  <div class="card-header">
    <ul class="nav nav-tabs card-header-tabs" data-bs-toggle="tabs">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-home-ex1" class="nav-link active" data-bs-toggle="tab">Home</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-profile-ex1" class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab">Profile</a>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="card-body">
    <div class="tab-content">
      <div class="tab-pane active show" id="tabs-home-ex1">
        <h4>Home tab</h4>
        <div> Cursus turpis vestibulum, dui in pharetra vulputate id sed non turpis ultricies fringilla at sed facilisis lacus pellentesque purus nibh </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="tabs-profile-ex1">
        <h4>Profile tab</h4>
        <div> Fringilla egestas nunc quis tellus diam rhoncus ultricies tristique enim at diam, sem nunc amet, pellentesque id egestas velit sed </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</Example>

## Tabs with icons

Add [icons](/ui/components/icon) to your tab labels, if you want to use a visual element and make the tab content easier to identify.

<Example>
<div class="card">
  <div class="card-header">
    <ul class="nav nav-tabs card-header-tabs" data-bs-toggle="tabs">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-home-ex2" class="nav-link active" data-bs-toggle="tab">
          <Icon name="home" class="me-2" /> Home
        </a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-profile-ex2" class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab">
          <Icon name="user" class="me-2" /> Profile
        </a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item ms-auto">
        <a href="#tabs-settings-ex2" class="nav-link" title="Settings" data-bs-toggle="tab">
          <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
            <path stroke="none" d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none" />
            <path d="M10.325 4.317c.426 -1.756 2.924 -1.756 3.35 0a1.724 1.724 0 0 0 2.573 1.066c1.543 -.94 3.31 .826 2.37 2.37a1.724 1.724 0 0 0 1.065 2.572c1.756 .426 1.756 2.924 0 3.35a1.724 1.724 0 0 0 -1.066 2.573c.94 1.543 -.826 3.31 -2.37 2.37a1.724 1.724 0 0 0 -2.572 1.065c-.426 1.756 -2.924 1.756 -3.35 0a1.724 1.724 0 0 0 -2.573 -1.066c-1.543 .94 -3.31 -.826 -2.37 -2.37a1.724 1.724 0 0 0 -1.065 -2.572c-1.756 -.426 -1.756 -2.924 0 -3.35a1.724 1.724 0 0 0 1.066 -2.573c-.94 -1.543 .826 -3.31 2.37 -2.37c1 .608 2.296 .07 2.572 -1.065z" />
            <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3" />
          </svg>
        </a>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="card-body">
    <div class="tab-content">
      <div class="tab-pane active show" id="tabs-home-ex2">
        <h4>Home tab</h4>
        <div> Cursus turpis vestibulum, dui in pharetra vulputate id sed non turpis ultricies fringilla at sed facilisis lacus pellentesque purus nibh </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="tabs-profile-ex2">
        <h4>Profile tab</h4>
        <div> Fringilla egestas nunc quis tellus diam rhoncus ultricies tristique enim at diam, sem nunc amet, pellentesque id egestas velit sed </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="tabs-settings-ex2">
        <h4>Settings tab</h4>
        <div> Donec ac vitae diam amet vel leo egestas consequat rhoncus in luctus amet, facilisi sit mauris accumsan nibh habitant senectus </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</Example>

## Tabs only with icons

Use tabs without label names to save space and make the tab content easy to recognize for international users.

<Example>
<div class="card">
  <div class="card-header">
    <ul class="nav nav-tabs card-header-tabs" data-bs-toggle="tabs">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-home-ex3" class="nav-link active" data-bs-toggle="tab">
          <Icon name="home" />
        </a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-profile-ex3" class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab"><Icon name="user" /></a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item ms-auto">
        <a href="#tabs-settings-ex3" class="nav-link" title="Settings" data-bs-toggle="tab">
          <Icon name="settings" />
        </a>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="card-body">
    <div class="tab-content">
      <div class="tab-pane active show" id="tabs-home-ex3">
        <h4>Home tab</h4>
        <div> Cursus turpis vestibulum, dui in pharetra vulputate id sed non turpis ultricies fringilla at sed facilisis lacus pellentesque purus nibh </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="tabs-profile-ex3">
        <h4>Profile tab</h4>
        <div> Fringilla egestas nunc quis tellus diam rhoncus ultricies tristique enim at diam, sem nunc amet, pellentesque id egestas velit sed </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="tabs-settings-ex3">
        <h4>Settings tab</h4>
        <div> Donec ac vitae diam amet vel leo egestas consequat rhoncus in luctus amet, facilisi sit mauris accumsan nibh habitant senectus </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</Example>

## Tabs with dropdown

Make one or more of your tabs into a [dropdown](/ui/components/dropdown) to add more options within one element.

<Example>
<div class="card">
  <div class="card-header">
    <ul class="nav nav-tabs card-header-tabs" data-bs-toggle="tabs">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-home-ex4" class="nav-link active" data-bs-toggle="tab">Home</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-profile-ex4" class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab">Profile</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item dropdown">
        <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Dropdown </a>
        <div class="dropdown-menu">
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="card-body">
    <div class="tab-content">
      <div class="tab-pane active show" id="tabs-home-ex4">
        <h4>Home tab</h4>
        <div> Cursus turpis vestibulum, dui in pharetra vulputate id sed non turpis ultricies fringilla at sed facilisis lacus pellentesque purus nibh </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="tabs-profile-ex4">
        <h4>Profile tab</h4>
        <div> Fringilla egestas nunc quis tellus diam rhoncus ultricies tristique enim at diam, sem nunc amet, pellentesque id egestas velit sed </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</Example>

## Full-width tabs

Add the `.nav-fill` class to make the tabs take up the full space of the parent element.

<Example>
<div class="card">
  <div class="card-header">
    <ul class="nav nav-tabs card-header-tabs nav-fill" data-bs-toggle="tabs">
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-home-ex5" class="nav-link active" data-bs-toggle="tab">
          <Icon name="home" />
        </a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-profile-ex5" class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab"><Icon name="user" /></a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a href="#tabs-activity-ex5" class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab">
          <Icon name="activity" />
        </a>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="card-body">
    <div class="tab-content">
      <div class="tab-pane active show" id="tabs-home-ex5">
        <h4>Home tab</h4>
        <div> Cursus turpis vestibulum, dui in pharetra vulputate id sed non turpis ultricies fringilla at sed facilisis lacus pellentesque purus nibh </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="tabs-profile-ex5">
        <h4>Profile tab</h4>
        <div> Fringilla egestas nunc quis tellus diam rhoncus ultricies tristique enim at diam, sem nunc amet, pellentesque id egestas velit sed </div>
      </div>
      <div class="tab-pane" id="tabs-activity-ex5">
        <h4>Activity tab</h4>
        <div> Donec ac vitae diam amet vel leo egestas consequat rhoncus in luctus amet, facilisi sit mauris accumsan nibh habitant senectus </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
</Example>

## JavaScript

Tabler activates the tab that matches the URL hash on page load, so you can link to a specific tab. This is the code that runs:

<CodeDocs name="tab-init" file="core/js/src/tab.ts" />

## Accessibility

- Wrap the tabs in an element with `role="tablist"`, give each trigger `role="tab"` and each panel `role="tabpanel"`, and link them with `aria-controls` and `aria-labelledby`.
- Bootstrap sets `aria-selected` and moves focus with the arrow keys, but only when the roles above are present. Without them the tabs are plain links.
- Tabler activates a tab from the url hash on page load, so a tab trigger with `href="#billing"` doubles as a deep link. Keep the panel ids stable if you link to them.
- Only the active panel should be reachable. Bootstrap hides the others with `display: none`, which also removes them from the tab order.