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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
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Expanding Icon Tabs in Tailwind CSS

Compact icon-only tabs in a white pill; the active one fills rose and its label morphs in beside the icon. The label animates max-w-0 → max-w-28 while the gap opens gap-0 → gap-2 on the same curve, so icon and text glide together. Inbox gains an unread badge.

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<section class="ttb-10 grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb10-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb10-sans text-ttb10-ink" aria-label="Expanding icon tabs demo">
  <div class="grid justify-items-center gap-8">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Main navigation" class="flex gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-white p-1.5 shadow-[0_6px_20px_-6px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-ttb10-acc)_30%,transparent)] ring-1 ring-black/5">
      <label class="group/tab relative flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-0 rounded-full px-3.5 text-ttb10-mut transition-[background-color,color,gap] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] hover:text-ttb10-acc-ink has-checked:gap-2 has-checked:bg-ttb10-acc has-checked:text-white has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb10-acc motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb10" id="ttb10-r1" checked><svg aria-hidden="true" class="size-[18px] flex-none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M3 11l9-8 9 8M5 9.5V20h5v-6h4v6h5V9.5"/></svg><span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden text-[13px] font-bold whitespace-nowrap opacity-0 transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">Home</span></label>
      <label class="group/tab relative flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-0 rounded-full px-3.5 text-ttb10-mut transition-[background-color,color,gap] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] hover:text-ttb10-acc-ink has-checked:gap-2 has-checked:bg-ttb10-acc has-checked:text-white has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb10-acc motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb10" id="ttb10-r2"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="size-[18px] flex-none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7"/><path d="M21 21l-5-5"/></svg><span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden text-[13px] font-bold whitespace-nowrap opacity-0 transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">Search</span></label>
      <label class="group/tab relative flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-0 rounded-full px-3.5 text-ttb10-mut transition-[background-color,color,gap] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] hover:text-ttb10-acc-ink has-checked:gap-2 has-checked:bg-ttb10-acc has-checked:text-white has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb10-acc motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb10" id="ttb10-r3"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="size-[18px] flex-none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M3 13h5l1.5 3h5L16 13h5M5 4h14l2 9v6H3v-6z"/></svg><span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden text-[13px] font-bold whitespace-nowrap opacity-0 transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">Inbox</span><span class="absolute top-1.5 right-2 grid size-4 place-items-center rounded-full bg-ttb10-acc text-[9.5px] font-extrabold text-white ring-2 ring-white transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-0"><span class="sr-only">unread: </span>4</span></label>
      <label class="group/tab relative flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-0 rounded-full px-3.5 text-ttb10-mut transition-[background-color,color,gap] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] hover:text-ttb10-acc-ink has-checked:gap-2 has-checked:bg-ttb10-acc has-checked:text-white has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb10-acc motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb10" id="ttb10-r4"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="size-[18px] flex-none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round"><circle cx="12" cy="8" r="4"/><path d="M4 21v-1a7 7 0 0 1 7-7h2a7 7 0 0 1 7 7v1"/></svg><span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden text-[13px] font-bold whitespace-nowrap opacity-0 transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">Profile</span></label>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-black/8 bg-white/70 px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb10-mono text-[11.5px] text-ttb10-mut">max-w-0 → max-w-28 · gap-0 → gap-2 · same curve</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb10-bg: #fbf3e8;
  --color-ttb10-bg: oklch(0.967 0.017 76.1);
  --color-ttb10-ink: #2a1d24;
  --color-ttb10-ink: oklch(0.250 0.024 345.4);
  --color-ttb10-mut: #74586a;
  --color-ttb10-mut: oklch(0.495 0.045 340.1);
  --color-ttb10-acc: #c93a76;
  --color-ttb10-acc: oklch(0.576 0.185 359.2);
  --color-ttb10-acc-ink: #a92c60;
  --color-ttb10-acc-ink: oklch(0.502 0.166 359.9);
  --font-ttb10-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb10-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-10 {
  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-ttb10-bg: #fbf3e8;
  --color-ttb10-bg: oklch(0.967 0.017 76.1);
  --color-ttb10-ink: #2a1d24;
  --color-ttb10-ink: oklch(0.250 0.024 345.4);
  --color-ttb10-mut: #74586a;
  --color-ttb10-mut: oklch(0.495 0.045 340.1);
  --color-ttb10-acc: #c93a76;
  --color-ttb10-acc: oklch(0.576 0.185 359.2);
  --color-ttb10-acc-ink: #a92c60;
  --color-ttb10-acc-ink: oklch(0.502 0.166 359.9);
  --font-ttb10-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb10-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-10 {
  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.

  • .tt30l's max-width:0 → 120px reveal became max-w-0 group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28; the parent's gap transition kept the same cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1).
  • Icons became aria-hidden inline SVG with stroke="currentColor", so a single colour utility drives icon and label.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: an unread badge on Inbox that scales away when the tab opens, and the active pill is white-on-rose at 5.1:1 (the original #d4437f with white was 4.0:1).
  • UI upgrade: resting icons darkened from #94748a (3.6:1 on white) to a 6.4:1 token, and every tab is 44px tall.
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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: Expanding Icon Tabs in Tailwind CSS
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/expanding-icon-tabs-tailwind-css/

Compact icon-only tabs in a white pill; the active one fills rose and its label morphs in beside the icon. The label animates max-w-0 → max-w-28 while the gap opens gap-0 → gap-2 on the same curve, so icon and text glide together. Inbox gains an unread badge.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-10 grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb10-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb10-sans text-ttb10-ink" aria-label="Expanding icon tabs demo">
  <div class="grid justify-items-center gap-8">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Main navigation" class="flex gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-white p-1.5 shadow-[0_6px_20px_-6px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-ttb10-acc)_30%,transparent)] ring-1 ring-black/5">
      <label class="group/tab relative flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-0 rounded-full px-3.5 text-ttb10-mut transition-[background-color,color,gap] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] hover:text-ttb10-acc-ink has-checked:gap-2 has-checked:bg-ttb10-acc has-checked:text-white has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb10-acc motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb10" id="ttb10-r1" checked><svg aria-hidden="true" class="size-[18px] flex-none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M3 11l9-8 9 8M5 9.5V20h5v-6h4v6h5V9.5"/></svg><span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden text-[13px] font-bold whitespace-nowrap opacity-0 transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">Home</span></label>
      <label class="group/tab relative flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-0 rounded-full px-3.5 text-ttb10-mut transition-[background-color,color,gap] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] hover:text-ttb10-acc-ink has-checked:gap-2 has-checked:bg-ttb10-acc has-checked:text-white has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb10-acc motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb10" id="ttb10-r2"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="size-[18px] flex-none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7"/><path d="M21 21l-5-5"/></svg><span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden text-[13px] font-bold whitespace-nowrap opacity-0 transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">Search</span></label>
      <label class="group/tab relative flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-0 rounded-full px-3.5 text-ttb10-mut transition-[background-color,color,gap] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] hover:text-ttb10-acc-ink has-checked:gap-2 has-checked:bg-ttb10-acc has-checked:text-white has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb10-acc motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb10" id="ttb10-r3"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="size-[18px] flex-none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M3 13h5l1.5 3h5L16 13h5M5 4h14l2 9v6H3v-6z"/></svg><span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden text-[13px] font-bold whitespace-nowrap opacity-0 transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">Inbox</span><span class="absolute top-1.5 right-2 grid size-4 place-items-center rounded-full bg-ttb10-acc text-[9.5px] font-extrabold text-white ring-2 ring-white transition-transform group-has-checked/tab:scale-0"><span class="sr-only">unread: </span>4</span></label>
      <label class="group/tab relative flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center gap-0 rounded-full px-3.5 text-ttb10-mut transition-[background-color,color,gap] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] hover:text-ttb10-acc-ink has-checked:gap-2 has-checked:bg-ttb10-acc has-checked:text-white has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-3 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb10-acc motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb10" id="ttb10-r4"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="size-[18px] flex-none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round"><circle cx="12" cy="8" r="4"/><path d="M4 21v-1a7 7 0 0 1 7-7h2a7 7 0 0 1 7 7v1"/></svg><span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden text-[13px] font-bold whitespace-nowrap opacity-0 transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1)] group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">Profile</span></label>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-black/8 bg-white/70 px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb10-mono text-[11.5px] text-ttb10-mut">max-w-0 → max-w-28 · gap-0 → gap-2 · same curve</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb10-bg: #fbf3e8;
  --color-ttb10-bg: oklch(0.967 0.017 76.1);
  --color-ttb10-ink: #2a1d24;
  --color-ttb10-ink: oklch(0.250 0.024 345.4);
  --color-ttb10-mut: #74586a;
  --color-ttb10-mut: oklch(0.495 0.045 340.1);
  --color-ttb10-acc: #c93a76;
  --color-ttb10-acc: oklch(0.576 0.185 359.2);
  --color-ttb10-acc-ink: #a92c60;
  --color-ttb10-acc-ink: oklch(0.502 0.166 359.9);
  --font-ttb10-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb10-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-10 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Animate a cap, not a width. width:auto can't transition, but max-width can — from 0 to a cap larger than the longest label:

<span class="max-w-0 overflow-hidden whitespace-nowrap opacity-0
  transition-[max-width,opacity] duration-400
  group-has-checked/tab:max-w-28 group-has-checked/tab:opacity-100">Inbox</span>

Accessible when collapsed. A zero-width label is still text in the tree, so every radio has a name for screen readers even while it shows only an icon. The CSS original had the same structure; the port keeps it deliberately.

Make it yours

  • Bottom bar: place the pill in a fixed footer; keep the radius.
  • Longer labels: raise max-w-28 past the widest string.
  • Swap the accent token; the shadow tint follows via color-mix().

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • max-width animation triggers layout every frame — fine for one bar, not for dozens animating at once.
  • If the cap is smaller than a label, the last letters clip silently.
  • Keep icons stroke="currentColor" so they change colour with the label.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Inside Tailwind v4's floor; no :has() panel here, only has-checked:.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

:has()tw ↗transitionstw ↗

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