Tabs
A React component that helps you build accessible tabs, by providing keyboard interactions and ARIA attributes described in the WAI-ARIA Tab Panel Design Pattern.
Import
import { Tabs, TabList, TabPanels, Tab, TabPanel } from '@chakra-ui/react';
- Tabs: Provides context and state for all components
- TabList: Wrapper for the
Tab
components - Tab: element that serves as a label for one of the tab panels and can be activated to display that panel.
- TabPanels: Wrapper for the
TabPanel
components - TabPanel: element that contains the content associated with a tab
Usage
You can render any element within Tabs
, but TabList
should only have Tab
as children, and TabPanels
should have TabPanel
as children.
Tabs expects TabList
and TabPanels
as children. The order doesn't matter,
you can have TabList
at the top, at the bottom, or both.
Tab variants and color
Tabs come in 6 different variants to style the tabs: line
,enclosed
,
enclosed-colored
, soft-rounded
, solid-rounded
You can also change the color scheme for any specific variant by passing the
colorScheme
.
The value of
colorScheme
must exist in the theme object, and must be a key intheme.colors
that has the50
-900
color values.
Tab sizes
You can change the size of the tab by passing size
prop. We support 3 sizes
sm
, md
, lg
Changing the tabs alignment
You can change the alignment of the TabList
by passing align
prop. We
support 3 sizes start
, center
, end
.
Fitted Tabs
Stretch the tab list to fit the container by passing isFitted
prop.
Styling the tab states via props
In event you need to create custom styles for the tabs. Simply set the variant
to unstyled
, and use the _selected
, _hover
, _active
style props.
Tabs onChange
The onChange
callback returns the active tab's index whenever the user changes
tabs. If you intend to control the tabs programmatically, use this with the
index
prop.
Make a tab initially active
If you want a tab to be initially active, simply pass the defaultIndex
prop
and set it to the index of that tab.
Make a Tab disabled
When a Tab
is disabled, it is skipped during keyboard navigation and it is not
clickable.
Tabs with manual activation
By default, Tabs
are activated automatically. This means when you use the
arrow keys to change tabs, the tab is activated and focused.
The content of a
TabPanel
should ideally be preloaded. However, if switching to a tab panel causes a network request and possibly a page refresh, there might be some noticeable latency and this might affect the experience for keyboard and screen reader users.
In this scenario, you should use a manually activated tab, it moves focus without activating the tabs. With focus on a specific tab, users can activate a tab by pressing Space or Enter.
Lazily mounting tab panels
By default, the Tabs
component renders all tabs content to the DOM, meaning
that invisible tabs are still rendered but are hidden by styles.
If you want to defer rendering of each tab until that tab is selected, you can
use the isLazy
prop. This is useful if your tabs require heavy performance, or
make network calls on mount that should only happen when the component is
displayed.
Controlled Tabs
Like form inputs, a tab's state can be controlled. Make sure to include an onChange as well, or else the tabs will not be interactive.
Creating custom tab components
Because TabList
needs to know the order of the children, we use cloneElement
to pass state internally. Your custom Tab
component must use
React.forwardRef
.
DataTabs
If you'd like to drive your tabs with an array instead of using the granular components, you can create your own DataTabs component.
Accessibility
Keyboard
Key | Action |
---|---|
ArrowLeft | Moves focus to the next tab |
ArrowRight | Moves focus to the previous tab |
Tab | When focus moves into the tab list, places focus on the active tab element |
Space or Enter | Activates the tab if it was not activated automatically on focus |
Home | Moves focus to the first tab |
End | Moves focus to the last tab |
ARIA roles
Component | Aria | Usage |
---|---|---|
Tab | role="tab" | Indicates that it is a tab |
aria-selected | Set to true a tab is selected and all other Tabs have it set to false | |
aria-controls | Set to the id of its associated TabPanel | |
TabList | id | The id of the TabPanel that's referenced by its associated Tab |
aria-orientation | Set to vertical or horizontal based on the value of the orientation prop | |
role="tablist" | Indicates that it is a tablist | |
TabPanel | role="tabpanel" | Indicates that it is a tabpanel |
aria-labelledby | Set to the id of the Tab that labels the TabPanel |
Props
Tabs Props
Tabs composes Box
so you call pass all Box
related props.
align
align
The alignment of the tabs
"center" | "end" | "start"
colorScheme
colorScheme
"whiteAlpha" | "blackAlpha" | "gray" | "red" | "orange" | "yellow" | "green" | "teal" | "blue" | "cyan" | "purple" | "pink" | "linkedin" | "facebook" | "messenger" | "whatsapp" | "twitter" | "telegram"
"blue"
defaultIndex
defaultIndex
The initial index of the selected tab (in uncontrolled mode)
number
direction
direction
The writing mode direction. - When in RTL, the left and right navigation is flipped
"ltr" | "rtl"
"ltr"
id
id
The id of the tab
string
index
index
The index of the selected tab (in controlled mode)
number
isFitted
isFitted
If true
, tabs will stretch to width of the tablist.
boolean
isLazy
isLazy
Performance 🚀:
If true
, rendering of the tab panel's will be deferred until it is selected.
boolean
isManual
isManual
If true
, the tabs will be manually activated and
display its panel by pressing Space or Enter.
If false
, the tabs will be automatically activated
and their panel is displayed when they receive focus.
boolean
lazyBehavior
lazyBehavior
Performance 🚀: The lazy behavior of tab panels' content when not active. Only works when `isLazy={true}` - "unmount": The content of inactive tab panels are always unmounted. - "keepMounted": The content of inactive tab panels is initially unmounted, but stays mounted when selected.
LazyMode
"unmount"
onChange
onChange
Callback when the index (controlled or un-controlled) changes.
((index: number) => void)
orientation
orientation
The orientation of the tab list.
"horizontal" | "vertical"
"horizontal"
size
size
"sm" | "md" | "lg"
"md"
variant
variant
"line" | "enclosed" | "enclosed-colored" | "soft-rounded" | "solid-rounded" | "unstyled"
"line"
Tab Props
id
id
string
isDisabled
isDisabled
If true
, the Tab
won't be toggleable
boolean
isSelected
isSelected
boolean
panelId
panelId
string