Get started on your web project with our responsive Tailwind CSS tabs that create a secondary navigational hierarchy for your website.
Tabs are components that render and display subsections to users. They arrange the content into categories for easy access and a cleaner-looking app.
See below our example that will help you create a simple and easy-to-use tabs for your Tailwind CSS and project.
<div class="w-full">
<div class="relative right-0">
<ul
class="relative flex list-none flex-wrap rounded-lg bg-blue-gray-50/60 p-1"
data-tabs="tabs"
role="list"
>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
active
role="tab"
aria-selected="true"
>
<span class="ml-1">HTML</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="false"
>
<span class="ml-1">React</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="false"
>
<span class="ml-1">Vue</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="true"
>
<span class="ml-1">Angular</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="true"
>
<span class="ml-1">Svelte</span>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>The tabs component comes with different variants including icons.
<div class="w-2/3">
<div class="relative right-0">
<ul
class="relative flex list-none flex-wrap rounded-xl bg-blue-gray-50/60 p-1"
data-tabs="tabs"
role="list"
>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
active
role="tab"
aria-selected="true"
>
<svg
class="text-slate-700"
width="16px"
height="16px"
viewBox="0 0 42 42"
version="1.1"
>
<g stroke="none" strokeWidth="1" fill="none">
<g
transform="translate(-2319.000000, -291.000000)"
fill="#90a4ae"
>
<g transform="translate(1716.000000, 291.000000)">
<g transform="translate(603.000000, 0.000000)">
<path
class="fill-blue-gray-500"
d="M22.7597136,19.3090182 L38.8987031,11.2395234 C39.3926816,10.9925342 39.592906,10.3918611 39.3459167,9.89788265 C39.249157,9.70436312 39.0922432,9.5474453 38.8987261,9.45068056 L20.2741875,0.1378125 L20.2741875,0.1378125 C19.905375,-0.04725 19.469625,-0.04725 19.0995,0.1378125 L3.1011696,8.13815822 C2.60720568,8.38517662 2.40701679,8.98586148 2.6540352,9.4798254 C2.75080129,9.67332903 2.90771305,9.83023153 3.10122239,9.9269862 L21.8652864,19.3090182 C22.1468139,19.4497819 22.4781861,19.4497819 22.7597136,19.3090182 Z"
></path>
<path
class="fill-blue-gray-500"
d="M23.625,22.429159 L23.625,39.8805372 C23.625,40.4328219 24.0727153,40.8805372 24.625,40.8805372 C24.7802551,40.8805372 24.9333778,40.8443874 25.0722402,40.7749511 L41.2741875,32.673375 L41.2741875,32.673375 C41.719125,32.4515625 42,31.9974375 42,31.5 L42,14.241659 C42,13.6893742 41.5522847,13.241659 41,13.241659 C40.8447549,13.241659 40.6916418,13.2778041 40.5527864,13.3472318 L24.1777864,21.5347318 C23.8390024,21.7041238 23.625,22.0503869 23.625,22.429159 Z"
opacity="0.7"
></path>
<path
class="fill-blue-gray-500"
d="M20.4472136,21.5347318 L1.4472136,12.0347318 C0.953235098,11.7877425 0.352562058,11.9879669 0.105572809,12.4819454 C0.0361450918,12.6208008 6.47121774e-16,12.7739139 0,12.929159 L0,30.1875 L0,30.1875 C0,30.6849375 0.280875,31.1390625 0.7258125,31.3621875 L19.5528096,40.7750766 C20.0467945,41.0220531 20.6474623,40.8218132 20.8944388,40.3278283 C20.963859,40.1889789 21,40.0358742 21,39.8806379 L21,22.429159 C21,22.0503869 20.7859976,21.7041238 20.4472136,21.5347318 Z"
opacity="0.7"
></path>
</g>
</g>
</g>
</g>
</svg>
<span class="ml-1">App</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="false"
>
<svg
class="text-slate-700"
width="16px"
height="16px"
viewBox="0 0 40 44"
version="1.1"
>
<title>document</title>
<g stroke="none" strokeWidth="1" fill="none">
<g
transform="translate(-1870.000000, -591.000000)"
fill="#90a4ae"
>
<g transform="translate(1716.000000, 291.000000)">
<g transform="translate(154.000000, 300.000000)">
<path
class="fill-blue-gray-500"
d="M40,40 L36.3636364,40 L36.3636364,3.63636364 L5.45454545,3.63636364 L5.45454545,0 L38.1818182,0 C39.1854545,0 40,0.814545455 40,1.81818182 L40,40 Z"
opacity="0.603585379"
></path>
<path
class="fill-blue-gray-500"
d="M30.9090909,7.27272727 L1.81818182,7.27272727 C0.814545455,7.27272727 0,8.08727273 0,9.09090909 L0,41.8181818 C0,42.8218182 0.814545455,43.6363636 1.81818182,43.6363636 L30.9090909,43.6363636 C31.9127273,43.6363636 32.7272727,42.8218182 32.7272727,41.8181818 L32.7272727,9.09090909 C32.7272727,8.08727273 31.9127273,7.27272727 30.9090909,7.27272727 Z M18.1818182,34.5454545 L7.27272727,34.5454545 L7.27272727,30.9090909 L18.1818182,30.9090909 L18.1818182,34.5454545 Z M25.4545455,27.2727273 L7.27272727,27.2727273 L7.27272727,23.6363636 L25.4545455,23.6363636 L25.4545455,27.2727273 Z M25.4545455,20 L7.27272727,20 L7.27272727,16.3636364 L25.4545455,16.3636364 L25.4545455,20 Z"
></path>
</g>
</g>
</g>
</g>
</svg>
<span class="ml-1">Messages</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="false"
>
<svg
class="text-slate-700"
width="16px"
height="16px"
viewBox="0 0 40 40"
version="1.1"
>
<title>settings</title>
<g stroke="none" strokeWidth="1" fill="none">
<g
transform="translate(-2020.000000, -442.000000)"
fill="#90a4ae"
>
<g transform="translate(1716.000000, 291.000000)">
<g transform="translate(304.000000, 151.000000)">
<polygon
class="fill-blue-gray-500"
opacity="0.596981957"
points="18.0883333 15.7316667 11.1783333 8.82166667 13.3333333 6.66666667 6.66666667 0 0 6.66666667 6.66666667 13.3333333 8.82166667 11.1783333 15.315 17.6716667"
></polygon>
<path
class="fill-blue-gray-500"
d="M31.5666667,23.2333333 C31.0516667,23.2933333 30.53,23.3333333 30,23.3333333 C29.4916667,23.3333333 28.9866667,23.3033333 28.48,23.245 L22.4116667,30.7433333 L29.9416667,38.2733333 C32.2433333,40.575 35.9733333,40.575 38.275,38.2733333 L38.275,38.2733333 C40.5766667,35.9716667 40.5766667,32.2416667 38.275,29.94 L31.5666667,23.2333333 Z"
opacity="0.596981957"
></path>
<path
class="fill-blue-gray-500"
d="M33.785,11.285 L28.715,6.215 L34.0616667,0.868333333 C32.82,0.315 31.4483333,0 30,0 C24.4766667,0 20,4.47666667 20,10 C20,10.99 20.1483333,11.9433333 20.4166667,12.8466667 L2.435,27.3966667 C0.95,28.7083333 0.0633333333,30.595 0.00333333333,32.5733333 C-0.0583333333,34.5533333 0.71,36.4916667 2.11,37.89 C3.47,39.2516667 5.27833333,40 7.20166667,40 C9.26666667,40 11.2366667,39.1133333 12.6033333,37.565 L27.1533333,19.5833333 C28.0566667,19.8516667 29.01,20 30,20 C35.5233333,20 40,15.5233333 40,10 C40,8.55166667 39.685,7.18 39.1316667,5.93666667 L33.785,11.285 Z"
></path>
</g>
</g>
</g>
</g>
</svg>
<span class="ml-1">Settings</span>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>You can reference a specific content for each tab option, using the data-tab-content data attribute.
<div class="w-2/3">
<div class="relative right-0">
<ul
class="relative flex list-none flex-wrap rounded-xl bg-blue-gray-50/60 p-1"
data-tabs="tabs"
role="list"
>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
active=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="true"
aria-controls="app"
>
<span class="ml-1">App</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="false"
aria-controls="message"
>
<span class="ml-1">Messages</span>
</a>
</li>
<li class="z-30 flex-auto text-center">
<a
class="text-slate-700 z-30 mb-0 flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-0 bg-inherit px-0 py-1 transition-all ease-in-out"
data-tab-target=""
role="tab"
aria-selected="false"
aria-controls="settings"
>
<span class="ml-1">Settings</span>
</a>
</li>
</ul>
<div data-tab-content="" class="p-5">
<div class="block opacity-100" id="app" role="tabpanel">
<p class="block font-sans text-base font-light leading-relaxed text-inherit text-blue-gray-500 antialiased">
Because it's about motivating the doers. Because I'm here to follow
my dreams and inspire other people to follow their dreams, too.
</p>
</div>
<div class="hidden opacity-0" id="message" role="tabpanel">
<p class="block font-sans text-base font-light leading-relaxed text-inherit text-blue-gray-500 antialiased">
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest
minds of past centuries.
</p>
</div>
<div class="hidden opacity-0" id="settings" role="tabpanel">
<p class="block font-sans text-base font-light leading-relaxed text-inherit text-blue-gray-500 antialiased">
Comparing yourself to others is the thief of joy.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>The following data attributes are available for tabs.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
data-tabs | Set the main container for the tabs. |
data-tab-target | Set the tab tigger element that when a click happened on it, it's content should be visible. |
data-tab-content | Set tab content element. |
active | Set default active tab, it should be used for the trigger element where the data-tab-target is used. |
The tabs component needs a required script files to work, you just need to add the below script file to the bottom of your html file.
<!-- from node_modules -->
<script src="node_modules/@material-tailwind/html/scripts/tabs.js"></script>
<!-- from cdn -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@material-tailwind/html@latest/scripts/tabs.js"></script>