Tab API

API reference docs for the React Tab component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Component demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

Tabs

Import

import Tab from '@mui/joy/Tab';
// or
import { Tab } from '@mui/joy';

Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
action	func \| { current?: { focusVisible: func } }	-	A ref for imperative actions. It currently only supports `focusVisible()` action.
color	'danger' \| 'neutral' \| 'primary' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| string	'neutral'	The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
component	elementType	-	The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
disabled	bool	false	If `true`, the component is disabled.
disableIndicator	bool	false	If `true`, the pseudo element indicator is hidden.
indicatorInset	bool	false	If `true`, the indicator stay within the padding based on the `Tabs` orientation.
indicatorPlacement	'bottom' \| 'left' \| 'right' \| 'top'	row ? 'bottom' : 'right'	The indicator's position when the Tab is selected.
onChange	func	-	Callback invoked when new value is being set.
orientation	'horizontal' \| 'vertical'	'horizontal'	The content direction flow.
slotProps	{ root?: func \| object }	{}	The props used for each slot inside.
slots	{ root?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside. See Slots API below for more details.
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object	-	The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
value	number \| string	-	You can provide your own value. Otherwise, it falls back to the child position index.
variant	'outlined' \| 'plain' \| 'soft' \| 'solid' \| string	'plain'	The global variant to use. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Theme default props

You can use JoyTab to change the default props of this component with the theme.

Slots

To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.

Slot name	Class name	Default component	Description
root	.MuiTab-root	`'button'`	The component that renders the root.

CSS classes

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.

Class name	Rule name	Description
.Mui-disabled		Class name applied to the root element if `disabled={true}`.
.Mui-focusVisible		Class name applied to the root element when its focus is visible.
.Mui-selected		Class name applied to the root element when it is selected.
.MuiTab-colorContext	colorContext	Class name applied to the root element when color inversion is triggered.
.MuiTab-colorDanger	colorDanger	Class name applied to the root element if `color="danger"`.
.MuiTab-colorNeutral	colorNeutral	Class name applied to the root element if `color="neutral"`.
.MuiTab-colorPrimary	colorPrimary	Class name applied to the root element if `color="primary"`.
.MuiTab-colorSuccess	colorSuccess	Class name applied to the root element if `color="success"`.
.MuiTab-colorWarning	colorWarning	Class name applied to the root element if `color="warning"`.
.MuiTab-horizontal	horizontal	Class name applied to the root element if `orientation="horizontal"`.
.MuiTab-variantOutlined	variantOutlined	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="outlined"`.
.MuiTab-variantPlain	variantPlain	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="plain"`.
.MuiTab-variantSoft	variantSoft	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="soft"`.
.MuiTab-variantSolid	variantSolid	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="solid"`.
.MuiTab-vertical	vertical	Class name applied to the root element if `orientation="vertical"`.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.