+++
description = "Show content in tabbed views"
title = "Tabs"
+++

The `tabs` shortcode displays arbitrary content in an unlimited number of tabs.

This comes in handy eg. for providing code snippets for multiple languages.

If you just want a single tab you can instead call the [`tab` shortcode]({{% relref "shortcodes/tab" %}}) standalone.

{{< tabs >}}
{{% tab name="python" %}}

```python
print("Hello World!")
```

{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="bash" %}}

```bash
echo "Hello World!"
```

{{% /tab %}}
{{< /tabs >}}

## Usage

While the examples are using shortcodes with named parameter you are free to also call this shortcode from your own partials.

See the [`tab` shortcode]({{% relref "shortcodes/tab" %}}) for a description of the parameter for nested tabs.

{{< tabs groupid="shortcode-parameter">}}
{{% tab name="shortcode" %}}

````go
{{</* tabs */>}}
{{%/* tab name="python" */%}}
```python
print("Hello World!")
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{%/* tab name="bash" */%}}
```bash
echo "Hello World!"
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{</* /tabs */>}}
````

{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="partial" %}}

````go
{{ partial "shortcodes/tabs.html" (dict
  "context" .
  "content" (slice
    (dict
      "name" "python"
      "content" ("```python\nprint(\"Hello World!\")\n```" | markdownify)
    )
    (dict
      "name" "bash"
      "content" ("```bash\necho \"Hello World!\"\n```" | markdownify)
    )
  )
)}}
````

{{% /tab %}}
{{< /tabs >}}

### Parameter

| Name                  | Default              | Notes       |
|:----------------------|:---------------------|:------------|
| **groupid**           | _&lt;random&gt;_     | Arbitrary name of the group the tab view belongs to.<br><br>Tab views with the same **groupid** sychronize their selected tab. The tab selection is restored automatically based on the `groupid` for tab view. If the selected tab can not be found in a tab group the first tab is selected instead.<br><br>This sychronization applies to the whole site! |
| _**&lt;content&gt;**_ | _&lt;empty&gt;_      | Arbitrary number of tabs defined with the `tab` sub-shortcode. |

## Examples

### Behavior of the `groupid`

See what happens to the tab views while you select different tabs.

While pressing a tab of group A switches all tab views of group A in sync (if the tab is available), the tabs of group B are left untouched.

{{< tabs >}}
{{% tab name="Group A, Tab View 1" %}}
````go
{{</* tabs groupid="a" */>}}
{{%/* tab name="json" */%}}
```json
{ "Hello": "World" }
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{%/* tab name="XML" */%}}
```xml
<Hello>World</Hello>
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{%/* tab name="properties" */%}}
```properties
Hello = World
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{</* /tabs */>}}
````
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="Group A, Tab View 2" %}}
````go
{{</* tabs groupid="a" */>}}
{{%/* tab name="json" */%}}
```json
{ "Hello": "World" }
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{%/* tab name="XML" */%}}
```xml
<Hello>World</Hello>
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{</* /tabs */>}}
````
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="Group B" %}}
````go
{{</* tabs groupid="b" */>}}
{{%/* tab name="json" */%}}
```json
{ "Hello": "World" }
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{%/* tab name="XML" */%}}
```xml
<Hello>World</Hello>
```
{{%/* /tab */%}}
{{</* /tabs */>}}
````
{{% /tab %}}
{{< /tabs >}}


#### Group A, Tab View 1

{{< tabs groupid="tab-example-a" >}}
{{% tab name="json" %}}
```json
{ "Hello": "World" }
```
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="XML" %}}
```xml
<Hello>World</Hello>
```
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="properties" %}}
```ini
Hello = World
```
{{% /tab %}}
{{< /tabs >}}

#### Group A, Tab View 2

{{< tabs groupid="tab-example-a" >}}
{{% tab name="json" %}}
```json
{ "Hello": "World" }
```
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="XML" %}}
```xml
<Hello>World</Hello>
```
{{% /tab %}}
{{< /tabs >}}

#### Group B

{{< tabs groupid="tab-example-b" >}}
{{% tab name="json" %}}
```json
{ "Hello": "World" }
```
{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="XML" %}}
```xml
<Hello>World</Hello>
```
{{% /tab %}}
{{< /tabs >}}

### Nested Tabs

In case you want to nest tabs, the parent tab that contains the subtabs needs to be declared with `{{</* tab */>}}` instead of `{{%/* tab */%}}`. Note, that in this case it is not possible to put markdown in the parent tab.

````go
{{</* tabs groupid="main" */>}}
{{</* tab name="Text" */>}}
  Simple text is possible here...
  {{</* tabs groupid="tabs-example-language" */>}}
  {{%/* tab name="python" */%}}
  Python is **super** easy.

  - most of the time.
  - if you don't want to output unicode
  {{%/* /tab */%}}
  {{%/* tab name="bash" */%}}
  Bash is for **hackers**.
  {{%/* /tab */%}}
  {{</* /tabs */>}}
{{</* /tab */>}}

{{</* tab name="Code" */>}}
  ...but no markdown
  {{</* tabs groupid="tabs-example-language" */>}}
  {{%/* tab name="python" */%}}
  ```python
  print("Hello World!")
  ```
  {{%/* /tab */%}}
  {{%/* tab name="bash" */%}}
  ```bash
  echo "Hello World!"
  ```
  {{%/* /tab */%}}
  {{</* /tabs */>}}
{{</* /tab */>}}
{{</* /tabs */>}}
````

{{< tabs groupid="main" >}}
{{< tab name="Text" >}}
  Simple text is possible here...
  {{< tabs groupid="tabs-example-language" >}}
  {{% tab name="python" %}}
  Python is **super** easy.

  - most of the time.
  - if you don't want to output unicode
  {{% /tab %}}
  {{% tab name="bash" %}}
  Bash is for **hackers**.
  {{% /tab %}}
  {{< /tabs >}}
{{< /tab >}}

{{< tab name="Code" >}}
  ...but no markdown
  {{< tabs groupid="tabs-example-language" >}}
  {{% tab name="python" %}}
  ```python
  print("Hello World!")
  ```
  {{% /tab %}}
  {{% tab name="bash" %}}
  ```bash
  echo "Hello World!"
  ```
  {{% /tab %}}
  {{< /tabs >}}
{{< /tab >}}
{{< /tabs >}}