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>
  <!-- Tab bar -->
  <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>
  <!-- Tab views -->
  <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>

  <!-- Tab bar -->
  <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-tabs>

React

import React from 'react';
import { IonTabs, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonIcon, IonLabel, IonContent } from '@ionic/react';
import { calendar, personCircle, map, informationCircle } from 'ionicons/icons';

export const TabButtonExample: React.FC = () => (
  <IonContent>
    <IonTabs>
      {/*-- Tab bar --*/}
      <IonTabBar slot="bottom">
        <IonTabButton tab="schedule">
          <IonIcon icon={calendar} />
          <IonLabel>Schedule</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>

        <IonTabButton tab="speakers">
          <IonIcon icon={personCircle} />
          <IonLabel>Speakers</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>

        <IonTabButton tab="map">
          <IonIcon icon={map} />
          <IonLabel>Map</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>

        <IonTabButton tab="about">
          <IonIcon icon={informationCircle} />
          <IonLabel>About</IonLabel>
        </IonTabButton>
      </IonTabBar>
    </IonTabs>
  </IonContent>
);

Vue

<template>
  <ion-tabs>
    <!-- Tab bar -->
    <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
      <ion-tab-button tab="schedule" href="/tabs/schedule">
        <ion-icon :icon="calendar"></ion-icon>
        <ion-label>Schedule</ion-label>
      </ion-tab-button>

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

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

      <ion-tab-button tab="about" href="/tabs/about">
        <ion-icon :icon="informationCircle"></ion-icon>
        <ion-label>About</ion-label>
      </ion-tab-button>
    </ion-tab-bar>
  </ion-tabs>
</template>

<script>
  import { IonIcon, IonLabel, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonTabs } from '@ionic/vue';
  import { calendar, informationCircle, map, personCircle } from 'ionicons/icons';
  import { defineComponent } from 'vue';

  export default defineComponent({
    components: {
      IonIcon,
      IonLabel,
      IonTabBar,
      IonTabButton,
      IonTabs,
    },
    setup() {
      return { calendar, informationCircle, map, personCircle };
    },
  });
</script>

Properties

disabled

Description	If true, the user cannot interact with the tab button.
Attribute	disabled
Type	boolean
Default	false

download

Description	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).
Attribute	download
Type	string ｜ undefined
Default	undefined

href

Description	Contains a URL or a URL fragment that the hyperlink points to. If this property is set, an anchor tag will be rendered.
Attribute	href
Type	string ｜ undefined
Default	undefined

layout

Description	Set the layout of the text and icon in the tab bar. It defaults to 'icon-top'.
Attribute	layout
Type	"icon-bottom" ｜ "icon-end" ｜ "icon-hide" ｜ "icon-start" ｜ "icon-top" ｜ "label-hide" ｜ undefined
Default	undefined

mode

Description	The mode determines which platform styles to use.
Attribute	mode
Type	"ios" ｜ "md"
Default	undefined

rel

Description	Specifies the relationship of the target object to the link object. The value is a space-separated list of link types.
Attribute	rel
Type	string ｜ undefined
Default	undefined

selected

Description	The selected tab component
Attribute	selected
Type	boolean
Default	false

tab

Description	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.
Attribute	tab
Type	string ｜ undefined
Default	undefined

target

Description	Specifies where to display the linked URL. Only applies when an href is provided. Special keywords: "_blank", "_self", "_parent", "_top".
Attribute	target
Type	string ｜ undefined
Default	undefined

Events

No events available for this component.

Methods

No public methods available for this component.

CSS Shadow Parts

Name	Description
native	The native HTML anchor element that wraps all child elements.

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

Slots

No slots available for this component.