Tab Interface

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HTML

<!-- Font Awesome Icons; Make sure to add it in the <head> tag -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.4.0/css/all.min.css">
  
<div class="tabs-container">
  <div class="tabs">
    <button class="tab-btn active" data-tab="tab1">
      <i class="fas fa-home"></i>
      <span>Home</span>
    </button>
    <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="tab2">
      <i class="fas fa-user"></i>
      <span>Profile</span>
    </button>
    <button class="tab-btn" data-tab="tab3">
      <i class="fas fa-cog"></i>
      <span>Settings</span>
    </button>
  </div>
  <div class="tab-content-container">
    <div class="tab-content active" id="tab1">
      <h3>Home Tab</h3>
      <p>This is the home tab content. You can put any content here.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="tab-content" id="tab2">
      <h3>Profile Tab</h3>
      <p>This is the profile tab content. User information would go here.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="tab-content" id="tab3">
      <h3>Settings Tab</h3>
      <p>This is the settings tab content. Configuration options would go here.</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.tabs-container {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--font-family, 'Arial, sans-serif');
}

.tabs {
  display: flex;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  position: relative;
}

.tab-btn {
  padding: 12px 20px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #666;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  position: relative;
  flex: 1;
  justify-content: center;
}

.tab-btn i {
  font-size: 16px;
}

.tab-btn:hover {
  color: #2575fc;
}

.tab-btn.active {
  color: #2575fc;
}

.tab-btn.active::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -1px;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 3px;
  background: #2575fc;
  border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
  animation: slide-in 0.3s ease-out;
}

.tab-content-container {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 150px;
}

.tab-content {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease, visibility 0s 0.3s;
  padding: 15px;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

.tab-content.active {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0);
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
  position: relative;
}

.tab-content h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  color: #333;
}

.tab-content p {
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #666;
}

@keyframes slide-in {
  from {
    transform: scaleX(0);
  }
  to {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }
}

/* Responsive styles */
@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .tab-btn {
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 14px;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
  }
  
  .tab-btn span {
    display: none;
  }
  
  .tab-btn i {
    font-size: 18px;
  }
}

/* Dark mode styles */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  .tabs {
    border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  }
  
  .tab-btn {
    color: #aaa;
  }
  
  .tab-btn:hover,
  .tab-btn.active {
    color: #8a3eff;
  }
  
  .tab-btn.active::after {
    background: #8a3eff;
  }
  
  .tab-content h3 {
    color: #eee;
  }
  
  .tab-content p {
    color: #bbb;
  }
}

JavaScript

/**
 * Initialize the tab interface
 */
function initTabs() {
  // Find all tab buttons
  const tabButtons = document.querySelectorAll('.tab-btn');
  
  // Find all tab content sections
  const tabContents = document.querySelectorAll('.tab-content');
  
  // Add click event to each tab button
  tabButtons.forEach(button => {
    button.addEventListener('click', () => {
      // The tab id to show
      const tabId = button.dataset.tab;
      
      // Remove active class from all buttons
      tabButtons.forEach(btn => btn.classList.remove('active'));
      
      // Add active class to clicked button
      button.classList.add('active');
      
      // Hide all tab contents
      tabContents.forEach(content => content.classList.remove('active'));
      
      // Show the selected tab content
      const activeTab = document.getElementById(tabId);
      if (activeTab) {
        activeTab.classList.add('active');
      }
    });
  });
}

// Initialize the tabs when the DOM is fully loaded
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initTabs);

CSS Variations

/* Pills Style Tabs */
.tabs-pills .tabs {
  border-bottom: none;
  gap: 10px;
}

.tabs-pills .tab-btn {
  border-radius: 50px;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.tabs-pills .tab-btn.active {
  background-color: #2575fc;
  color: white;
}

.tabs-pills .tab-btn.active::after {
  display: none;
}

/* Vertical Tabs */
.tabs-vertical {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
}

.tabs-vertical .tabs {
  flex-direction: column;
  border-bottom: none;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  width: 200px;
}

.tabs-vertical .tab-btn {
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding: 12px 15px;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}

.tabs-vertical .tab-btn.active::after {
  left: auto;
  right: -1px;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px;
}

.tabs-vertical .tab-content-container {
  flex: 1;
}

/* Dark theme for all tab variations */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  .tabs-pills .tab-btn {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  }
  
  .tabs-pills .tab-btn.active {
    background-color: #8a3eff;
  }
  
  .tabs-vertical .tabs {
    border-right-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  }
}

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Home Tab

Profile Tab

Settings Tab

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