ionic-framework/core/src/components/tab-button

ion-tab-button

A tab button is a UI component that is placed inside of a tab bar. The tab button can specify the layout of the icon and label and connect to a tab view.

See the tabs documentation for more details on configuring tabs.

Usage

Angular

<ion-tabs>

  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
    <ion-tab-button tab="schedule">
      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>Schedule</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>

    <ion-tab-button tab="speakers">
      <ion-icon name="person-circle"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>Speakers</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>

    <ion-tab-button tab="map">
      <ion-icon name="map"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>Map</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>

    <ion-tab-button tab="about">
      <ion-icon name="information-circle"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>About</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>
  </ion-tab-bar>

</ion-tabs>

Javascript

<ion-tabs>

  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
    <ion-tab-button tab="schedule" href="/app/tabs/(schedule:schedule)">
      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>Schedule</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>

    <ion-tab-button tab="speakers" href="/app/tabs/(speakers:speakers)">
      <ion-icon name="person-circle"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>Speakers</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>

    <ion-tab-button tab="map" href="/app/tabs/(map:map)">
      <ion-icon name="map"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>Map</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>

    <ion-tab-button tab="about" href="/app/tabs/(about:about)">
      <ion-icon name="information-circle"></ion-icon>
      <ion-label>About</ion-label>
    </ion-tab-button>
  </ion-tab-bar>

  <ion-tab tab="schedule">
    <ion-router-outlet name="schedule"></ion-router-outlet>
  </ion-tab>

  <ion-tab tab="speakers">
    <ion-router-outlet name="speakers"></ion-router-outlet>
  </ion-tab>

  <ion-tab tab="map">
    <ion-router-outlet name="map"></ion-router-outlet>
  </ion-tab>

  <ion-tab tab="about">
    <ion-router-outlet name="about"></ion-router-outlet>
  </ion-tab>

</ion-tabs>

React

import React from 'react';
import { IonTabs, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonIcon, IonLabel, IonContent } from '@ionic/react';

export const TabButtonExample: React.FC = () => (
  <IonContent>
    <IonTabs>
      <IonTabBar slot="bottom">
        <IonTabButton tab="schedule">
          <IonIcon name="calendar" />
          <IonLabel>Schedule</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>

        <IonTabButton tab="speakers">
          <IonIcon name="person-circle" />
          <IonLabel>Speakers</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>

        <IonTabButton tab="map">
          <IonIcon name="map" />
          <IonLabel>Map</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>

        <IonTabButton tab="about">
          <IonIcon name="information-circle" />
          <IonLabel>About</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>
      </IonTabBar>
    </IonTabs>
  </IonContent>
);

Vue

<template>
  <ion-tabs>

    <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
      <ion-tab-button tab="schedule">
        <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
        <ion-label>Schedule</ion-label>
      </ion-tab-button>

      <ion-tab-button tab="speakers">
        <ion-icon name="person-circle"></ion-icon>
        <ion-label>Speakers</ion-label>
      </ion-tab-button>

      <ion-tab-button tab="map">
        <ion-icon name="map"></ion-icon>
        <ion-label>Map</ion-label>
      </ion-tab-button>

      <ion-tab-button tab="about">
        <ion-icon name="information-circle"></ion-icon>
        <ion-label>About</ion-label>
      </ion-tab-button>
    </ion-tab-bar>

  </ion-tabs>
</template>

Properties

Property	Attribute	Description	Type	Default
disabled	disabled	If true, the user cannot interact with the tab button.	boolean	false
download	download	This attribute instructs browsers to download a URL instead of navigating to it, so the user will be prompted to save it as a local file. If the attribute has a value, it is used as the pre-filled file name in the Save prompt (the user can still change the file name if they want).	string | undefined	undefined
href	href	Contains a URL or a URL fragment that the hyperlink points to. If this property is set, an anchor tag will be rendered.	string | undefined	undefined
layout	layout	Set the layout of the text and icon in the tab bar. It defaults to 'icon-top'.	"icon-bottom" | "icon-end" | "icon-hide" | "icon-start" | "icon-top" | "label-hide" | undefined	undefined
mode	mode	The mode determines which platform styles to use.	"ios" | "md"	undefined
rel	rel	Specifies the relationship of the target object to the link object. The value is a space-separated list of link types.	string | undefined	undefined
selected	selected	The selected tab component	boolean	false
tab	tab	A tab id must be provided for each ion-tab. It's used internally to reference the selected tab or by the router to switch between them.	string | undefined	undefined
target	target	Specifies where to display the linked URL. Only applies when an href is provided. Special keywords: "_blank", "_self", "_parent", "_top".	string | undefined	undefined

CSS Custom Properties

Name	Description
--background	Background of the tab button
--background-focused	Background of the tab button when focused with the tab key
--background-focused-opacity	Opacity of the tab button background when focused with the tab key
--color	Color of the tab button
--color-focused	Color of the tab button when focused with the tab key
--color-selected	Color of the selected tab button
--padding-bottom	Bottom padding of the tab button
--padding-end	Right padding if direction is left-to-right, and left padding if direction is right-to-left of the tab button
--padding-start	Left padding if direction is left-to-right, and right padding if direction is right-to-left of the tab button
--padding-top	Top padding of the tab button
--ripple-color	Color of the button ripple effect

Dependencies

Depends on

• ion-ripple-effect

Graph

graph TD;
  ion-tab-button --> ion-ripple-effect
  style ion-tab-button fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px

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