Component
Animated Tabs
Tabs with a smoothly animating sliding underline indicator that glides between active tabs. Great for project management workspaces with board, timeline, calendar, and files views.
- Component
- Tailwind
- HTML
- MIT
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Add to your project
npx devsnips add Tailwind/Components/Tabs/animated-tabs Tailwind/Components/Tabs/animated-tabs <div class="w-full max-w-3xl">
<div class="relative">
<div role="tablist" aria-label="Project workspace" class="flex items-center gap-6 border-b border-gray-200">
<button role="tab" id="atab-board" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="apanel-board" tabindex="0"
class="relative pb-3 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-rose-500 rounded whitespace-nowrap">
Board
</button>
<button role="tab" id="atab-timeline" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="apanel-timeline" tabindex="-1"
class="relative pb-3 text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-rose-500 rounded whitespace-nowrap">
Timeline
</button>
<button role="tab" id="atab-calendar" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="apanel-calendar" tabindex="-1"
class="relative pb-3 text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-rose-500 rounded whitespace-nowrap">
Calendar
</button>
<button role="tab" id="atab-files" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="apanel-files" tabindex="-1"
class="relative pb-3 text-sm font-medium text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-rose-500 rounded whitespace-nowrap">
Files
</button>
<span class="a-indicator absolute bottom-0 h-0.5 bg-rose-500 rounded-full transition-all duration-300 ease-out" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mt-6">
<div role="tabpanel" id="apanel-board" aria-labelledby="atab-board" tabindex="0" class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-3 focus:outline-none">
<div class="rounded-xl bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 p-3"><p class="text-xs font-semibold text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wide mb-2">To do</p><div class="rounded-lg bg-white border border-gray-200 p-3"><p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Design review</p><p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-1">Due Aug 6</p></div></div>
<div class="rounded-xl bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 p-3"><p class="text-xs font-semibold text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wide mb-2">In progress</p><div class="rounded-lg bg-white border border-gray-200 p-3"><p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">API integration</p><p class="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-1">Due Aug 8</p></div></div>
<div class="rounded-xl bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 p-3"><p class="text-xs font-semibold text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wide mb-2">Done</p><div class="rounded-lg bg-white border border-gray-200 p-3"><p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">User research</p><p class="text-xs text-emerald-600 mt-1">Completed</p></div></div>
</div>
<div role="tabpanel" id="apanel-timeline" aria-labelledby="atab-timeline" tabindex="0" class="hidden focus:outline-none">
<ol class="relative border-l border-gray-200 ml-3 space-y-5">
<li class="ml-4"><span class="absolute -left-[5px] w-2.5 h-2.5 bg-rose-500 rounded-full"></span><p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Project kickoff</p><p class="text-xs text-gray-500">Aug 1</p></li>
<li class="ml-4"><span class="absolute -left-[5px] w-2.5 h-2.5 bg-gray-300 rounded-full"></span><p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Design sprint</p><p class="text-xs text-gray-500">Aug 3 — Aug 5</p></li>
<li class="ml-4"><span class="absolute -left-[5px] w-2.5 h-2.5 bg-gray-300 rounded-full"></span><p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">Launch</p><p class="text-xs text-gray-500">Aug 15</p></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div role="tabpanel" id="apanel-calendar" aria-labelledby="atab-calendar" tabindex="0" class="hidden focus:outline-none">
<div class="grid grid-cols-7 gap-1 text-center text-xs">
<div class="text-gray-400 font-medium py-1">M</div><div class="text-gray-400 font-medium py-1">T</div><div class="text-gray-400 font-medium py-1">W</div><div class="text-gray-400 font-medium py-1">T</div><div class="text-gray-400 font-medium py-1">F</div><div class="text-gray-400 font-medium py-1">S</div><div class="text-gray-400 font-medium py-1">S</div>
<div class="py-2 rounded bg-rose-50 text-rose-700 font-semibold">4</div><div class="py-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100">5</div><div class="py-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100">6</div><div class="py-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100">7</div><div class="py-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100">8</div><div class="py-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100">9</div><div class="py-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100">10</div>
</div>
</div>
<div role="tabpanel" id="apanel-files" aria-labelledby="atab-files" tabindex="0" class="hidden focus:outline-none">
<div class="divide-y divide-gray-100 rounded-xl border border-gray-200">
<div class="flex items-center gap-3 p-3"><span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-rose-50 text-rose-600 flex items-center justify-center"><svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M7 21h10a2 2 0 002-2V9.414a1 1 0 00-.293-.707l-5.414-5.414A1 1 0 0012.586 3H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2z"/></svg></span><div class="min-w-0 flex-1"><p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 truncate">spec-v2.pdf</p><p class="text-xs text-gray-500">2.4 MB</p></div></div>
<div class="flex items-center gap-3 p-3"><span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-rose-50 text-rose-600 flex items-center justify-center"><svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M4 16l4.586-4.586a2 2 0 012.828 0L16 16m-2-2l1.586-1.586a2 2 0 012.828 0L20 14m-6-6h.01M6 20h12a2 2 0 002-2V6a2 2 0 00-2-2H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2z"/></svg></span><div class="min-w-0 flex-1"><p class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 truncate">mockups.png</p><p class="text-xs text-gray-500">840 KB</p></div></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script>
(function () {
var list = document.querySelector('[aria-label="Project workspace"]');
if (!list) return;
var tabs = Array.prototype.slice.call(list.querySelectorAll('[role="tab"]'));
var panels = tabs.map(function (t) { return document.getElementById(t.getAttribute('aria-controls')); });
var indicator = list.querySelector('.a-indicator');
function moveIndicator(tab) {
if (!indicator) return;
indicator.style.left = tab.offsetLeft + 'px';
indicator.style.width = tab.offsetWidth + 'px';
}
function activate(tab) {
tabs.forEach(function (t) {
var s = t === tab;
t.setAttribute('aria-selected', s); t.tabIndex = s ? 0 : -1;
t.classList.toggle('text-gray-900', s); t.classList.toggle('text-gray-500', !s);
});
moveIndicator(tab);
panels.forEach(function (p) { if (p) p.classList.add('hidden'); });
var panel = document.getElementById(tab.getAttribute('aria-controls'));
if (panel) panel.classList.remove('hidden');
}
tabs.forEach(function (tab, i) {
tab.addEventListener('click', function () { activate(tab); });
tab.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
var idx = null;
if (e.key === 'ArrowRight') idx = (i + 1) % tabs.length;
if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') idx = (i - 1 + tabs.length) % tabs.length;
if (e.key === 'Home') idx = 0;
if (e.key === 'End') idx = tabs.length - 1;
if (idx !== null) { e.preventDefault(); tabs[idx].focus(); activate(tabs[idx]); }
});
});
moveIndicator(tabs[0]);
window.addEventListener('resize', function () {
var active = list.querySelector('[aria-selected="true"]') || tabs[0];
moveIndicator(active);
});
})();
</script> # Animated Tabs
Tabs with animated active indicator.
## Usage
```bash
npx devsnips add Tailwind/Components/Tabs/animated-tabs
```
Copy from `code.html`. Prefer tablist/tab/tabpanel roles when implementing interactivity.
## File Structure
`code.html` · `preview.html` · `metadata.json` · `README.md` 92 lines UTF-8 · LF · Spaces: 2
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