Navigation · core

Tabs

navigation.tabs

Tabs switch one shared content region between a small set of peer views.

tabsthe control that changes viewsthe wayfinding element

States5

Touch target44px

Evidence6

Introduced by8 kits

Visual specimen

Same contract. Every kit voice.

MAVAN renderingdefault

Translation table

What code calls it.

Webrole=tablistThe closest native or standardized web primitive.direct

ARIAtablistThe primary accessibility role or state pattern.direct

SwiftUITabViewThe nearest named SwiftUI API.direct

AppKitNSTabViewThe nearest named AppKit API.direct

Anatomy

Every part, named.

1Tab list
2Tab labels
3Selected-tab indicator
4Tab panels
5Arrow-key and focus behavior

Often confused with

Similar shape. Different contract.

Segmented tabsnavigation.segmented-tabs

Shares a visual family, but has a different role, state model, or interaction contract.

Pill tabsnavigation.pill-tabs

Shares a visual family, but has a different role, state model, or interaction contract.

Bottom navigationnavigation.bottom-nav

Shares a visual family, but has a different role, state model, or interaction contract.

Prompt · paste into your agent

Ask for the exact thing.

Implement the canonical Tabs component (navigation.tabs). Tabs switch one shared content region between a small set of peer views. Support these states: default, hover, focus-visible, active, disabled. Use semantic design tokens rather than raw visual values. Preserve a minimum 44px touch target where interactive. Provide and verify: implementation, state-matrix, responsive, keyboard, touch, reduced-motion. Keep the component API stable so every Studio kit can supply its own rendering without changing the behavior contract.

Studio contract

What must be proven.

Required states

default · hover · focus-visible · active · disabled

Required evidence

implementation · state-matrix · responsive · keyboard · touch · reduced-motion

Source union

mavan · jade · lumen · aurora · cabana · purple-rain · spatial · margin