Tab

<sl-tab> | SlTab

Since 2.0

stable

Tabs are used inside tab groups to represent and activate tab panels.

Tab

Active

Closable

Disabled

<sl-tab>Tab</sl-tab>
<sl-tab active>Active</sl-tab>
<sl-tab closable>Closable</sl-tab>
<sl-tab disabled>Disabled</sl-tab>

import SlTab from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/sl-tab';

const App = () => (
  <>
    <SlTab>Tab</SlTab>
    <SlTab active>Active</SlTab>
    <SlTab closable>Closable</SlTab>
    <SlTab disabled>Disabled</SlTab>
  </>
);

Additional demonstrations can be found in the tab group examples.

Importing

If you’re using the autoloader or the traditional loader, you can ignore this section. Otherwise, feel free to use any of the following snippets to cherry pick this component.

Script

Import

Bundler

React

To import this component from the CDN using a script tag:

<script type="module" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shoelace-style/shoelace@2.6.0/cdn/components/tab/tab.js"></script>

To import this component from the CDN using a JavaScript import:

import 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shoelace-style/shoelace@2.6.0/cdn/components/tab/tab.js';

To import this component using a bundler:

import '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/components/tab/tab.js';

To import this component as a React component:

import SlTab from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tab';

Slots

Name	Description
(default)	The tab’s label.

Learn more about using slots.

Properties

Name	Description	Type	Default
`panel`	The name of the tab panel this tab is associated with. The panel must be located in the same tab group.	`string`	`''`
`active`	Draws the tab in an active state.	`boolean`	`false`
`closable`	Makes the tab closable and shows a close button.	`boolean`	`false`
`disabled`	Disables the tab and prevents selection.	`boolean`	`false`
`updateComplete`	A read-only promise that resolves when the component has finished updating.

Learn more about attributes and properties.

Events

Name	React Event	Description	Event Detail
`sl-close`	`onSlClose`	Emitted when the tab is closable and the close button is activated.	-

Learn more about events.

Methods

Name	Description	Arguments
`focus()`	Sets focus to the tab.	`options: FocusOptions`
`blur()`	Removes focus from the tab.	-

Learn more about methods.

Parts

Name	Description
`base`	The component’s base wrapper.
`close-button`	The close button, an `<sl-icon-button>`.
`close-button__base`	The close button’s exported `base` part.

Learn more about customizing CSS parts.

Dependencies

This component automatically imports the following dependencies.

<sl-icon>
<sl-icon-button>