ion-tab-bar

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The tab bar is a UI component that contains a set of tab buttons. A tab bar must be provided inside of tabs to communicate with each tab.

Usage

Angular

<ion-tabs>
  <!-- Tab bar -->
  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
    <ion-tab-button tab="account">
      <ion-icon name="person"></ion-icon>
    </ion-tab-button>
    <ion-tab-button tab="contact">
      <ion-icon name="call"></ion-icon>
    </ion-tab-button>
    <ion-tab-button tab="settings">
      <ion-icon name="settings"></ion-icon>
    </ion-tab-button>
  </ion-tab-bar>
</ion-tabs>

Javascript

<ion-tabs>
  <!-- Tab views -->
  <ion-tab tab="account"></ion-tab>
  <ion-tab tab="contact"></ion-tab>
  <ion-tab tab="settings"></ion-tab>

  <!-- Tab bar -->
  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
    <ion-tab-button tab="account">
      <ion-icon name="person"></ion-icon>
    </ion-tab-button>
    <ion-tab-button tab="contact">
      <ion-icon name="call"></ion-icon>
    </ion-tab-button>
    <ion-tab-button tab="settings">
      <ion-icon name="settings"></ion-icon>
    </ion-tab-button>
  </ion-tab-bar>
</ion-tabs>

React

import React from 'react';
import { IonTabs, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonIcon, IonContent } from '@ionic/react';
import { call, person, settings } from 'ionicons/icons';

export const TabBarExample: React.FC = () => (
  <IonContent>
    <IonTabs>
      {/*-- Tab bar --*/}
      <IonTabBar slot="bottom">
        <IonTabButton tab="account">
          <IonIcon icon={person} />
        </IonTabButton>
        <IonTabButton tab="contact">
          <IonIcon icon={call} />
        </IonTabButton>
        <IonTabButton tab="settings">
          <IonIcon icon={settings} />
        </IonTabButton>
      </IonTabBar>
    </IonTabs>
  </IonContent>
);

Vue

<template>
  <ion-tabs>
    <!-- Tab bar -->
    <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
      <ion-tab-button tab="account">
        <ion-icon :icon="person"></ion-icon>
      </ion-tab-button>
      <ion-tab-button tab="contact">
        <ion-icon :icon="call"></ion-icon>
      </ion-tab-button>
      <ion-tab-button tab="settings">
        <ion-icon :icon="settings"></ion-icon>
      </ion-tab-button>
    </ion-tab-bar>
  </ion-tabs>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
  import { IonIcon, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonTabs } from '@ionic/vue';
  import { call, person, settings } from 'ionicons/icons';
</script>

Badges in Tab Buttons

Badges can be added inside a tab button, often used to indicate notifications or highlight additional items associated with the element.

info

Empty badges are only available for md mode.

Properties

color

Description	The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: "primary", "secondary", "tertiary", "success", "warning", "danger", "light", "medium", and "dark". For more information on colors, see theming.
Attribute	color
Type	"danger" ｜ "dark" ｜ "light" ｜ "medium" ｜ "primary" ｜ "secondary" ｜ "success" ｜ "tertiary" ｜ "warning" ｜ string ｜ undefined
Default	undefined

mode

Description	The mode determines which platform styles to use. This is a virtual property that is set once during initialization and will not update if you change its value after the initial render.
Attribute	mode
Type	"ios" ｜ "md"
Default	undefined

selectedTab

Description	The selected tab component
Attribute	selected-tab
Type	string ｜ undefined
Default	undefined

translucent

Description	If true, the tab bar will be translucent. Only applies when the mode is "ios" and the device supports backdrop-filter.
Attribute	translucent
Type	boolean
Default	false

Events

No events available for this component.

Methods

No public methods available for this component.

CSS Shadow Parts

No CSS shadow parts available for this component.

CSS Custom Properties

iOS

Name	Description
--background	Background of the tab bar
--border	Border of the tab bar
--color	Color of the tab bar

MD

Name	Description
--background	Background of the tab bar
--border	Border of the tab bar
--color	Color of the tab bar

Slots

No slots available for this component.