How TO - Tabs
Learn how to create tabs with CSS and JavaScript.
Tabs
Tabs are perfect for single page web applications, or for web pages capable of displaying different subjects:
London
London is the capital city of England.
Paris
Paris is the capital of France.
Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
Create Toggleable Tabs
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<!-- Tab links -->
<div class="tab">
<button class="tablinks" onclick="openCity(event,
'London')">London</button>
<button class="tablinks" onclick="openCity(event,
'Paris')">Paris</button>
<button class="tablinks" onclick="openCity(event,
'Tokyo')">Tokyo</button>
</div>
<!-- Tab content -->
<div id="London" class="tabcontent">
<h3>London</h3>
<p>London is the capital city of England.</p>
</div>
<div
id="Paris" class="tabcontent">
<h3>Paris</h3>
<p>Paris
is the capital of France.</p>
</div>
<div id="Tokyo" class="tabcontent">
<h3>Tokyo</h3>
<p>Tokyo is the capital of Japan.</p>
</div>
Create buttons to open specific
tab content. All <div> elements with class="tabcontent" are hidden by default
(with CSS & JS). When the user clicks on a button - it will open the tab content
that "matches" this button.
Step 2) Add CSS:
Style the buttons and the tab content:
Example
/* Style the tab */
.tab {
overflow: hidden;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
background-color: #f1f1f1;
}
/* Style the buttons that are used to open the tab content */
.tab button {
background-color: inherit;
float: left;
border: none;
outline: none;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 14px 16px;
transition: 0.3s;
}
/* Change background color of buttons on hover
*/
.tab button:hover {
background-color: #ddd;
}
/* Create an active/current tablink class */
.tab button.active
{
background-color: #ccc;
}
/* Style the tab content */
.tabcontent {
display: none;
padding: 6px 12px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-top: none;
}
Step 3) Add JavaScript:
Example
function openCity(evt, cityName) {
// Declare all
variables
var i, tabcontent, tablinks;
// Get all elements with class="tabcontent" and hide them
tabcontent
= document.getElementsByClassName("tabcontent");
for (i = 0; i < tabcontent.length; i++) {
tabcontent[i].style.display = "none";
}
// Get all elements with class="tablinks" and remove
the class "active"
tablinks = document.getElementsByClassName("tablinks");
for (i = 0; i <
tablinks.length; i++) {
tablinks[i].className = tablinks[i].className.replace(" active", "");
}
// Show the current tab, and add an "active" class to
the button that opened the tab
document.getElementById(cityName).style.display = "block";
evt.currentTarget.className += " active";
}
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Fade in Tabs:
If you want to fade in the tab content, add the following CSS:
Example
.tabcontent {
animation: fadeEffect 1s; /* Fading effect takes 1 second */
}
/* Go
from zero to full opacity */
@keyframes fadeEffect {
from
{opacity: 0;}
to {opacity: 1;}
}
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Show a tab by default
To open a specific tab on page load, use JavaScript to "click" on the specified tab button:
Example
<button class="tablinks" onclick="openCity(event, 'London')" id="defaultOpen">London</button>
<script>
// Get the element with id="defaultOpen" and click on it
document.getElementById("defaultOpen").click();
</script>
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Close a tab
If you want to close a specific tab, use JavaScript to hide the tab with a click of a button:
Example
<!-- Click on the <span> element to close the tab -->
<div id="London" class="tabcontent">
<h3>London</h3>
<p>London is the capital city of England.</p>
<span onclick="this.parentElement.style.display='none'">x</span>
</div>
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Tip: Also check out How To - Vertical Tabs.