To create a tabbed interface use the <Tabs> and <TabItem> components. Tabs are useful for grouping equivalent information where a user only needs to see one of several options.

Import

import { Tabs, TabItem } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

Usage

Display a tabbed interface using the <Tabs> and <TabItem> components. Each <TabItem> must have a label to display to users.

import { Tabs, TabItem } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Tabs>
	<TabItem label="Stars">Sirius, Vega, Betelgeuse</TabItem>
	<TabItem label="Moons">Io, Europa, Ganymede</TabItem>
</Tabs>

{% tabs %}
{% tabitem label="Stars" %}
Sirius, Vega, Betelgeuse
{% /tabitem %}

{% tabitem label="Moons" %}
Io, Europa, Ganymede
{% /tabitem %}
{% /tabs %}

Sync tabs

Keep multiple tab groups synchronized by adding the syncKey attribute.

All <Tabs> on a page with the same syncKey value will display the same active label. This allows your reader to choose once (e.g. their operating system or package manager), and see their choice persisted across page navigations.

To synchronize related tabs, add an identical syncKey property to each <Tabs> component and ensure that they all use the same <TabItem> labels:

import { Tabs, TabItem } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

_Some stars:_

<Tabs syncKey="constellations">
	<TabItem label="Orion">Bellatrix, Rigel, Betelgeuse</TabItem>
	<TabItem label="Gemini">Pollux, Castor A, Castor B</TabItem>
</Tabs>

_Some exoplanets:_

<Tabs syncKey="constellations">
	<TabItem label="Orion">HD 34445 b, Gliese 179 b, Wasp-82 b</TabItem>
	<TabItem label="Gemini">Pollux b, HAT-P-24b, HD 50554 b</TabItem>
</Tabs>

_Some stars:_

{% tabs syncKey="constellations" %}
{% tabitem label="Orion" %}
Bellatrix, Rigel, Betelgeuse
{% /tabitem %}

{% tabitem label="Gemini" %}
Pollux, Castor A, Castor B
{% /tabitem %}
{% /tabs %}

_Some exoplanets:_

{% tabs syncKey="constellations" %}
{% tabitem label="Orion" %}
HD 34445 b, Gliese 179 b, Wasp-82 b
{% /tabitem %}

{% tabitem label="Gemini" %}
Pollux b, HAT-P-24b, HD 50554 b
{% /tabitem %}
{% /tabs %}

Some stars:

Some exoplanets:

Add icons to tabs

Include an icon in a tab item using the icon attribute set to the name of one of Starlight's built-in icons to display an icon next to the label.

import { Tabs, TabItem } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Tabs>
	<TabItem label="Stars" icon="star">
		Sirius, Vega, Betelgeuse
	</TabItem>
	<TabItem label="Moons" icon="moon">
		Io, Europa, Ganymede
	</TabItem>
</Tabs>

{% tabs %}
{% tabitem label="Stars" icon="star" %}
Sirius, Vega, Betelgeuse
{% /tabitem %}

{% tabitem label="Moons" icon="moon" %}
Io, Europa, Ganymede
{% /tabitem %}
{% /tabs %}

<Tabs> Props

Implementation: Tabs.astro

The <Tabs> component groups multiple <TabItem> components together and accepts the following props:

syncKey

type: string

A key used to keep multiple tab groups synchronized across multiple pages.

<TabItem> Props

Implementation: TabItem.astro

A set of tabs is composed of tab items, each with the following props:

label

required
type: string

A tab item must include a label attribute set to the text that will be displayed in the tab.

icon

type: string

Each tab item can include an icon attribute set to the name of one of Starlight's built-in icons to display an icon next to the label.