Tabs
Tabs organize content into multiple sections and allow users to navigate between them.
install | yarn add react-aria-components |
---|---|
version | 1.1.1 |
usage | import {Tabs} from 'react-aria-components' |
Example#
import {Tabs, TabList, Tab, TabPanel} from 'react-aria-components';
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="History of Ancient Rome">
<Tab id="FoR">Founding of Rome</Tab>
<Tab id="MaR">Monarchy and Republic</Tab>
<Tab id="Emp">Empire</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="FoR">
Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="MaR">
Senatus Populusque Romanus.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="Emp">
Alea jacta est.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
import {
Tab,
TabList,
TabPanel,
Tabs
} from 'react-aria-components';
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="History of Ancient Rome">
<Tab id="FoR">Founding of Rome</Tab>
<Tab id="MaR">Monarchy and Republic</Tab>
<Tab id="Emp">Empire</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="FoR">
Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="MaR">
Senatus Populusque Romanus.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="Emp">
Alea jacta est.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
import {
Tab,
TabList,
TabPanel,
Tabs
} from 'react-aria-components';
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="History of Ancient Rome">
<Tab id="FoR">
Founding of Rome
</Tab>
<Tab id="MaR">
Monarchy and
Republic
</Tab>
<Tab id="Emp">
Empire
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="FoR">
Arma virumque cano,
Troiae qui primus
ab oris.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="MaR">
Senatus Populusque
Romanus.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="Emp">
Alea jacta est.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
Show CSS
@import "@react-aria/example-theme";
.react-aria-Tabs {
display: flex;
color: var(--text-color);
&[data-orientation=horizontal] {
flex-direction: column;
}
}
.react-aria-TabList {
display: flex;
&[data-orientation=horizontal] {
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
.react-aria-Tab {
border-bottom: 3px solid var(--border-color);
}
}
}
.react-aria-Tab {
padding: 10px;
cursor: default;
outline: none;
position: relative;
color: var(--text-color-base);
transition: color 200ms;
--border-color: transparent;
forced-color-adjust: none;
&[data-hovered],
&[data-focused] {
color: var(--text-color-hover);
}
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--highlight-background);
color: var(--text-color);
}
&[data-disabled] {
color: var(--text-color-disabled);
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--text-color-disabled);
}
}
&[data-focus-visible]:after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: 4px;
border-radius: 4px;
border: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
}
}
.react-aria-TabPanel {
margin-top: 4px;
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 4px;
outline: none;
&[data-focus-visible] {
outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
}
}
@import "@react-aria/example-theme";
.react-aria-Tabs {
display: flex;
color: var(--text-color);
&[data-orientation=horizontal] {
flex-direction: column;
}
}
.react-aria-TabList {
display: flex;
&[data-orientation=horizontal] {
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
.react-aria-Tab {
border-bottom: 3px solid var(--border-color);
}
}
}
.react-aria-Tab {
padding: 10px;
cursor: default;
outline: none;
position: relative;
color: var(--text-color-base);
transition: color 200ms;
--border-color: transparent;
forced-color-adjust: none;
&[data-hovered],
&[data-focused] {
color: var(--text-color-hover);
}
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--highlight-background);
color: var(--text-color);
}
&[data-disabled] {
color: var(--text-color-disabled);
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--text-color-disabled);
}
}
&[data-focus-visible]:after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: 4px;
border-radius: 4px;
border: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
}
}
.react-aria-TabPanel {
margin-top: 4px;
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 4px;
outline: none;
&[data-focus-visible] {
outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
}
}
@import "@react-aria/example-theme";
.react-aria-Tabs {
display: flex;
color: var(--text-color);
&[data-orientation=horizontal] {
flex-direction: column;
}
}
.react-aria-TabList {
display: flex;
&[data-orientation=horizontal] {
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
.react-aria-Tab {
border-bottom: 3px solid var(--border-color);
}
}
}
.react-aria-Tab {
padding: 10px;
cursor: default;
outline: none;
position: relative;
color: var(--text-color-base);
transition: color 200ms;
--border-color: transparent;
forced-color-adjust: none;
&[data-hovered],
&[data-focused] {
color: var(--text-color-hover);
}
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--highlight-background);
color: var(--text-color);
}
&[data-disabled] {
color: var(--text-color-disabled);
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--text-color-disabled);
}
}
&[data-focus-visible]:after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: 4px;
border-radius: 4px;
border: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
}
}
.react-aria-TabPanel {
margin-top: 4px;
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 4px;
outline: none;
&[data-focus-visible] {
outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring-color);
}
}
Features#
Tabs provide a list of tabs that a user can select from to switch between multiple tab panels. Tabs
can be used to implement these in an accessible way.
- Flexible – Support for both horizontal and vertical orientations, disabled tabs, customizable layout, and multiple keyboard activation modes.
- Accessible – Follows the ARIA tabs pattern, automatically linking tabs and their associated tab panels semantically. The arrow keys can be used to navigate between tabs, and tab panels automatically become focusable when they don't contain any focusable children.
- International – Keyboard navigation is automatically mirrored in right-to-left languages.
- Styleable – Hover, press, keyboard focus, and selection states are provided for easy styling. These states only apply when interacting with an appropriate input device, unlike CSS pseudo classes.
Anatomy#
Tabs consist of a tab list with one or more visually separated tabs. Each tab has associated content, and only the selected tab's content is shown.
Each tab can be clicked, tapped, or navigated to via arrow keys. Depending on the keyboardActivation
prop, the tab can be selected by receiving keyboard focus, or it can be selected with the Enter key.
import {Tabs, TabList, Tab, TabPanel} from 'react-aria-components';
<Tabs>
<TabList>
<Tab />
</TabList>
<TabPanel />
</Tabs>
import {
Tab,
TabList,
TabPanel,
Tabs
} from 'react-aria-components';
<Tabs>
<TabList>
<Tab />
</TabList>
<TabPanel />
</Tabs>
import {
Tab,
TabList,
TabPanel,
Tabs
} from 'react-aria-components';
<Tabs>
<TabList>
<Tab />
</TabList>
<TabPanel />
</Tabs>
Concepts#
Tabs
makes use of the following concepts:
Examples#
Starter kits#
To help kick-start your project, we offer starter kits that include example implementations of all React Aria components with various styling solutions. All components are fully styled, including support for dark mode, high contrast mode, and all UI states. Each starter comes with a pre-configured Storybook that you can experiment with, or use as a starting point for your own component library.
Selection#
Default selection#
A default selected tab can be provided using the defaultSelectedKey
prop, which should correspond to the id
prop provided to each item.
When Tabs
is used with dynamic items as described below, the key of each item is derived from the data.
See the Selection guide for more details.
<Tabs defaultSelectedKey="keyboard">
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">Mouse Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">Mouse Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs defaultSelectedKey="keyboard">
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">Mouse Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">Mouse Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs defaultSelectedKey="keyboard">
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">
Mouse Settings
</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">
Keyboard Settings
</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">
Gamepad Settings
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">
Mouse Settings
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">
Keyboard Settings
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">
Gamepad Settings
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
Controlled selection#
Selection can be controlled using the selectedKey
prop, paired with the onSelectionChange
event. The id
prop from the selected tab will be passed into the callback when the tab is selected, allowing you to update state accordingly.
import type {Key} from 'react-aria-components';
function Example() {
let [timePeriod, setTimePeriod] = React.useState<Key>('triassic');
return (
<>
<p>Selected time period: {timePeriod}</p>
<Tabs selectedKey={timePeriod} onSelectionChange={setTimePeriod}>
<TabList aria-label="Mesozoic time periods">
<Tab id="triassic">Triassic</Tab>
<Tab id="jurassic">Jurassic</Tab>
<Tab id="cretaceous">Cretaceous</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="triassic">
The Triassic ranges roughly from 252 million to 201 million years ago,
preceding the Jurassic Period.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="jurassic">
The Jurassic ranges from 200 million years to 145 million years ago.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="cretaceous">
The Cretaceous is the longest period of the Mesozoic, spanning from
145 million to 66 million years ago.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
</>
);
}
import type {Key} from 'react-aria-components';
function Example() {
let [timePeriod, setTimePeriod] = React.useState<Key>(
'triassic'
);
return (
<>
<p>Selected time period: {timePeriod}</p>
<Tabs
selectedKey={timePeriod}
onSelectionChange={setTimePeriod}
>
<TabList aria-label="Mesozoic time periods">
<Tab id="triassic">Triassic</Tab>
<Tab id="jurassic">Jurassic</Tab>
<Tab id="cretaceous">Cretaceous</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="triassic">
The Triassic ranges roughly from 252 million to
201 million years ago, preceding the Jurassic
Period.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="jurassic">
The Jurassic ranges from 200 million years to 145
million years ago.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="cretaceous">
The Cretaceous is the longest period of the
Mesozoic, spanning from 145 million to 66 million
years ago.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
</>
);
}
import type {Key} from 'react-aria-components';
function Example() {
let [
timePeriod,
setTimePeriod
] = React.useState<
Key
>('triassic');
return (
<>
<p>
Selected time
period:{' '}
{timePeriod}
</p>
<Tabs
selectedKey={timePeriod}
onSelectionChange={setTimePeriod}
>
<TabList aria-label="Mesozoic time periods">
<Tab id="triassic">
Triassic
</Tab>
<Tab id="jurassic">
Jurassic
</Tab>
<Tab id="cretaceous">
Cretaceous
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="triassic">
The Triassic
ranges roughly
from 252
million to 201
million years
ago, preceding
the Jurassic
Period.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="jurassic">
The Jurassic
ranges from 200
million years
to 145 million
years ago.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="cretaceous">
The Cretaceous
is the longest
period of the
Mesozoic,
spanning from
145 million to
66 million
years ago.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
</>
);
}
Keyboard Activation#
By default, pressing the arrow keys while focus is on a Tab will switch selection to the adjacent Tab in that direction, updating the content displayed accordingly. If you would like to prevent selection change
from happening automatically you can set the keyboardActivation
prop to "manual". This will prevent tab selection from changing on arrow key press, requiring a subsequent Enter
or Space
key press to confirm
tab selection.
<Tabs keyboardActivation="manual">
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">Mouse Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">Mouse Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs keyboardActivation="manual">
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">Mouse Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">Mouse Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs keyboardActivation="manual">
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">
Mouse Settings
</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">
Keyboard Settings
</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">
Gamepad Settings
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">
Mouse Settings
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">
Keyboard Settings
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">
Gamepad Settings
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
Content#
Focusable content#
When the tab panel doesn't contain any focusable content, the entire panel is given a tabIndex=0
so that the content can be navigated to with the keyboard. When the tab panel contains focusable content, such as a textfield, then the tabIndex
is omitted because the content itself can receive focus.
This example uses the same Tabs
component from above. Try navigating from the tabs to the content for each panel using the keyboard.
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="Notes app">
<Tab id="1">Jane Doe</Tab>
<Tab id="2">John Doe</Tab>
<Tab id="3">Joe Bloggs</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="1">
<label>Leave a note for Jane: <input type="text" /></label>
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="2">Senatus Populusque Romanus.</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="3">Alea jacta est.</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="Notes app">
<Tab id="1">Jane Doe</Tab>
<Tab id="2">John Doe</Tab>
<Tab id="3">Joe Bloggs</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="1">
<label>
Leave a note for Jane: <input type="text" />
</label>
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="2">Senatus Populusque Romanus.</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="3">Alea jacta est.</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="Notes app">
<Tab id="1">
Jane Doe
</Tab>
<Tab id="2">
John Doe
</Tab>
<Tab id="3">
Joe Bloggs
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="1">
<label>
Leave a note for
Jane:{' '}
<input type="text" />
</label>
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="2">
Senatus Populusque
Romanus.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="3">
Alea jacta est.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
Dynamic items#
The above examples have shown tabs with static items. The items
prop can be used when creating tabs from a dynamic collection, for example when the user can add and remove tabs, or the tabs come from an external data source. The function passed as the children of the TabList
component is called for each item in the list, and returns an <Tab>
. A function passed as the children of the Collection
component returns a corresponding <TabPanel>
for each tab.
Each item accepts an id
prop, which is passed to the onSelectionChange
handler to identify the selected item. Alternatively, if the item objects contain an id
property, as shown in the example below, then this is used automatically and an id
prop is not required. See Collection Components for more details.
import {Collection, Button} from 'react-aria-components';
function Example() {
let [tabs, setTabs] = React.useState([
{id: 1, title: 'Tab 1', content: 'Tab body 1'},
{id: 2, title: 'Tab 2', content: 'Tab body 2'},
{id: 3, title: 'Tab 3', content: 'Tab body 3'}
]);
let addTab = () => {
setTabs(tabs => [
...tabs,
{
id: tabs.length + 1,
title: `Tab `,
content: `Tab body
`}
]);
};
let removeTab = () => {
if (tabs.length > 1) {
setTabs(tabs => tabs.slice(0, -1));
}
};
return (
<Tabs>
<div style={{display: 'flex'}}>
<TabList aria-label="Dynamic tabs" items={tabs} style={{flex: 1}}>
{item => <Tab>{item.title}</Tab>}
</TabList>
<div className="button-group">
<Button onPress={addTab}>Add tab</Button>
<Button onPress={removeTab}>Remove tab</Button>
</div>
</div>
<Collection items={tabs}>
{item => <TabPanel>{item.content}</TabPanel>}
</Collection>
</Tabs>
);
}
import {Button, Collection} from 'react-aria-components';
function Example() {
let [tabs, setTabs] = React.useState([
{ id: 1, title: 'Tab 1', content: 'Tab body 1' },
{ id: 2, title: 'Tab 2', content: 'Tab body 2' },
{ id: 3, title: 'Tab 3', content: 'Tab body 3' }
]);
let addTab = () => {
setTabs((tabs) => [
...tabs,
{
id: tabs.length + 1,
title: `Tab `,
content: `Tab body
`}
]);
};
let removeTab = () => {
if (tabs.length > 1) {
setTabs((tabs) => tabs.slice(0, -1));
}
};
return (
<Tabs>
<div style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
<TabList
aria-label="Dynamic tabs"
items={tabs}
style={{ flex: 1 }}
>
{(item) => <Tab>{item.title}</Tab>}
</TabList>
<div className="button-group">
<Button onPress={addTab}>Add tab</Button>
<Button onPress={removeTab}>Remove tab</Button>
</div>
</div>
<Collection items={tabs}>
{(item) => <TabPanel>{item.content}</TabPanel>}
</Collection>
</Tabs>
);
}
import {
Button,
Collection
} from 'react-aria-components';
function Example() {
let [tabs, setTabs] =
React.useState([
{
id: 1,
title: 'Tab 1',
content:
'Tab body 1'
},
{
id: 2,
title: 'Tab 2',
content:
'Tab body 2'
},
{
id: 3,
title: 'Tab 3',
content:
'Tab body 3'
}
]);
let addTab = () => {
setTabs((tabs) => [
...tabs,
{
id: tabs.length +
1,
title: `Tab `,
content:
`Tab body
`}
]);
};
let removeTab = () => {
if (
tabs.length > 1
) {
setTabs((tabs) =>
tabs.slice(0, -1)
);
}
};
return (
<Tabs>
<div
style={{
display: 'flex'
}}
>
<TabList
aria-label="Dynamic tabs"
items={tabs}
style={{
flex: 1
}}
>
{(item) => (
<Tab>
{item
.title}
</Tab>
)}
</TabList>
<div className="button-group">
<Button
onPress={addTab}
>
Add tab
</Button>
<Button
onPress={removeTab}
>
Remove tab
</Button>
</div>
</div>
<Collection
items={tabs}
>
{(item) => (
<TabPanel>
{item
.content}
</TabPanel>
)}
</Collection>
</Tabs>
);
}
Show CSS
.button-group {
border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 8px;
}
.button-group {
border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 8px;
}
.button-group {
border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 8px;
}
Orientation#
By default, tabs are horizontally oriented. The orientation
prop can be set to vertical
to change this. This does not affect keyboard navigation. You are responsible for styling your tabs accordingly.
<Tabs orientation="vertical">
<TabList aria-label="Chat log orientation example">
<Tab id="1">John Doe</Tab>
<Tab id="2">Jane Doe</Tab>
<Tab id="3">Joe Bloggs</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="1">There is no prior chat history with John Doe.</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="2">There is no prior chat history with Jane Doe.</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="3">There is no prior chat history with Joe Bloggs.</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs orientation="vertical">
<TabList aria-label="Chat log orientation example">
<Tab id="1">John Doe</Tab>
<Tab id="2">Jane Doe</Tab>
<Tab id="3">Joe Bloggs</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="1">
There is no prior chat history with John Doe.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="2">
There is no prior chat history with Jane Doe.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="3">
There is no prior chat history with Joe Bloggs.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs orientation="vertical">
<TabList aria-label="Chat log orientation example">
<Tab id="1">
John Doe
</Tab>
<Tab id="2">
Jane Doe
</Tab>
<Tab id="3">
Joe Bloggs
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="1">
There is no prior
chat history with
John Doe.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="2">
There is no prior
chat history with
Jane Doe.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="3">
There is no prior
chat history with
Joe Bloggs.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
Show CSS
.react-aria-Tabs {
&[data-orientation=vertical] {
flex-direction: row;
}
}
.react-aria-TabList {
&[data-orientation=vertical] {
flex-direction: column;
border-inline-end: 1px solid gray;
.react-aria-Tab {
border-inline-end: 3px solid var(--border-color, transparent);
}
}
}
.react-aria-Tabs {
&[data-orientation=vertical] {
flex-direction: row;
}
}
.react-aria-TabList {
&[data-orientation=vertical] {
flex-direction: column;
border-inline-end: 1px solid gray;
.react-aria-Tab {
border-inline-end: 3px solid var(--border-color, transparent);
}
}
}
.react-aria-Tabs {
&[data-orientation=vertical] {
flex-direction: row;
}
}
.react-aria-TabList {
&[data-orientation=vertical] {
flex-direction: column;
border-inline-end: 1px solid gray;
.react-aria-Tab {
border-inline-end: 3px solid var(--border-color, transparent);
}
}
}
Disabled#
All tabs can be disabled using the isDisabled
prop.
<Tabs isDisabled>
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">Mouse Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">Mouse Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs isDisabled>
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">Mouse Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">Mouse Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs isDisabled>
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">
Mouse Settings
</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">
Keyboard Settings
</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">
Gamepad Settings
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">
Mouse Settings
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">
Keyboard Settings
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">
Gamepad Settings
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
Show CSS
.react-aria-Tab {
&[data-disabled] {
color: var(--text-color-disabled);
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--border-color-disabled);
}
}
}
.react-aria-Tab {
&[data-disabled] {
color: var(--text-color-disabled);
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--border-color-disabled);
}
}
}
.react-aria-Tab {
&[data-disabled] {
color: var(--text-color-disabled);
&[data-selected] {
--border-color: var(--border-color-disabled);
}
}
}
Disabled items#
Individual tabs can be disabled using the disabledKeys
prop. Each key in this list
corresponds with the id
prop passed to the Tab
component, or automatically derived from the values passed
to the items
prop. See the Collections guide for more details.
<Tabs disabledKeys={['gamepad']}>
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">Mouse Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">Mouse Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs disabledKeys={['gamepad']}>
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">Mouse Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">Mouse Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">Keyboard Settings</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">Gamepad Settings</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
<Tabs
disabledKeys={[
'gamepad'
]}
>
<TabList aria-label="Input settings">
<Tab id="mouse">
Mouse Settings
</Tab>
<Tab id="keyboard">
Keyboard Settings
</Tab>
<Tab id="gamepad">
Gamepad Settings
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="mouse">
Mouse Settings
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="keyboard">
Keyboard Settings
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="gamepad">
Gamepad Settings
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
Links#
Tabs may be rendered as links to different routes in your application. This can be achieved by passing the href
prop to the <Tab>
component. By default, links perform native browser navigation. However, you'll usually want to synchronize the selected tab with the URL from your client side router. This takes two steps:
- Set up a
RouterProvider
at the root of your app. This will handle link navigation from all React Aria components using your framework or router. See the client side routing guide to learn how to set this up. - Use the
selectedKey
prop to set the selected tab based on the URL, as described above.
This example uses React Router to setup routes for each tab and synchronize the selection with the URL.
import {BrowserRouter, Route, Routes, useLocation, useNavigate} from 'react-router-dom';
import {RouterProvider} from 'react-aria-components';
function AppTabs() {
let { pathname } = useLocation();
return (
<Tabs selectedKey={pathname}>
<TabList aria-label="Tabs">
<Tab id="/" href="/">Home</Tab>
<Tab id="/shared" href="/shared">Shared</Tab>
<Tab id="/deleted" href="/deleted">Deleted</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id={pathname}>
<Routes>
<Route path="/" element={<HomePage />} />
<Route path="/shared" element={<SharedPage />} />
<Route path="/deleted" element={<DeletedPage />} />
</Routes>
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
);
}
function App() {
let navigate = useNavigate();
return (
<RouterProvider navigate={navigate}>
<Routes>
<Route path="/*" element={<AppTabs />} />
</Routes>
</RouterProvider>
);
}
<BrowserRouter>
<App />
</BrowserRouter>
import {
BrowserRouter,
Route,
Routes,
useLocation,
useNavigate
} from 'react-router-dom';
import {RouterProvider} from 'react-aria-components';
function AppTabs() {
let { pathname } = useLocation();
return (
<Tabs selectedKey={pathname}>
<TabList aria-label="Tabs">
<Tab id="/" href="/">Home</Tab>
<Tab id="/shared" href="/shared">Shared</Tab>
<Tab id="/deleted" href="/deleted">Deleted</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id={pathname}>
<Routes>
<Route path="/" element={<HomePage />} />
<Route path="/shared" element={<SharedPage />} />
<Route
path="/deleted"
element={<DeletedPage />}
/>
</Routes>
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
);
}
function App() {
let navigate = useNavigate();
return (
<RouterProvider navigate={navigate}>
<Routes>
<Route path="/*" element={<AppTabs />} />
</Routes>
</RouterProvider>
);
}
<BrowserRouter>
<App />
</BrowserRouter>
import {
BrowserRouter,
Route,
Routes,
useLocation,
useNavigate
} from 'react-router-dom';
import {RouterProvider} from 'react-aria-components';
function AppTabs() {
let { pathname } =
useLocation();
return (
<Tabs
selectedKey={pathname}
>
<TabList aria-label="Tabs">
<Tab
id="/"
href="/"
>
Home
</Tab>
<Tab
id="/shared"
href="/shared"
>
Shared
</Tab>
<Tab
id="/deleted"
href="/deleted"
>
Deleted
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel
id={pathname}
>
<Routes>
<Route
path="/"
element={
<HomePage />
}
/>
<Route
path="/shared"
element={
<SharedPage />
}
/>
<Route
path="/deleted"
element={
<DeletedPage />
}
/>
</Routes>
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
);
}
function App() {
let navigate =
useNavigate();
return (
<RouterProvider
navigate={navigate}
>
<Routes>
<Route
path="/*"
element={
<AppTabs />
}
/>
</Routes>
</RouterProvider>
);
}
<BrowserRouter>
<App />
</BrowserRouter>
Props#
Tabs#
Name | Type | Default | Description |
isDisabled | boolean | — | Whether the TabList is disabled. Shows that a selection exists, but is not available in that circumstance. |
disabledKeys | Iterable<Key> | — | The item keys that are disabled. These items cannot be selected, focused, or otherwise interacted with. |
selectedKey | Key | null | — | The currently selected key in the collection (controlled). |
defaultSelectedKey | Key | — | The initial selected key in the collection (uncontrolled). |
keyboardActivation | 'automatic' | 'manual' | 'automatic' | Whether tabs are activated automatically on focus or manually. |
orientation | Orientation | 'horizontal' | The orientation of the tabs. |
children | ReactNode | (
(values: TabsRenderProps
)) => ReactNode | — | The children of the component. A function may be provided to alter the children based on component state. |
className | string | (
(values: TabsRenderProps
)) => string | — | The CSS className for the element. A function may be provided to compute the class based on component state. |
style | CSSProperties | (
(values: TabsRenderProps
)) => CSSProperties | — | The inline style for the element. A function may be provided to compute the style based on component state. |
Events
Name | Type | Description |
onSelectionChange | (
(key: Key
)) => any | Handler that is called when the selection changes. |
Layout
Name | Type | Description |
slot | string | null | A slot name for the component. Slots allow the component to receive props from a parent component.
An explicit |
Accessibility
Name | Type | Description |
id | string | The element's unique identifier. See MDN. |
aria-label | string | Defines a string value that labels the current element. |
aria-labelledby | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element. |
aria-describedby | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object. |
aria-details | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object. |
TabList#
Name | Type | Description |
className | string | (
(values: TabListRenderProps
)) => string | The CSS className for the element. A function may be provided to compute the class based on component state. |
style | CSSProperties | (
(values: TabListRenderProps
)) => CSSProperties | The inline style for the element. A function may be provided to compute the style based on component state. |
children | ReactNode | (
(item: T
)) => ReactNode | The contents of the collection. |
dependencies | any[] | Values that should invalidate the item cache when using dynamic collections. |
items | Iterable<T> | Item objects in the collection. |
Accessibility
Name | Type | Description |
aria-label | string | Defines a string value that labels the current element. |
aria-labelledby | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element. |
aria-describedby | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object. |
aria-details | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object. |
Tab#
Name | Type | Description |
id | Key | The unique id of the tab. |
isDisabled | boolean | Whether the tab is disabled. |
children | ReactNode | (
(values: TabRenderProps
)) => ReactNode | The children of the component. A function may be provided to alter the children based on component state. |
className | string | (
(values: TabRenderProps
)) => string | The CSS className for the element. A function may be provided to compute the class based on component state. |
style | CSSProperties | (
(values: TabRenderProps
)) => CSSProperties | The inline style for the element. A function may be provided to compute the style based on component state. |
href | Href | A URL to link to. See MDN. |
hrefLang | string | Hints at the human language of the linked URL. SeeMDN. |
target | HTMLAttributeAnchorTarget | The target window for the link. See MDN. |
rel | string | The relationship between the linked resource and the current page. See MDN. |
download | boolean | string | Causes the browser to download the linked URL. A string may be provided to suggest a file name. See MDN. |
ping | string | A space-separated list of URLs to ping when the link is followed. See MDN. |
referrerPolicy | HTMLAttributeReferrerPolicy | How much of the referrer to send when following the link. See MDN. |
routerOptions | RouterOptions | Options for the configured client side router. |
Accessibility
Name | Type | Description |
aria-label | string | Defines a string value that labels the current element. |
aria-labelledby | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element. |
aria-describedby | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object. |
aria-details | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object. |
TabPanel#
Name | Type | Default | Description |
shouldForceMount | boolean | false | Whether to mount the tab panel in the DOM even when it is not currently selected. Inactive tab panels are inert and cannot be interacted with. They must be styled appropriately so this is clear to the user visually. |
children | ReactNode | (
(values: TabPanelRenderProps
)) => ReactNode | — | The children of the component. A function may be provided to alter the children based on component state. |
className | string | (
(values: TabPanelRenderProps
)) => string | — | The CSS className for the element. A function may be provided to compute the class based on component state. |
style | CSSProperties | (
(values: TabPanelRenderProps
)) => CSSProperties | — | The inline style for the element. A function may be provided to compute the style based on component state. |
Accessibility
Name | Type | Description |
id | string | The element's unique identifier. See MDN. |
aria-label | string | Defines a string value that labels the current element. |
aria-labelledby | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element. |
aria-describedby | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object. |
aria-details | string | Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object. |
Styling#
React Aria components can be styled in many ways, including using CSS classes, inline styles, utility classes (e.g. Tailwind), CSS-in-JS (e.g. Styled Components), etc. By default, all components include a builtin className
attribute which can be targeted using CSS selectors. These follow the react-aria-ComponentName
naming convention.
.react-aria-Tabs {
/* ... */
}
.react-aria-Tabs {
/* ... */
}
.react-aria-Tabs {
/* ... */
}
A custom className
can also be specified on any component. This overrides the default className
provided by React Aria with your own.
<Tabs className="my-tabs">
{/* ... */}
</Tabs>
<Tabs className="my-tabs">
{/* ... */}
</Tabs>
<Tabs className="my-tabs">
{/* ... */}
</Tabs>
In addition, some components support multiple UI states (e.g. pressed, hovered, etc.). React Aria components expose states using data attributes, which you can target in CSS selectors. For example:
.react-aria-Tab[data-selected] {
/* ... */
}
.react-aria-Tab[data-focus-visible] {
/* ... */
}
.react-aria-Tab[data-selected] {
/* ... */
}
.react-aria-Tab[data-focus-visible] {
/* ... */
}
.react-aria-Tab[data-selected] {
/* ... */
}
.react-aria-Tab[data-focus-visible] {
/* ... */
}
The className
and style
props also accept functions which receive states for styling. This lets you dynamically determine the classes or styles to apply, which is useful when using utility CSS libraries like Tailwind.
<Tab
className={({ isSelected }) => isSelected ? 'bg-blue-400' : 'bg-gray-100'}
>
Settings
</Tab>
<Tab
className={({ isSelected }) =>
isSelected ? 'bg-blue-400' : 'bg-gray-100'}
>
Settings
</Tab>
<Tab
className={(
{ isSelected }
) =>
isSelected
? 'bg-blue-400'
: 'bg-gray-100'}
>
Settings
</Tab>
Render props may also be used as children to alter what elements are rendered based on the current state. For example, you could render an extra element when an item is selected.
<Tab>
{({isSelected}) => (
<>
{isSelected && <SelectionIndicator />}
Item
</>
)}
</Tab>
<Tab>
{({isSelected}) => (
<>
{isSelected && <SelectionIndicator />}
Item
</>
)}
</Tab>
<Tab>
{(
{ isSelected }
) => (
<>
{isSelected && (
<SelectionIndicator />
)}
Item
</>
)}
</Tab>
The states and selectors for each component used in Tabs
are documented below.
Tabs#
Tabs
can be targeted with the .react-aria-Tabs
CSS selector, or by overriding with a custom className
. It supports the following states and render props:
Name | CSS Selector | Description |
orientation | [data-orientation="horizontal | vertical"] | The orientation of the tabs. |
TabList#
A TabList
can be targeted with the .react-aria-TabList
CSS selector, or by overriding with a custom className
. It supports the following states:
Name | CSS Selector | Description |
orientation | [data-orientation="horizontal | vertical"] | The orientation of the tab list. |
state | — | State of the tab list. |
Tab#
A Tab
can be targeted with the .react-aria-Tab
CSS selector, or by overriding with a custom className
. It supports the following states and render props:
Name | CSS Selector | Description |
isHovered | [data-hovered] | Whether the tab is currently hovered with a mouse. |
isPressed | [data-pressed] | Whether the tab is currently in a pressed state. |
isSelected | [data-selected] | Whether the tab is currently selected. |
isFocused | [data-focused] | Whether the tab is currently focused. |
isFocusVisible | [data-focus-visible] | Whether the tab is currently keyboard focused. |
isDisabled | [data-disabled] | Whether the tab is disabled. |
TabPanel#
A TabPanel
can be targeted with the .react-aria-TabPanel
CSS selector, or by overriding with a custom className
. It supports the following states and render props:
Name | CSS Selector | Description |
isFocused | [data-focused] | Whether the tab panel is currently focused. |
isFocusVisible | [data-focus-visible] | Whether the tab panel is currently keyboard focused. |
isInert | [data-inert] | Whether the tab panel is currently non-interactive. This occurs when the
|
state | — | State of the tab list. |
Advanced customization#
Contexts#
All React Aria Components export a corresponding context that can be used to send props to them from a parent element. This enables you to build your own compositional APIs similar to those found in React Aria Components itself. You can send any prop or ref via context that you could pass to the corresponding component. The local props and ref on the component are merged with the ones passed via context, with the local props taking precedence (following the rules documented in mergeProps).
Component | Context | Props | Ref |
Tabs | TabsContext | TabsProps | HTMLDivElement |
This example shows a Router
component that accepts Tabs
and Link
elements as children. When a link is clicked, it updates the selected tab accordingly.
import type {PressEvent} from 'react-aria-components';
import {TabsContext, LinkContext} from 'react-aria-components';
function Router({children}) {
let [selectedKey, onSelectionChange] = React.useState(null);
let onPress = (e: PressEvent) => {
onSelectionChange(e.target.getAttribute('data-href'));
};
return (
<TabsContext.Provider value={{selectedKey, onSelectionChange}}> <LinkContext.Provider value={{onPress}}>
{children}
</LinkContext.Provider>
</TabsContext.Provider>
);
}
import type {PressEvent} from 'react-aria-components';
import {
LinkContext,
TabsContext
} from 'react-aria-components';
function Router({ children }) {
let [selectedKey, onSelectionChange] = React.useState(
null
);
let onPress = (e: PressEvent) => {
onSelectionChange(e.target.getAttribute('data-href'));
};
return (
<TabsContext.Provider
value={{ selectedKey, onSelectionChange }}
> <LinkContext.Provider value={{ onPress }}>
{children}
</LinkContext.Provider>
</TabsContext.Provider>
);
}
import type {PressEvent} from 'react-aria-components';
import {
LinkContext,
TabsContext
} from 'react-aria-components';
function Router(
{ children }
) {
let [
selectedKey,
onSelectionChange
] = React.useState(
null
);
let onPress = (
e: PressEvent
) => {
onSelectionChange(
e.target
.getAttribute(
'data-href'
)
);
};
return (
<TabsContext.Provider
value={{
selectedKey,
onSelectionChange
}}
> <LinkContext.Provider
value={{
onPress
}}
>
{children}
</LinkContext.Provider>
</TabsContext.Provider>
);
}
Now clicking a link rendered within a Router
navigates to the linked tab.
import {Link} from 'react-aria-components';
<Router>
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="Mesozoic time periods">
<Tab id="triassic">Triassic</Tab>
<Tab id="jurassic">Jurassic</Tab>
<Tab id="cretaceous">Cretaceous</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="triassic">
The Triassic ranges roughly from 252 million to 201 million years ago,
preceding the <Link data-href="jurassic">Jurassic Period</Link>.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="jurassic">
The Jurassic ranges from 200 million years to 145 million years ago,
preceding the <Link data-href="cretaceous">Cretaceous Period</Link>.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="cretaceous">
The Cretaceous is the longest period of the Mesozoic, spanning from 145
million to 66 million years ago.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
</Router>
import {Link} from 'react-aria-components';
<Router>
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="Mesozoic time periods">
<Tab id="triassic">Triassic</Tab>
<Tab id="jurassic">Jurassic</Tab>
<Tab id="cretaceous">Cretaceous</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="triassic">
The Triassic ranges roughly from 252 million to 201
million years ago, preceding the{' '}
<Link data-href="jurassic">Jurassic Period</Link>.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="jurassic">
The Jurassic ranges from 200 million years to 145
million years ago, preceding the{' '}
<Link data-href="cretaceous">
Cretaceous Period
</Link>.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="cretaceous">
The Cretaceous is the longest period of the
Mesozoic, spanning from 145 million to 66 million
years ago.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
</Router>
import {Link} from 'react-aria-components';
<Router>
<Tabs>
<TabList aria-label="Mesozoic time periods">
<Tab id="triassic">
Triassic
</Tab>
<Tab id="jurassic">
Jurassic
</Tab>
<Tab id="cretaceous">
Cretaceous
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabPanel id="triassic">
The Triassic
ranges roughly
from 252 million
to 201 million
years ago,
preceding the
{' '}
<Link data-href="jurassic">
Jurassic Period
</Link>.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="jurassic">
The Jurassic
ranges from 200
million years to
145 million years
ago, preceding
the{' '}
<Link data-href="cretaceous">
Cretaceous
Period
</Link>.
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="cretaceous">
The Cretaceous is
the longest
period of the
Mesozoic,
spanning from 145
million to 66
million years
ago.
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
</Router>
State#
Tabs provides a TabListState
object to its children via TabListStateContext
. This can be used to access and manipulate the tab list state.
This example shows a TabNavigation
component that can be placed within Tabs
to navigate to the previous or next selected tab.
import {TabListStateContext, Button} from 'react-aria-components';
function TabNavigation() {
let state = React.useContext(TabListStateContext); let prevKey = state?.collection.getKeyBefore(state.selectedKey);
let nextKey = state?.collection.getKeyAfter(state.selectedKey);
let onPrev = prevKey != null ? () => state.setSelectedKey(prevKey) : null;
let onNext = nextKey != null ? () => state.setSelectedKey(nextKey) : null;
return (
<div className="button-group">
<Button aria-label="Previous tab" onPress={onPrev}>←</Button>
<Button aria-label="Next tab" onPress={onNext}>→</Button>
</div>
);
}
<Tabs>
<div style={{display: 'flex'}}>
<TabList aria-label="Tabs" style={{flex: 1}}>
<Tab id="home">Home</Tab>
<Tab id="projects">Projects</Tab>
<Tab id="search">Search</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabNavigation /> </div>
<TabPanel id="home">Home</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="projects">Projects</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="search">Search</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
import {
Button,
TabListStateContext
} from 'react-aria-components';
function TabNavigation() {
let state = React.useContext(TabListStateContext); let prevKey = state?.collection.getKeyBefore(
state.selectedKey
);
let nextKey = state?.collection.getKeyAfter(
state.selectedKey
);
let onPrev = prevKey != null
? () => state.setSelectedKey(prevKey)
: null;
let onNext = nextKey != null
? () => state.setSelectedKey(nextKey)
: null;
return (
<div className="button-group">
<Button aria-label="Previous tab" onPress={onPrev}>
←
</Button>
<Button aria-label="Next tab" onPress={onNext}>
→
</Button>
</div>
);
}
<Tabs>
<div style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
<TabList aria-label="Tabs" style={{ flex: 1 }}>
<Tab id="home">Home</Tab>
<Tab id="projects">Projects</Tab>
<Tab id="search">Search</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabNavigation /> </div>
<TabPanel id="home">Home</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="projects">Projects</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="search">Search</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
import {
Button,
TabListStateContext
} from 'react-aria-components';
function TabNavigation() {
let state = React
.useContext(
TabListStateContext
); let prevKey = state
?.collection
.getKeyBefore(
state.selectedKey
);
let nextKey = state
?.collection
.getKeyAfter(
state.selectedKey
);
let onPrev =
prevKey != null
? () =>
state
.setSelectedKey(
prevKey
)
: null;
let onNext =
nextKey != null
? () =>
state
.setSelectedKey(
nextKey
)
: null;
return (
<div className="button-group">
<Button
aria-label="Previous tab"
onPress={onPrev}
>
←
</Button>
<Button
aria-label="Next tab"
onPress={onNext}
>
→
</Button>
</div>
);
}
<Tabs>
<div
style={{
display: 'flex'
}}
>
<TabList
aria-label="Tabs"
style={{
flex: 1
}}
>
<Tab id="home">
Home
</Tab>
<Tab id="projects">
Projects
</Tab>
<Tab id="search">
Search
</Tab>
</TabList>
<TabNavigation /> </div>
<TabPanel id="home">
Home
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="projects">
Projects
</TabPanel>
<TabPanel id="search">
Search
</TabPanel>
</Tabs>
Hooks#
If you need to customize things even further, such as accessing internal state or customizing DOM structure, you can drop down to the lower level Hook-based API. See useTabList for more details.