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Pattern Library (ver. 1.7)

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This page is archived under version 1.7 and is available for reference purposes only. The latest version of Pattern Library is 2.

Tabs

Tabs organize chunks of information relating to the same context. Use tabs when users do not need to see content from multiple tabs simultaneously.

Tabs

Section 01

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Section 02

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Section 03

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Section 04

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Section 05

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Section 06

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Code


<script src="js/jquery-2.2.4.min.js"></script>
<!-- By design, the styles for tabs are applied via JavaScript.
This allows the tab content to remain completely accessible for users with JavaScript disabled. -->
<script src="js/coc-accordion-tabs.js"></script>

<div class="cui tab-container">
    <ul class="tab-nav">
        <!-- Do not add more than 6 tabs, otherwise the layout may appear broken.
        The href in the <a> tags below targets the id of the tab panel. -->
        <li><a href="{{ Tab panel id (e.g. #section1) }}" class="tab-link">{{ Tab name }}</a></li>
        <li><a href="{{ Tab panel id (e.g. #section2) }}" class="tab-link">{{ Tab name }}</a></li>
        <li><a href="{{ Tab panel id (e.g. #section3) }}" class="tab-link">{{ Tab name }}</a></li>
        <li><a href="{{ Tab panel id (e.g. #section4) }}" class="tab-link">{{ Tab name }}</a></li>
        <li><a href="{{ Tab panel id (e.g. #section5) }}" class="tab-link">{{ Tab name }}</a></li>
        <li><a href="{{ Tab panel id (e.g. #section6) }}" class="tab-link">{{ Tab name }}</a></li>
    </ul>

    <div class="tab-content">
        <!-- Text for the .title-bar should be the same as the corresponding tab name in the .tab-nav above.
        The .title-bar is used for mobile view, print, and browsers with JavaScript turned off.
        The .title-bar heading tag can be any of h2, h3, h4, h5 or h6 to be semantically correct in
        relation to the page structure. Each heading tag for the .tab-container should be consistent. -->
        <h3 class="title-bar">{{ Tab name }}</h3>
        <div id="{{ Tap panel id (e.g. section1) }}" class="tab-panel">
            {{ Tab panel content }}
        </div>

        <h3 class="title-bar">{{ Tab name }}</h3>
        <div id="{{ Tap panel id (e.g. section2) }}" class="tab-panel">
            {{ Tab panel content }}
        </div>

        <h3 class="title-bar">{{ Tab name }}</h3>
        <div id="{{ Tap panel id (e.g. section3) }}" class="tab-panel">
            {{ Tab panel content }}
        </div>

        <h3 class="title-bar">{{ Tab name }}</h3>
        <div id="{{ Tap panel id (e.g. section4) }}" class="tab-panel">
            {{ Tab panel content }}
        </div>

        <h3 class="title-bar">{{ Tab name }}</h3>
        <div id="{{ Tap panel id (e.g. section5) }}" class="tab-panel">
            {{ Tab panel content }}
        </div>

        <h3 class="title-bar">{{ Tab name }}</h3>
        <div id="{{ Tap panel id (e.g. section6) }}" class="tab-panel">
            {{ Tab panel content }}
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

Usage

General guidelines

Tabs provide the ability to display grouped content. A tab label describes the tab’s associated group of content.

Tabs transform to accordions at smaller screens to ensure each tab item is still visible to the user without the need for scrolling.

The tab label character limits will change based on number of tabs. Do not use more than 6 tabs, otherwise the layout may appear broken. The maximum number of tabs may need to be adjusted depending on the width of the content area.

  • If 2 tabs have been used, the tab label character limitation is 30 characters
  • If 3 tabs have been used, the tab label character limitation is 20 characters
  • If 4 tabs have been used, the tab label character limitation is 15 characters
  • If 5 tabs have been used, the tab label character limitation is 12 characters
  • If 6 tabs have been used, the tab label character limitation is 10 characters