---
title: Tabs
description: Switch between related panels with accessible tab navigation.
---

import { StoryEmbed } from '/snippets/ui/StoryEmbed.mdx';

import TabsReference from '/snippets/ui/generated/navigation/tabs.mdx';

`Tabs` connects each tab to a panel using a shared `value`. Keep the values unique within a root.

<StoryEmbed
  storyId="ui-navigation-tabs--documentation"
  title="Tabs example"
  height={240}
/>

## Anatomy

Place tabs inside `Tabs.List` and their panels alongside the list, all within the same `Tabs.Root`.

```text
Tabs.Root
├── Tabs.List
│   ├── Tabs.Tab
│   └── Tabs.Tab
├── Tabs.Panel
└── Tabs.Panel
```

| Part    | Requirement          | Purpose                                                                    |
| ------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Root`  | Required             | Owns the active value and orientation.                                     |
| `List`  | Required             | Groups the tabs and supplies keyboard navigation and the active indicator. |
| `Tab`   | One per panel        | Activates the panel with the same `value`.                                 |
| `Panel` | One per content view | Displays its content when its `value` is active.                           |

Give the list an accessible name and match each selectable tab's `value` to its panel's `value`. Twenty UI includes the active indicator in `List`. Use `Tab.startIcon` and `Tab.badge` for optional supporting content while keeping the tab label in its children.

## Uncontrolled state

Use `defaultValue` to set the initial active tab. The tabs own subsequent selection changes.

```tsx
import { Tabs } from 'twenty-ui/primitives/navigation';

export const RecordTabs = () => (
  <Tabs.Root defaultValue="overview">
    <Tabs.List aria-label="Record details">
      <Tabs.Tab value="overview">Overview</Tabs.Tab>
      <Tabs.Tab value="activity" badge={3}>
        Activity
      </Tabs.Tab>
    </Tabs.List>
    <Tabs.Panel value="overview">Company and contact details.</Tabs.Panel>
    <Tabs.Panel value="activity">Recent calls and emails.</Tabs.Panel>
  </Tabs.Root>
);
```

`Tabs.Tab` accepts `startIcon`, `badge`, and a `size` of `sm` or `md` (default `sm`). The active indicator is included in `Tabs.List`.

## Controlled state

Pass `value` and update it with `onValueChange` to own the same active tab in React state. The callback receives the next value and event details.

```tsx
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Tabs } from 'twenty-ui/primitives/navigation';

export const RecordTabs = () => {
  const [tab, setTab] = useState<string | number | null>('overview');

  return (
    <Tabs.Root value={tab} onValueChange={setTab}>
      <Tabs.List aria-label="Record details">
        <Tabs.Tab value="overview">Overview</Tabs.Tab>
        <Tabs.Tab value="activity" badge={3}>
          Activity
        </Tabs.Tab>
      </Tabs.List>
      <Tabs.Panel value="overview">Company and contact details.</Tabs.Panel>
      <Tabs.Panel value="activity">Recent calls and emails.</Tabs.Panel>
    </Tabs.Root>
  );
};
```

## Manual activation

Keyboard activation is independent of state ownership. Use `activateOnFocus={false}` with either controlled or uncontrolled tabs.

```tsx
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Tabs } from 'twenty-ui/primitives/navigation';

export const SettingsTabs = () => {
  const [tab, setTab] = useState<string | number | null>('profile');

  return (
    <Tabs.Root value={tab} onValueChange={setTab}>
      <Tabs.List aria-label="Settings" activateOnFocus={false}>
        <Tabs.Tab value="profile">Profile</Tabs.Tab>
        <Tabs.Tab value="notifications">Notifications</Tabs.Tab>
        <Tabs.Tab value="billing" disabled>
          Billing
        </Tabs.Tab>
      </Tabs.List>
      <Tabs.Panel value="profile">Profile settings.</Tabs.Panel>
      <Tabs.Panel value="notifications">Notification settings.</Tabs.Panel>
    </Tabs.Root>
  );
};
```

With `activateOnFocus={false}`, arrow keys move focus and Enter or Space activates the focused tab. `loopFocus` defaults to `true`. Disabled tabs are skipped. Use `orientation="vertical"` on `Root` for vertical navigation.

## Panel lifetime

Use `keepMounted` on a panel when its contents must remain mounted while inactive.

## Props

The reference is generated from the public component types. Native attributes, including accessible names and event handlers, are also accepted on parts that render elements.

<TabsReference />