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Advanced Tabs

Advanced Tabs combines tab labels with child panels built from other elements. Use it when a tab panel needs images, buttons, or a custom layout.

Add and configure Advanced Tabs

  1. Click Add, choose Advanced Tabs, and place it in the container.
  2. Configure the labels under Content > Content > Tabs.
  3. Use Content to add the tab content panels, then place the required elements inside each panel.
  4. Set Active Tab and Open On Hover.
  5. Style Design > Tabs, Size, and Spacing.
  6. Save your changes.
Advanced Tabs controls in the Breakdance editor
Advanced Tabs controls in the Breakdance editor

Controls

Responsive varies by breakpoint; Hover has a hover value; Shared applies across both. Linked controls have their own reference. In conditions, = means “is” and ≠ means “is not.”

Content > Content

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Tabs Add, edit, remove, and reorder tabs. Shared
Tabs > Icon Icon. Shared
Tabs > Title Item title. Shared
Content Add the child elements offered for this container. Shared
Active Tab Set the numeric active tab value. Shared
Open On Hover On/off. Shared

Design > Tabs

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Vertical On/off. Shared
Tabs Width Tabs width and unit. When: Vertical is set. Responsive
Horizontal At Breakpoint. When: Vertical is set. Shared
Style Tabs, Pills, Bar. Shared
Position Left, Right. When: Vertical is set. Shared
Position Left, Center, Right, Full Width. When: Vertical is unset. Shared
Space Between Space between and unit. When: Position ≠ Full Width or Style ≠ Bar. Shared
Space After Space after and unit. When: Position ≠ Full Width. Responsive

Shown when Style = Bar.

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Bar > Separator Color or supported fill. Shared
Bar > Radius Radius and unit. Shared
Bar > Shadow Shadow offset, blur, spread, color. Shared
Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Pill Radius Pill radius and unit. When: Style = Pills. Shared
Separator > Color Color or supported fill. When: Style = Tabs. Shared
Separator > Width Width. When: Style = Tabs. Shared
Text > Typography typography controls. See linked controls
Text > Hover Color or supported fill. Shared
Text > Active Color or supported fill. Shared
Background > Inactive Color or supported fill. Shared
Background > Hover Color or supported fill. Shared
Background > Active Color or supported fill. Shared

Shown when Style ≠ Pills.

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Underline > Hover Color or supported fill. Shared
Underline > Active Color or supported fill. Shared
Underline > Width Width. Shared
Underline > Radius Radius and unit. Shared
Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Padding > Vertical Vertical and unit. Shared
Padding > Horizontal Horizontal and unit. Shared
Icon > Size Size and unit. When: Align ≠ none. Shared
Icon > Nudge > Nudge X Nudge x and unit. Shared
Icon > Nudge > Nudge Y Nudge y and unit. Shared
Icon > After Icon After icon and unit. Shared
Responsive > Show as Dropdown On/off. Shared

Shown when Show as Dropdown is set.

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Responsive > Visible At Breakpoint. Shared
Responsive > Dropdown Styles > Background Color or supported fill. Shared
Responsive > Dropdown Styles > Borders borders controls. See linked controls
Responsive > Dropdown Styles > Padding spacing controls. See linked controls
Responsive > Dropdown Styles > Typography typography controls. See linked controls
Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Responsive > Show Affordance On/off. When: Show as Dropdown is unset. Shared
Responsive > Color Color or supported fill. When: Show Affordance is set. Shared
Transition Effect Transition effect and unit. Shared

Design > Size

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Width Width. Responsive
Min Height Min height and unit. Shared

Design > Spacing

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Wrapper spacing controls. See linked controls

Troubleshooting

A tab opens the wrong panel

Check label order and child-panel order after adding, moving, or deleting tabs.

The content needs only formatted text

Use the simpler Tabs element when separate child-element layouts are unnecessary.