tabs

Tabs

Tabs are used to present related information in mutually exclusive panels, allowing users to view just one panel at a time.

<script type="module">
  import '@brightspace-ui/core/components/tabs/tabs.js';
  import '@brightspace-ui/core/components/tabs/tab-panel.js';
</script>

<d2l-tabs>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="All">Tab content for All</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Biology" selected>Tab content for Biology</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Chemistry">Tab content for Chemistry</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Earth Sciences">Tab content for Earth Sciences</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Physics">Tab content for Physics</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Math">Tab content for Math</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Community">Tab content for Community</d2l-tab-panel>
</d2l-tabs>

Best Practices

• Use tabs to separate related content
• Group content into tabs in a logical, predictable way
• Use short tab names for easier scanning

• Avoid placing critical information or tasks on any but the default tab, since users may not discover them
• Don’t use tab names as page headings
• Don’t nest tabs within tabs

Tab [d2l-tabs]

The d2l-tabs element is a web component for tabbed content. It provides the d2l-tab-panel component for the content, renders tabs responsively, and provides virtual scrolling for large tab lists.

<script type="module">
  import '@brightspace-ui/core/components/tabs/tabs.js';
  import '@brightspace-ui/core/components/tabs/tab-panel.js';
</script>

<d2l-tabs>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="All">Tab content for All</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel selected text="Biology" >Tab content for Biology</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Chemistry">Tab content for Chemistry</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Earth Sciences">Tab content for Earth Sciences</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Physics">Tab content for Physics</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Math">Tab content for Math</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Community">Tab content for Community</d2l-tab-panel>
</d2l-tabs>

Tabs Properties

Property	Type	Description
max-to-show	Number	Used to limit the max-width/number of tabs to initially display

Tab Panels [d2l-tab-panel]

Selecting a tab in the tab bar causes the relevant tab panel to be displayed. Tab panels can contain text, form controls, rich media, or just about anything else. There is an optional “slot” available for related controls such as a Settings button.

<script type="module">
  import '@brightspace-ui/core/components/tabs/tabs.js';
  import '@brightspace-ui/core/components/tabs/tab-panel.js';
  import '@brightspace-ui/core/components/button/button-icon.js';
</script>

<d2l-tabs>
  <d2l-tab-panel selected text="All">Tab content for All</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Biology">Tab content for Biology</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Chemistry">Tab content for Chemistry</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Earth Sciences">Tab content for Earth Sciences</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Physics">Tab content for Physics</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Math">Tab content for Math</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-tab-panel text="Community">Tab content for Community</d2l-tab-panel>
  <d2l-button-icon slot="ext" icon="tier1:gear" text="Settings"></d2l-button-icon>
</d2l-tabs>

Tab Panel Properties

Property	Type	Description
text	String, required	The text used for the tab, as well as labelling the panel
no-padding	Boolean	Used to opt out of default padding/whitespace around the panel
selected	Boolean	Used to select the tab

Events

• d2l-tab-panel-selected: dispatched when a tab is selected

Accessibility

The tabs components were built following W3C best practices for Tabs with Manual Activation. Important features include:

• Following recommended keyboard control patterns (with the exception of the "Optional" Home, End, and Delete key patterns)
• Using the roles of tablist and tab appropriately in order to facilitate screen reader information (e.g., "tab, 2 of 7")
• Using aria-selected to indicate tab selection state