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Tabs

Switch between layered content panels — settings pages, dashboards, and code previews — with the neobrutalist borders-and-shadows treatment.

import {
  Card,
  CardContent,

Tabs organize layered panels of content behind a row of triggers — one panel visible at a time, no navigation. Built on the Base UI Tabs component and styled to the neobrutalist recipe: thick borders, hard shadows, and bold type.

Reach for it when:

  • Settings pages — Account / Password / Notifications on one screen, state preserved when switching.
  • Dashboard views — swap between Overview, Analytics, and Reports without a route change.
  • Code + preview panes — the docs-site staple: Preview / Code toggles and per-package-manager install commands.

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/tabs.json
npx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/tabs.json
yarn dlx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/tabs.json
bunx --bun shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/tabs.json

Install the following dependencies:

pnpm add @base-ui/react
npm install @base-ui/react
yarn add @base-ui/react
bun add @base-ui/react

Copy and paste the following code into your project.

components/ui/tabs.tsx
"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Tabs as TabsPrimitive } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Tabs({
  className,
  orientation = "horizontal",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof TabsPrimitive.Root>) {
  return (
    <TabsPrimitive.Root
      data-slot="tabs"
      data-orientation={orientation}
      className={cn(
        "group/tabs flex gap-2 data-horizontal:flex-col",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

const tabsListVariants = cva(
  "group/tabs-list inline-flex w-fit items-center justify-center rounded p-1 text-muted-foreground group-data-horizontal/tabs:h-11 group-data-vertical/tabs:h-fit group-data-vertical/tabs:flex-col data-[variant=line]:rounded-none",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "border-2 bg-card shadow-sm",
        line: "gap-1 bg-transparent",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
    },
  }
)

function TabsList({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof TabsPrimitive.List> &
  VariantProps<typeof tabsListVariants>) {
  return (
    <TabsPrimitive.List
      data-slot="tabs-list"
      data-variant={variant}
      className={cn(tabsListVariants({ variant }), className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function TabsTrigger({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof TabsPrimitive.Trigger>) {
  return (
    <TabsPrimitive.Trigger
      data-slot="tabs-trigger"
      className={cn(
        "relative inline-flex h-[calc(100%-1px)] flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-1.5 rounded border-2 border-transparent px-4 py-2 text-sm font-head font-medium whitespace-nowrap text-foreground/60 transition-all group-data-vertical/tabs:w-full group-data-vertical/tabs:justify-start hover:text-foreground focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-primary disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1 group-data-[variant=default]/tabs-list:data-active:border-border group-data-[variant=default]/tabs-list:data-active:shadow-sm group-data-[variant=line]/tabs-list:data-active:shadow-none [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
        "group-data-[variant=line]/tabs-list:bg-transparent group-data-[variant=line]/tabs-list:data-active:bg-transparent",
        "data-active:bg-primary data-active:text-primary-foreground group-data-[variant=line]/tabs-list:data-active:text-foreground",
        "after:absolute after:bg-foreground after:opacity-0 after:transition-opacity group-data-horizontal/tabs:after:inset-x-0 group-data-horizontal/tabs:after:bottom-[-5px] group-data-horizontal/tabs:after:h-1 group-data-vertical/tabs:after:inset-y-0 group-data-vertical/tabs:after:-right-1 group-data-vertical/tabs:after:w-1 group-data-[variant=line]/tabs-list:data-active:after:opacity-100",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function TabsContent({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof TabsPrimitive.Content>) {
  return (
    <TabsPrimitive.Content
      data-slot="tabs-content"
      className={cn("flex-1 text-sm outline-none", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger, TabsContent, tabsListVariants }

Update the import paths to match your project setup.

Usage

import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs"
<Tabs defaultValue="account" className="w-[400px]">
  <TabsList>
    <TabsTrigger value="account">Account</TabsTrigger>
    <TabsTrigger value="password">Password</TabsTrigger>
  </TabsList>
  <TabsContent value="account">Make changes to your account here.</TabsContent>
  <TabsContent value="password">Change your password here.</TabsContent>
</Tabs>

Composition

Use the following composition to build Tabs:

Tabs
├── TabsList
│   ├── TabsTrigger
│   └── TabsTrigger
├── TabsContent
└── TabsContent

Examples

Line

Use the variant="line" prop on TabsList for a line style.

import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs"

export function TabsLine() {

Vertical

Use orientation="vertical" for vertical tabs.

import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs"

export function TabsVertical() {

Disabled

import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs"

export function TabsDisabled() {

Icons

import { AppWindowIcon, CodeIcon } from "lucide-react"

import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs"

RTL

To enable RTL support in Neobrutalism.com, see the RTL configuration guide.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Accessibility

Tabs follow the WAI-ARIA Tabs pattern: the list renders role="tablist", each trigger is a role="tab" button with aria-selected and aria-controls, and each panel is a role="tabpanel" labelled by its trigger. Only the active trigger is in the tab order — arrow keys handle the rest (roving tabindex). By default, focusing a trigger also activates it; set activateOnFocus={false} on TabsList to require an explicit Space/Enter.

Keyboard interactions:

KeyAction
TabMove focus to the active trigger, then into the active panel
ArrowRight / ArrowLeftMove focus to the next / previous trigger (horizontal orientation)
ArrowDown / ArrowUpMove focus to the next / previous trigger (vertical orientation)
Home / EndJump to the first / last trigger
Space / EnterActivate the focused trigger (needed only with manual activation)

API Reference

See the Base UI Tabs documentation.