10 Best Tabs Systems In JavaScript And/Or Pure CSS (2024 Update)

by jQueryScript,

What Is Tabs (Tabbed Content)

Tabs (tabbed content) is a UI component which organizes and displays multiple content sections in a single container with a tab navigation.

Your users are allowed to switch between these content sections by clicking o the tabs.

The Best Tabs Components

In this blog post you will find the 10 best jQuery, JavaScript, and Pure CSS based fully responsive tabs components for both desktop and mobile design. I hope you like it.

Originally Published Nov 13 2017, updated Jan 27 2024

Table of contents:

jQuery Tabs Plugins:

Scrolling Bootstrap Tabs In Responsive Layout - scrollable-tabs.js

A JavaScript & jQuery plugin that makes Bootstrap tabs scroll horizontally when not enough space is available.

Scrolling Bootstrap Tabs In Responsive Layout - scrollable-tabs.js

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Smooth Responsive Tabs/Accordion UI With jQuery

Use the jQuery Responsive Tabs script to turn the tabs into an accordion interface on small screens like mobile devices.

Smooth Responsive Tabs/Accordion UI With jQuery

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Simple jQuery Responsive Tabs Interface Plugin - jQueryTab

Yet another jQuery tabs plugin for creating responsive tabbed panels with many options and CSS3 transition animations support.

Simple jQuery Responsive Tabs Interface Plugin - jQueryTab

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Custom Tabs UI Templates With jQuery And CSS

A collection of seveal awesome tabs UI templates which can be very useful for your next project.

Custom Tabs UI Templates With jQuery And CSS

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jQuery Plugin For Vertical and Horizontal Tabs - jQuery Tabs

A jQuery plugin used for generating simple, easy-to-style, vertical and/or horizontal tabs from plain html structure.

jQuery Plugin For Vertical and Horizontal Tabs - jQuery Tabs

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Vanilla JS Tabs Libraries:

Responsive Tabs & Accordion Component In Vanilla JavaScript

A responsive tabs & accordion JavaScript plugin that works perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Responsive Tabs & Accordion Component In Vanilla JavaScript

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Create Dynamic Tabs With Live Data – LiveTabs

A dynamic tab manager that allows you to dynamically create & delete tabs with live data just as browser tabs.

Create Dynamic Tabs With Live Data - LiveTabs

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Pure CSS Tabs Components:

Responsive Vertical Tabs For Bootstrap

A pure CSS extension that creates vertically-oriented tabs component in your Bootstrap project.

Responsive Vertical Tabs For Bootstrap 4

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Pure CSS Tabs Component with Transitions Between Variable Heights

A tabs component built using CSS/ CSS3 and radio input hack that features transitioning between variable heights.

pure-css-tabs-component-with-transitions-between-variable-heights

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Responsive CSS Only Accordion & Tabs Component

Yet another pure CSS tabs that will be automatically converted into a vertical accordion interface on mobile devices. Based on CSS flexbox and radio/label hacks.

responsive-css-only-accordion-tabs-component

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More Resources:

Want more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome Tabs Components on the web & mobile? Check out the jQuery Tabs and JavaScript/CSS Tabs sections.

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