Tabs are a useful and visually appealing way to organize content on your website. With Webflow, creating tabs is a breeze.
In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to use tabs in Webflow, step by step. So, let’s get started!
First, let’s understand what tabs are and how they work. Tabs allow you to display different sections of content within the same space on your webpage. Users can click on the tab headings to switch between the different sections, without having to navigate away from the current page.
To begin, create a new project in Webflow or open an existing one. Once you have your project open, follow these steps:
Step 1: Add a Tab Wrapper
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The first step is to add a tab wrapper element that will contain all the individual tabs and their respective content.
To do this, locate the section of your webpage where you want the tabs to appear. Insert a new div block by clicking on the ‘+’ icon or right-clicking and selecting ‘Add Element’. Give this div block a class name like “tab-wrapper” for easy styling later.
Step 2: Create Tab Links
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Now it’s time to create the tab links that users will click on to switch between different sections of content.
Inside the tab wrapper div block, add an unordered list (ul) element using HTML tags. This will serve as our container for individual tab links.
Within the ul element, add list item (li) elements using HTML tags. Each li element represents a separate tab link.
For example:
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Feel free to replace “Tab 1”, “Tab 2”, and “Tab 3” with your own desired tab names. Make sure to give each tab link a unique href value, starting with a ‘#’ symbol followed by an identifier (e.g., “#tab1”).
Step 3: Add Tab Content
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Now let’s add the content that will be displayed when each tab is clicked.
Below the tab links, create div elements using HTML tags. Each div element will hold the content for a specific tab.
For example:
“`html
Tab 1 Content
This is the content for Tab 1. It can contain various HTML elements like headings, paragraphs, images, etc.
Tab 2 Content
This is the content for Tab 2. You can customize it as per your requirements.
Tab 3 Content
This is the content for Tab 3. Feel free to add any additional styling or elements here.
“`
Make sure to assign a unique id value to each div element, matching the href value of its corresponding tab link.
Step 4: Style Your Tabs
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Now that you have set up your tabs and their content, it’s time to style them to match your website’s design.
Use Webflow’s built-in styling options or custom CSS code to modify the appearance of your tabs. You can change the colors, fonts, sizes, and other visual aspects to suit your needs.
For example:
“`css
.tab-links {
list-style-type: none;
}tab-links li {
display: inline-block;
margin-right: 10px;
}tab-links a {
text-decoration: none;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000;
}tab-content {
display: none;
}tab-content h2 {
font-weight: bold;
}
“`
In the above example, we’ve used CSS to style the tab links as inline-block elements with a border, and the tab content is set to ‘display: none’ to hide it initially. Feel free to modify these styles according to your preferences.
Step 5: Show/Hide Tab Content
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To make the tabs interactive, we need to add some JavaScript code that will show/hide the corresponding tab content based on user clicks.
Webflow provides an intuitive way to add custom code. In the Designer, go to ‘Page Settings’ > ‘Custom Code’. Add the following JavaScript code inside the ‘Before