Tabs API

API reference docs for the React Tabs component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

import Tabs from '@mui/joy/Tabs';
// or
import { Tabs } from '@mui/joy';

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node		The content of the component.
color	'danger' \| 'info' \| 'neutral' \| 'primary' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| string	'neutral'	The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
component	elementType		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
defaultValue	false \| number \| string		The default value. Use when the component is not controlled.
direction	'ltr' \| 'rtl'	'ltr'	The direction of the text.
onChange	func		Callback invoked when new value is being set.
orientation	'horizontal' \| 'vertical'	'horizontal'	The component orientation (layout flow direction).
selectionFollowsFocus	bool		If `true` the selected tab changes on focus. Otherwise it only changes on activation.
size	'sm' \| 'md' \| 'lg' \| string	'md'	The size of the component. To learn how to add custom sizes to the component, check out Themed components—Extend sizes.
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object		The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
value	false \| number \| string		The value of the currently selected `Tab`. If you don't want any selected `Tab`, you can set this prop to `false`.
variant	'outlined' \| 'plain' \| 'soft' \| 'solid' \| string	'plain'	The global variant to use. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

You can use JoyTabs to change the default props of this component with the theme.