What are Bootstrap Tabs?
Tabs are quasi-navigation components that can highly improve website clarity and increase user experience.
Installation
Manual installation (zip package)
To take advantage of our Bootstrap images component and use them in your project, you first need to install the MDB 5 Free package
MDB CLI
Watch our Quick Start Tutorial to discover and use the full potential of MDB 5 and MDB CLI
NPM
Prerequisites
Before starting the project make sure to install Node LTS (12.x.x recommended).
Installation
To install MDB UI KIT in your project easily type the following command in the terminal:
npm i mdb-ui-kit
Importing JS modules
You can import the entire library or just individual modules:
import * as mdb from 'mdb-ui-kit'; // lib
import { Input } from 'mdb-ui-kit'; // module
Importing CSS file
To import MDB stylesheet please use the following syntax:
@import '~mdb-ui-kit/css/mdb.min.css';
Importing SCSS modules
You can also import individual SCSS modules. To do it properly, we recommend to copy them from the node_modules/mdb-ui-kit/src/scss location directly to your project and import in the same way as CSS files.
Webpack integration
You can significantly speed up the process of creating a new project based on Webpack using our Starter.
CDN
Installation via CDN is one of the easiest methods of integrating MDB UI KIT with your project. Just copy the latest compiled JS script tag and CSS link tag from cdnjs to the application.
Don't forget to add also Font Awesome and Roboto font if you need. Here's an example code:
CSS
<!-- Font Awesome -->
<link
href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.1/css/all.min.css"
rel="stylesheet"
/>
<!-- Google Fonts -->
<link
href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500,700&display=swap"
rel="stylesheet"
/>
<!-- MDB -->
<link
href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mdb-ui-kit/3.3.0/mdb.min.css"
rel="stylesheet"
/>
JS
<!-- MDB -->
<script
type="text/javascript"
src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mdb-ui-kit/3.3.0/mdb.min.js"
></script>
Customization
Basic example
Basic tabs are divided into 2 main sections - Tabs navs (containing nav-items) and Tabs content (containing tab-panes).
Use id and href attribute to connect tabs navs with tabs content.
In the example below Tab 1 uses href="#ex1-tabs-1" in the first nav-link element to connect it with the first tab-pane which has an ID ex1-tabs-1.
<!-- Tabs navs -->
<ul class="nav nav-tabs mb-3" id="ex1" role="tablist">
<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
<a
class="nav-link active"
id="ex1-tab-1"
data-mdb-toggle="tab"
href="#ex1-tabs-1"
role="tab"
aria-controls="ex1-tabs-1"
aria-selected="true"
>Tab 1</a
>
</li>
<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
<a
class="nav-link"
id="ex1-tab-2"
data-mdb-toggle="tab"
href="#ex1-tabs-2"
role="tab"
aria-controls="ex1-tabs-2"
aria-selected="false"
>Tab 2</a
>
</li>
<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
<a
class="nav-link"
id="ex1-tab-3"
data-mdb-toggle="tab"
href="#ex1-tabs-3"
role="tab"
aria-controls="ex1-tabs-3"
aria-selected="false"
>Tab 3</a
>
</li>
</ul>
<!-- Tabs navs -->
<!-- Tabs content -->
<div class="tab-content" id="ex1-content">
<div
class="tab-pane fade show active"
id="ex1-tabs-1"
role="tabpanel"
aria-labelledby="ex1-tab-1"
>
Tab 1 content
</div>
<div class="tab-pane fade" id="ex1-tabs-2" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="ex1-tab-2">
Tab 2 content
</div>
<div class="tab-pane fade" id="ex1-tabs-3" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="ex1-tab-3">
Tab 3 content
</div>
</div>
<!-- Tabs content -->
Vertical
Stack your navigation by changing the flex item direction with the .flex-column utility. Need to stack them on some viewports but not others? Use the responsive versions (e.g., .flex-sm-column).
For proper layout, you may also need to use grid to adjust navs and content.
<div class="row">
<div class="col-3">
<!-- Tab navs -->
<div
class="nav flex-column nav-tabs text-center"
id="v-tabs-tab"
role="tablist"
aria-orientation="vertical"
>
<a
class="nav-link active"
id="v-tabs-home-tab"
data-mdb-toggle="tab"
href="#v-tabs-home"
role="tab"
aria-controls="v-tabs-home"
aria-selected="true"
>Home</a
>
<a
class="nav-link"
id="v-tabs-profile-tab"
data-mdb-toggle="tab"
href="#v-tabs-profile"
role="tab"
aria-controls="v-tabs-profile"
aria-selected="false"
>Profile</a
>
<a
class="nav-link"
id="v-tabs-messages-tab"
data-mdb-toggle="tab"
href="#v-tabs-messages"
role="tab"
aria-controls="v-tabs-messages"
aria-selected="false"
>Messages</a
>
</div>
<!-- Tab navs -->
</div>
<div class="col-9">
<!-- Tab content -->
<div class="tab-content" id="v-tabs-tabContent">
<div
class="tab-pane fade show active"
id="v-tabs-home"
role="tabpanel"
aria-labelledby="v-tabs-home-tab"
>
Home content
</div>
<div
class="tab-pane fade"
id="v-tabs-profile"
role="tabpanel"
aria-labelledby="v-tabs-profile-tab"
>
Profile content
</div>
<div
class="tab-pane fade"
id="v-tabs-messages"
role="tabpanel"
aria-labelledby="v-tabs-messages-tab"
>
Messages content
</div>
</div>
<!-- Tab content -->
</div>
</div>
You can see more customization examples on the 📄 Tabs documentation page
Crucial Resources
Here are the resources that we have prepared to help you work with this component:
- Read 📄 Tabs documentation page <-- start here
- In to get the most out of your project, you should also get acquainted with other Navigation options related to Tabs. See the section below to find the list of them.
- You can use predesigned Navigation elements in 📥 Starter Bootstrap 5 templates
- Templates are a part of 📦 Free UI Kit for Bootstrap 5
- After finishing the project you can publish it with CLI in order to receive 💽 Free hosting (beta)
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