Bootstrap 5 horizontal scrolling tabs

#bootstrap #javascript #webdev #productivity

More than once, we need to add several tabs to our websites/apps to split the UI nicer. However, when there are more than 4, they might not look so great, especially in mobile environments.

I faced the experience that I needed to add 4 tabs, and my app started to show the second row on some devices. This didn't look great:

That's why I did research and found this great code for Bootstrap 4:

https://www.codeply.com/go/Loo3CqsA7T

It didn't work as expected because it depended on jQuery, and I was using Bootstrap 5. I didn't want to add just one extra layer for that. That's why I re-wrote it with JS, and this is the result:

This is a snippet of the required code:

Install:

Install with npm: npm i scrolling-tabs-bootstrap-5

Required libraries:



<!--Bootstrap icons-->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="node_modules/bootstrap-icons/1.7.2/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css">

<!--External library-->
<script src="node_modules/move-js/move.min.js"></script>
<!--https://visionmedia.github.io/move.js/-->

<!--Scrollable libs-->
<link href="node_modules/scrollable-tabs-bootstrap-5/dist/scrollable-tabs.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="node_modules/scrollable-tabs-bootstrap-5/dist/scrollable-tabs.min.js"></script>

HTML example:



<div class="tab-wrapper w-100">
    <div class="scroller scroller-left float-start mt-2"><i class="bi bi-caret-left-fill"></i></div>
    <div class="scroller scroller-right float-end mt-2"><i class="bi bi-caret-right-fill"></i></div>
    <div class="wrapper-nav">
        <nav class="nav nav-tabs list mt-2" id="myTab" role="tablist">
            <a class="nav-item nav-link pointer active" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#tab1" role="tab" aria-controls="public" aria-selected="true">Tab1</a>
            <a class="nav-item nav-link pointer" data-bs-target="#tab2" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab">Tab 2</a>
            <a class="nav-item nav-link pointer" data-bs-target="#tab3" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab">Tab 3</a>
            <a class="nav-item nav-link pointer" data-bs-target="#tab4" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab">Tab 4</a>
            <a class="nav-item nav-link pointer" data-bs-target="#tab5" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab">Tab 5</a>
            <a class="nav-item nav-link pointer" data-bs-target="#tab6" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab">Tab 6</a>
        </nav>
    </div>
    <div class="tab-content p-3" id="myTabContent">
        <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade active show mt-2" id="tab1" aria-labelledby="public-tab" >
            This is the content of Tab 1...
        </div>
        <div class="tab-pane fade mt-2" id="tab2" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="group-dropdown2-tab" >
            This is the content of Tab 2...
        </div>
        <div class="tab-pane fade mt-2" id="tab3" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="group-dropdown2-tab" >
            This is the content of Tab 3...
        </div>
        <div class="tab-pane fade mt-2" id="tab4" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="group-dropdown2-tab" >
            This is the content of Tab 4...
        </div>
        <div class="tab-pane fade mt-2" id="tab5" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="group-dropdown2-tab" >
            This is the content of Tab 5...
        </div>
        <div class="tab-pane fade mt-2" id="tab6" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="group-dropdown2-tab" >
            This is the content of Tab 6...
        </div>
    </div>
</div>