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  1. 01Tailwind CSS Tabs with Sliding Underline Indicator
  2. 02Neon Glow Tailwind Tabs with Per-Tab Accent Colors
  3. 03Neo-Brutalist Tailwind Tabs with Press Effect
  4. 04Color-Coded Tailwind CSS Tabs Component
  5. 05VS Code Style File Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  6. 06iOS Segmented Control in Tailwind CSS
  7. 07Bento Grid Card Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  8. 08Vertical Tabs with Timeline Progress in Tailwind CSS
  9. 09Terminal Window Tabs in Tailwind CSS (Retro CRT)
  10. 10Expanding Icon Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  11. 11Typewriter Animation Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  12. 12Tailwind Tabs with Particle Burst Animation
  13. 13Animated Counter Tabs in Tailwind CSS (Type Specimen)
  14. 14Oversized Cropped Text Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  15. 15Tailwind Sidebar Navigation with Sliding Indicator
  16. 16Tailwind Bottom Navigation Bar with Expanding Labels
  17. 17Variable Font Weight Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  18. 18Uppercase Tabs with Thick Sliding Bar in Tailwind CSS
  19. 19Drop Cap Initial Letter Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  20. 20Industrial Stencil Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  21. 21Bracket Selection Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  22. 22Bauhaus Color Block Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  23. 23Inverted Rubber Stamp Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  24. 24Outlined Tabs with Corner Markers in Tailwind CSS
  25. 25Tailwind Pill Tab Bar with Icons
  26. 26Risograph Print Effect Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  27. 27Animated SVG Underline Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  28. 28Font Specimen Glyph Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  29. 29Sliding Pill Tabs with Icons in Tailwind CSS
  30. 30Folded Corner Tabs in Tailwind CSS (clip-path)
  31. 31Bookmark Ribbon Navigation in Tailwind CSS
  32. 32Neumorphic Inset Tabs in Tailwind CSS
Pure TailwindMIT licensed

Color-Coded Tailwind CSS Tabs Component

Violet, rose, cyan and lime: four tabs that keep their identity whether active or not. At rest each is a 6% wash with a 30% border; checked, the wash rises to 18%, the border solidifies and a glow appears. The original's four modifier classes and four checked rules collapsed into one shared class list keyed on [--c:…].

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The code

<section class="ttb-04 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb04-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb04-sans text-ttb04-ink [--c:var(--color-ttb04-violet)] has-[#ttb04-r2:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb04-rose)] has-[#ttb04-r3:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb04-cyan)] has-[#ttb04-r4:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb04-lime)]" aria-label="Color-coded tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-xl justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Category" class="grid w-full grid-cols-2 gap-2 sm:grid-cols-4">
      <label class="group/tab flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.04em] text-(--c) transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb04-violet)] hover:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb04" id="ttb04-r1" checked><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-150"></span>Violet</label>
      <label class="group/tab flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.04em] text-(--c) transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb04-rose)] hover:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb04" id="ttb04-r2"><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-150"></span>Rose</label>
      <label class="group/tab flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.04em] text-(--c) transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb04-cyan)] hover:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb04" id="ttb04-r3"><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-150"></span>Cyan</label>
      <label class="group/tab flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.04em] text-(--c) transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb04-lime)] hover:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb04" id="ttb04-r4"><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-150"></span>Lime</label>
    </div>
    <div class="w-full rounded-xl border border-(--c)/25 bg-(--c)/5 p-5 transition-colors duration-300">
      <p class="hidden text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb04-soft group-has-[#ttb04-r1:checked]/tabs:block"><b class="text-(--c)">Violet</b> — deep and contemplative; for research, long reads and archives.</p>
      <p class="hidden text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb04-soft group-has-[#ttb04-r2:checked]/tabs:block"><b class="text-(--c)">Rose</b> — warm and inviting; for community, people and conversations.</p>
      <p class="hidden text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb04-soft group-has-[#ttb04-r3:checked]/tabs:block"><b class="text-(--c)">Cyan</b> — crisp and technical; for docs, APIs and changelogs.</p>
      <p class="hidden text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb04-soft group-has-[#ttb04-r4:checked]/tabs:block"><b class="text-(--c)">Lime</b> — fresh and urgent; for launches, alerts and what's new.</p>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-white/10 px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb04-mono text-[11.5px] text-ttb04-mut">one class list · [--c:…] per tab · bg-(--c)/6 → /18</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb04-bg: #0f0f17;
  --color-ttb04-bg: oklch(0.172 0.017 284.5);
  --color-ttb04-ink: #f4f3f9;
  --color-ttb04-ink: oklch(0.967 0.008 293.9);
  --color-ttb04-soft: #cfcdda;
  --color-ttb04-soft: oklch(0.854 0.018 293.1);
  --color-ttb04-mut: #9a98ab;
  --color-ttb04-mut: oklch(0.688 0.028 290.5);
  --color-ttb04-violet: #c4b5fd;
  --color-ttb04-violet: oklch(0.811 0.101 293.6);
  --color-ttb04-rose: #fda4af;
  --color-ttb04-rose: oklch(0.810 0.106 11.6);
  --color-ttb04-cyan: #67e8f9;
  --color-ttb04-cyan: oklch(0.865 0.115 207.1);
  --color-ttb04-lime: #bef264;
  --color-ttb04-lime: oklch(0.897 0.179 126.7);
  --font-ttb04-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb04-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's utilities, so the
   stage is sized before the browser build compiles. */

.ttb-04 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

Setup — do this once per project

Skip this if your project already runs Tailwind v4.

1Load Tailwind
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

Compiles in the browser — perfect for a CodePen or a quick test, not for production.

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb04-bg: #0f0f17;
  --color-ttb04-bg: oklch(0.172 0.017 284.5);
  --color-ttb04-ink: #f4f3f9;
  --color-ttb04-ink: oklch(0.967 0.008 293.9);
  --color-ttb04-soft: #cfcdda;
  --color-ttb04-soft: oklch(0.854 0.018 293.1);
  --color-ttb04-mut: #9a98ab;
  --color-ttb04-mut: oklch(0.688 0.028 290.5);
  --color-ttb04-violet: #c4b5fd;
  --color-ttb04-violet: oklch(0.811 0.101 293.6);
  --color-ttb04-rose: #fda4af;
  --color-ttb04-rose: oklch(0.810 0.106 11.6);
  --color-ttb04-cyan: #67e8f9;
  --color-ttb04-cyan: oklch(0.865 0.115 207.1);
  --color-ttb04-lime: #bef264;
  --color-ttb04-lime: oklch(0.897 0.179 126.7);
  --font-ttb04-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb04-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's utilities, so the
   stage is sized before the browser build compiles. */

.ttb-04 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
3Fonts used by this demooptional — skip if you have your own type stack
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Plus+Jakarta+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700;800&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap">

What changed in the port

Which parts became utilities, which stayed CSS, and why.

  • Four .tt24-* modifier classes and four checked rules (eight rules) collapsed into one shared class list; only [--c:…] differs per label.
  • rgba(…, 0.06) / 0.18 became bg-(--c)/6 / bg-(--c)/18.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: a status dot per tab that grows when checked, so state isn't carried by intensity alone, and a panel tinted to the active category.
  • UI upgrade: panel copy at 15px with a coloured lead word; the strip becomes a 2×2 grid on phones.
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Here's a working CSS demo from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Color-Coded Tailwind CSS Tabs Component
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/color-coded-tailwind-css-tabs-component/

Violet, rose, cyan and lime: four tabs that keep their identity whether active or not. At rest each is a 6% wash with a 30% border; checked, the wash rises to 18%, the border solidifies and a glow appears. The original's four modifier classes and four checked rules collapsed into one shared class list keyed on [--c:…].
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-04 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb04-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb04-sans text-ttb04-ink [--c:var(--color-ttb04-violet)] has-[#ttb04-r2:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb04-rose)] has-[#ttb04-r3:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb04-cyan)] has-[#ttb04-r4:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb04-lime)]" aria-label="Color-coded tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-xl justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Category" class="grid w-full grid-cols-2 gap-2 sm:grid-cols-4">
      <label class="group/tab flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.04em] text-(--c) transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb04-violet)] hover:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb04" id="ttb04-r1" checked><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-150"></span>Violet</label>
      <label class="group/tab flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.04em] text-(--c) transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb04-rose)] hover:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb04" id="ttb04-r2"><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-150"></span>Rose</label>
      <label class="group/tab flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.04em] text-(--c) transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb04-cyan)] hover:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb04" id="ttb04-r3"><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-150"></span>Cyan</label>
      <label class="group/tab flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.04em] text-(--c) transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb04-lime)] hover:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb04" id="ttb04-r4"><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-150"></span>Lime</label>
    </div>
    <div class="w-full rounded-xl border border-(--c)/25 bg-(--c)/5 p-5 transition-colors duration-300">
      <p class="hidden text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb04-soft group-has-[#ttb04-r1:checked]/tabs:block"><b class="text-(--c)">Violet</b> — deep and contemplative; for research, long reads and archives.</p>
      <p class="hidden text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb04-soft group-has-[#ttb04-r2:checked]/tabs:block"><b class="text-(--c)">Rose</b> — warm and inviting; for community, people and conversations.</p>
      <p class="hidden text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb04-soft group-has-[#ttb04-r3:checked]/tabs:block"><b class="text-(--c)">Cyan</b> — crisp and technical; for docs, APIs and changelogs.</p>
      <p class="hidden text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb04-soft group-has-[#ttb04-r4:checked]/tabs:block"><b class="text-(--c)">Lime</b> — fresh and urgent; for launches, alerts and what's new.</p>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-white/10 px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb04-mono text-[11.5px] text-ttb04-mut">one class list · [--c:…] per tab · bg-(--c)/6 → /18</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb04-bg: #0f0f17;
  --color-ttb04-bg: oklch(0.172 0.017 284.5);
  --color-ttb04-ink: #f4f3f9;
  --color-ttb04-ink: oklch(0.967 0.008 293.9);
  --color-ttb04-soft: #cfcdda;
  --color-ttb04-soft: oklch(0.854 0.018 293.1);
  --color-ttb04-mut: #9a98ab;
  --color-ttb04-mut: oklch(0.688 0.028 290.5);
  --color-ttb04-violet: #c4b5fd;
  --color-ttb04-violet: oklch(0.811 0.101 293.6);
  --color-ttb04-rose: #fda4af;
  --color-ttb04-rose: oklch(0.810 0.106 11.6);
  --color-ttb04-cyan: #67e8f9;
  --color-ttb04-cyan: oklch(0.865 0.115 207.1);
  --color-ttb04-lime: #bef264;
  --color-ttb04-lime: oklch(0.897 0.179 126.7);
  --font-ttb04-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb04-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's utilities, so the
   stage is sized before the browser build compiles. */

.ttb-04 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Eight rules became one class list. The CSS original wrote a modifier class and a checked rule per hue. With the colour in a variable every label shares the same utilities:

<label class="group/tab [--c:var(--color-ttb04-rose)]
  border-(--c)/30 bg-(--c)/6 text-(--c)
  has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/18
  has-checked:shadow-[0_0_18px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_35%,transparent)]">

Identity is preserved because rest and active share the hue; only intensity moves. That is why the four still read as one strip.

Make it yours

  • Brand categories: replace the four tokens; keep 6% / 30% at rest and 18% / 100% checked so the intensity story holds.
  • Pills: rounded-full — the glow scales with any radius.
  • Light mode: darken each hue to L ≈ 0.5 and halve the glow.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Lime at rest is the weakest contrast; keep the label at 12px bold or larger.
  • Colour alone doesn't convey state — the dot growing and the border solidifying carry it too.
  • If you add a fifth hue, add its root has-[…]:[--c:…] too or the panel keeps the previous tint.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Inside Tailwind v4's floor; :has() drives the panel tint.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

color-mix()tw ↗:has()tw ↗box-shadowtw ↗

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

custom propertiestw ↗

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