---
id: tabs
scope: theming
---
The `Tabs` component is a multipart component. The styling needs to be applied
to each part specifically.
> To learn more about styling multipart components, visit the
> [Component Style](/docs/styled-system/component-style#styling-multipart-components)
> page.
## Anatomy
- A: `root`
- B: `tab`
- C: `tablist`
- D: `tabpanels`
- E: `tabpanel`
## Theming properties
The properties that affect the theming of the `Tabs` component are:
- `variant`: The visual variant of the component. Defaults to `line`.
- `size`: The size of the component. Defaults to `md`.
- `colorScheme`: The color scheme of the component. Defaults to `blue`.
## Theming utilities
- `createMultiStyleConfigHelpers`: a function that returns a set of utilities
for creating style configs for a multipart component (`definePartsStyle` and
`defineMultiStyleConfig`).
- `definePartsStyle`: a function used to create multipart style objects.
- `defineMultiStyleConfig`: a function used to define the style configuration
for a multipart component.
```jsx live=false
import { tabsAnatomy } from '@chakra-ui/anatomy'
import { createMultiStyleConfigHelpers, defineStyle } from '@chakra-ui/react'
const { definePartsStyle, defineMultiStyleConfig } =
createMultiStyleConfigHelpers(tabsAnatomy.keys)
```
## Customizing the default theme
```jsx live=false
import { tabsAnatomy } from '@chakra-ui/anatomy'
import { createMultiStyleConfigHelpers } from '@chakra-ui/react'
const { definePartsStyle, defineMultiStyleConfig } =
createMultiStyleConfigHelpers(tabsAnatomy.keys)
// define the base component styles
const baseStyle = definePartsStyle({
// define the part you're going to style
tab: {
fontWeight: 'semibold', // change the font weight
},
tabpanel: {
fontFamily: 'mono', // change the font family
},
})
// export the component theme
export const tabsTheme = defineMultiStyleConfig({ baseStyle })
```
After customizing the the `Tabs` theme, we can import it in our theme file and
add it in the `components` property.
```jsx live=false
import { extendTheme } from '@chakra-ui/react'
import { tabsTheme } from './components/Tabs'
const theme = extendTheme({
components: {
Tabs: tabsTheme,
},
})
export default theme
```
## Adding a custom size
Let's assume we want to include an extra large tab size. Here's how we can do
that:
```jsx live=false
import { tabsAnatomy } from '@chakra-ui/anatomy';
import { createMultiStyleConfigHelpers } from '@chakra-ui/react';
const { definePartsStyle, defineMultiStyleConfig } =
createMultiStyleConfigHelpers(tabsAnatomy.keys);
// define custom sizes
const sizes = {
xl: definePartsStyle({
// define the parts that will change for each size
tab: {
fontSize: 'xl',
py: '4',
px: '6',
},
tabpanel: {
py: '4',
px: '6',
},
}),
};
// export the component theme
export const tabsTheme = defineMultiStyleConfig({ sizes });
// now we can use the new `xl` size
```
Every time you're adding anything new to the theme, you'd need to run the CLI
command to get proper autocomplete in your IDE. You can learn more about the CLI
tool [here](/docs/styled-system/cli).
## Adding a custom variant
Let's assume we want to include a custom variant that is fully enclosed and can
have a color scheme applied. Here's how we can do that:
```jsx live=false
import { tabsAnatomy } from '@chakra-ui/anatomy'
import { createMultiStyleConfigHelpers } from '@chakra-ui/react'
import { mode } from '@chakra-ui/theme-tools' // import utility to set light and dark mode props
// define a custom variant
const colorfulVariant = definePartsStyle((props) => {
const { colorScheme: c } = props // extract colorScheme from component props
return {
tab: {
border: '2px solid',
borderColor: 'transparent',
// use colorScheme to change background color with dark and light mode options
bg: mode(`${c}.300`, `${c}.600`)(props),
borderTopRadius: 'lg',
borderBottom: 'none',
_selected: {
bg: mode('#fff', 'gray.800')(props),
color: mode(`${c}.500`, `${c}.300`)(props),
borderColor: 'inherit',
borderBottom: 'none',
mb: '-2px',
},
},
tablist: {
borderBottom: '2x solid',
borderColor: 'inherit',
},
tabpanel: {
border: '2px solid',
borderColor: 'inherit',
borderBottomRadius: 'lg',
borderTopRightRadius: 'lg',
},
}
})
const variants = {
colorful: colorfulVariant,
}
// export the component theme
export const tabsTheme = defineMultiStyleConfig({ variants })
// now we can use the `colorful` variant with a different color Scheme
```
## Changing the default properties
Let's assume we want to change the default size, variant, and color scheme of
every tab in our app. Here's how we can do that:
```jsx live=false
import { tabsAnatomy } from '@chakra-ui/anatomy';
import { createMultiStyleConfigHelpers } from '@chakra-ui/react';
// define which sizes, variants, and color schemes are applied by default
const defaultProps = {
size: 'xl',
variant: 'colorful',
colorScheme: 'green',
};
// export the component theme
export const tabsTheme = defineMultiStyleConfig({ defaultProps })
// This saves you time, instead of manually setting the
// size and variant every time you use a tabs component:
```
## Showcase
import {
App,
Index,
Theme,
Tabs,
ColorModeSwitcher,
} from 'configs/sandpack-contents/component-theming/tabs'