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Tabs enable content organization at a high level, such as switching between views, data sets, or functional aspects. Allowing user for dual-screen support, and workspace customization.

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Usage & Behavior

Tabs organize and allow navigation between groups of content that are related and at the same level of the hierarchy.

General guidelines

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Structure

The horizontal layout of the tab bar never changes. The tabs always appear side by side

Structure Elements

• Container

  • Display a navigation text element arranged together with the active inactive highlighted

• Tab item

  • Describes its content and sets user expectations

  • Each tab label describes the content contained within it

  • one to two words maximum

  • Icons are not permitted as tab labels

• Active tab

  • To differentiate an active tab from an inactive tab, apply a 3 px underline and color change to the active tab’s highlighted.

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States (TBD - not final design)

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Main tabs

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2nd level tabs

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Details pane tabs

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Ribbon tabs

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State	Image	Comment
Regular	Image Added
Hover	Image Added
Active	Image Added
Selected	Image Added
Other focused	Image Added
Other focused hover	Image Added
Other focused active	Image Added
Selected focused	Image Added

Special States (TBD - not final design)

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• You can click on the entire label

• Tabs can be switched by clicking on a different tab

• There's always one tab open

• Only 1 content can be viewed at a time when clicking on another tab the display will change for the selected tab

• Hovering over a tab will show a tooltip with the full ?????????????? name of the section header

Validations and errors

State	Image	Comment
Tab item error	Image Added
Tab item warning	Image Added

Best practices

• Keep in mind that at mobile widths and during translation, the character length of a label will impact the experience. Do not use icons in the tab label

• A maximum of four tabs may be displayed. This is to maintain an uncluttered UI and reduce cognitive load for users.

• Use clear labels

• Tab order should be consistent across an experience. Tabs with related content should be grouped adjacent to each other.

Future Version (TBD)

Accessibility compliance

Each component should be A11y complied,  please follow the 3 guidelines linked below. At the very least we should document that each component is in compliance with each of the 3

Focus management

We already set a general guidelines described in Keyboard & Focus Management Guidelines

Screen reader support

Make sure the components support screen reader for content or behavior where needed - see Screen Reader Guidelines

Contrast & size compliance

Design

Zeplin link	Screen thumbnail
Main Tabs https://zpl.io/bPkL1ma	Image Added
2nd Level Tabs https://zpl.io/2ZqjW0X	Image Added
Details Pane Tabs https://zpl.io/VODWzzr	Image Added
Ribbon Tabs - Expand https://zpl.io/bJvqAmE	Image Added

Code

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TBD

Current appearances in our products

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• Maximum tab number - vertical and horizontal

• Scroll tab - out of the windowTab + Filter - how it works together

• Align tab solutioan between mobile and desktop (card / line)

• Tab title - text / icon / icon and title

• Missing connection between the current tab to the content area in horizontal

• Decide about maximum letter on title

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