File: tabs.md | Updated: 11/15/2025
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Set of content sections to be displayed one at a time.
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AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
Make changes to your account.
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List>
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
<Box pt="3">
<Tabs.Content value="account">
<Text size="2">Make changes to your account.</Text>
</Tabs.Content>
<Tabs.Content value="documents">
<Text size="2">Access and update your documents.</Text>
</Tabs.Content>
<Tabs.Content value="settings">
<Text size="2">Edit your profile or update contact information.</Text>
</Tabs.Content>
</Box>
</Tabs.Root>
This component inherits props from the Tabs primitive and supports common margin props .
Contains all component parts.
| Prop | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| asChild<br><br>Prop description | boolean | No default value |
Contains the triggers that sit alongside the active content.
| Prop | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| size | Responsive<"1" \| "2"> | "2" |
| wrap | Responsive<"nowrap" \| "wrap" \| "wrap-reverse"> | No default value |
| justify | Responsive<"start" \| "center" \| "end"> | No default value |
| color<br><br>Prop description | enum<br><br>See full type | No default value |
| highContrast<br><br>Prop description | boolean | No default value |
The button that activates its associated content.
Contains the content associated with each trigger.
Use the size prop to control the size of the tab list.
AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
<Flex direction="column" gap="4" pb="2">
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List size="1">
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
</Tabs.Root>
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List size="2">
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
</Tabs.Root>
</Flex>
Use the color prop to assign a specific color
to the tab list.
AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
<Flex direction="column" gap="4" pb="2">
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List color="indigo">
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
</Tabs.Root>
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List color="cyan">
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
</Tabs.Root>
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List color="orange">
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
</Tabs.Root>
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List color="crimson">
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
</Tabs.Root>
</Flex>
Use the highContrast prop to increase color contrast with the background.
AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
AccountAccountDocumentsDocumentsSettingsSettings
<Flex direction="column" gap="4" pb="2">
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List color="gray">
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
</Tabs.Root>
<Tabs.Root defaultValue="account">
<Tabs.List color="gray" highContrast>
<Tabs.Trigger value="account">Account</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="documents">Documents</Tabs.Trigger>
<Tabs.Trigger value="settings">Settings</Tabs.Trigger>
</Tabs.List>
</Tabs.Root>
</Flex>
Tabs should not be used for page navigation. Use Tab Nav instead, which is designed for this purpose and has equivalent styles.
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