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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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Neon Glow Tailwind Tabs with Per-Tab Accent Colors

Four electric tabs, each carrying its own accent in one custom property. Every label shares a single class list — text-(--c) border-(--c) bg-(--c)/12 — and only [--c:…] differs. The root re-points the same variable for the active tab, so the panel's glow and title follow the selection.

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<section class="ttb-02 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb02-bg bg-[radial-gradient(70%_50%_at_50%_0%,var(--color-ttb02-glow),transparent)] px-5 py-14 font-ttb02-mono text-ttb02-ink [--c:var(--color-ttb02-pink)] has-[#ttb02-r2:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb02-cyan)] has-[#ttb02-r3:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb02-lime)] has-[#ttb02-r4:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb02-amber)]" aria-label="Neon glow tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-xl justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Signal mode" class="grid w-full grid-cols-2 gap-2.5 sm:grid-cols-4">
      <label class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-white/10 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.16em] text-ttb02-mut uppercase transition-[color,border-color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb02-pink)] hover:border-white/25 hover:text-ttb02-ink has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent),inset_0_0_10px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_25%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb02" id="ttb02-r1" checked>Pulse</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-white/10 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.16em] text-ttb02-mut uppercase transition-[color,border-color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb02-cyan)] hover:border-white/25 hover:text-ttb02-ink has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent),inset_0_0_10px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_25%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb02" id="ttb02-r2">Wave</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-white/10 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.16em] text-ttb02-mut uppercase transition-[color,border-color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb02-lime)] hover:border-white/25 hover:text-ttb02-ink has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent),inset_0_0_10px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_25%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb02" id="ttb02-r3">Surge</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-white/10 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.16em] text-ttb02-mut uppercase transition-[color,border-color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb02-amber)] hover:border-white/25 hover:text-ttb02-ink has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent),inset_0_0_10px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_25%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb02" id="ttb02-r4">Bloom</label>
    </div>
    <div class="w-full rounded-xl border border-(--c)/35 bg-white/[0.03] p-5 shadow-[0_0_40px_-12px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_45%,transparent)] transition-[border-color,box-shadow] duration-500 motion-reduce:transition-none">
      <p class="flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.2em] text-(--c) uppercase"><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) shadow-[0_0_8px_var(--c)]"></span>Live signal</p>
      <p class="mt-3 hidden font-ttb02-sans text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb02-soft transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb02-r1:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">Pulse — short, rhythmic bursts of light at a steady 120 BPM.</p>
      <p class="mt-3 hidden font-ttb02-sans text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb02-soft transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb02-r2:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">Wave — a continuous oscillation that rises and falls across the strip.</p>
      <p class="mt-3 hidden font-ttb02-sans text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb02-soft transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb02-r3:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">Surge — a sudden upward swell of power, then a slow release.</p>
      <p class="mt-3 hidden font-ttb02-sans text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb02-soft transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb02-r4:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">Bloom — a soft glow front that expands outward from the centre.</p>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-white/10 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-ttb02-mut">[--c:…] · has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 · root re-points --c</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb02-bg: #0b0b12;
  --color-ttb02-bg: oklch(0.153 0.015 284.5);
  --color-ttb02-glow: #1d1636;
  --color-ttb02-glow: oklch(0.228 0.060 290.9);
  --color-ttb02-ink: #f2f1f7;
  --color-ttb02-ink: oklch(0.961 0.008 293.9);
  --color-ttb02-soft: #c9c7d6;
  --color-ttb02-soft: oklch(0.836 0.021 292.1);
  --color-ttb02-mut: #9a98ad;
  --color-ttb02-mut: oklch(0.688 0.031 289.9);
  --color-ttb02-pink: #ff4df2;
  --color-ttb02-pink: oklch(0.727 0.271 331.1);
  --color-ttb02-cyan: #3df0ff;
  --color-ttb02-cyan: oklch(0.875 0.138 203.6);
  --color-ttb02-lime: #c6ff3d;
  --color-ttb02-lime: oklch(0.928 0.216 125.2);
  --color-ttb02-amber: #ff9a3d;
  --color-ttb02-amber: oklch(0.776 0.159 59.0);
  --font-ttb02-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb02-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* 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-02 {
  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-ttb02-bg: #0b0b12;
  --color-ttb02-bg: oklch(0.153 0.015 284.5);
  --color-ttb02-glow: #1d1636;
  --color-ttb02-glow: oklch(0.228 0.060 290.9);
  --color-ttb02-ink: #f2f1f7;
  --color-ttb02-ink: oklch(0.961 0.008 293.9);
  --color-ttb02-soft: #c9c7d6;
  --color-ttb02-soft: oklch(0.836 0.021 292.1);
  --color-ttb02-mut: #9a98ad;
  --color-ttb02-mut: oklch(0.688 0.031 289.9);
  --color-ttb02-pink: #ff4df2;
  --color-ttb02-pink: oklch(0.727 0.271 331.1);
  --color-ttb02-cyan: #3df0ff;
  --color-ttb02-cyan: oklch(0.875 0.138 203.6);
  --color-ttb02-lime: #c6ff3d;
  --color-ttb02-lime: oklch(0.928 0.216 125.2);
  --color-ttb02-amber: #ff9a3d;
  --color-ttb02-amber: oklch(0.776 0.159 59.0);
  --font-ttb02-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb02-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* 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-02 {
  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=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500;600;700;800&family=Geist:wght@400..800&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 12%, transparent) became has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 — v4's variable shorthand accepts the opacity modifier.
  • The inline style="--c:…" attributes became [--c:var(--color-ttb02-*)] arbitrary properties, so the colours are tokens, not literals in markup.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: the panel became a "live signal" card whose border, glow, dot and heading follow the active tab — the root re-points --c from the checked radio.
  • UI upgrade: resting labels moved from 45% white (≈3.2:1) to a solid 6.9:1 muted token; the row wraps to a 2×2 grid on phones instead of crushing four labels.
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Demo: Neon Glow Tailwind Tabs with Per-Tab Accent Colors
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/neon-glow-tailwind-tabs-per-tab-accent-colors/

Four electric tabs, each carrying its own accent in one custom property. Every label shares a single class list — text-(--c) border-(--c) bg-(--c)/12 — and only [--c:…] differs. The root re-points the same variable for the active tab, so the panel's glow and title follow the selection.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-02 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb02-bg bg-[radial-gradient(70%_50%_at_50%_0%,var(--color-ttb02-glow),transparent)] px-5 py-14 font-ttb02-mono text-ttb02-ink [--c:var(--color-ttb02-pink)] has-[#ttb02-r2:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb02-cyan)] has-[#ttb02-r3:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb02-lime)] has-[#ttb02-r4:checked]:[--c:var(--color-ttb02-amber)]" aria-label="Neon glow tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-xl justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Signal mode" class="grid w-full grid-cols-2 gap-2.5 sm:grid-cols-4">
      <label class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-white/10 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.16em] text-ttb02-mut uppercase transition-[color,border-color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb02-pink)] hover:border-white/25 hover:text-ttb02-ink has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent),inset_0_0_10px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_25%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb02" id="ttb02-r1" checked>Pulse</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-white/10 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.16em] text-ttb02-mut uppercase transition-[color,border-color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb02-cyan)] hover:border-white/25 hover:text-ttb02-ink has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent),inset_0_0_10px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_25%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb02" id="ttb02-r2">Wave</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-white/10 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.16em] text-ttb02-mut uppercase transition-[color,border-color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb02-lime)] hover:border-white/25 hover:text-ttb02-ink has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent),inset_0_0_10px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_25%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb02" id="ttb02-r3">Surge</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-white/10 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.16em] text-ttb02-mut uppercase transition-[color,border-color,background-color,box-shadow] duration-300 [--c:var(--color-ttb02-amber)] hover:border-white/25 hover:text-ttb02-ink has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent),inset_0_0_10px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_25%,transparent)] has-focus-visible:outline-2 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-(--c) motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb02" id="ttb02-r4">Bloom</label>
    </div>
    <div class="w-full rounded-xl border border-(--c)/35 bg-white/[0.03] p-5 shadow-[0_0_40px_-12px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_45%,transparent)] transition-[border-color,box-shadow] duration-500 motion-reduce:transition-none">
      <p class="flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.2em] text-(--c) uppercase"><span aria-hidden="true" class="size-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--c) shadow-[0_0_8px_var(--c)]"></span>Live signal</p>
      <p class="mt-3 hidden font-ttb02-sans text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb02-soft transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb02-r1:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">Pulse — short, rhythmic bursts of light at a steady 120 BPM.</p>
      <p class="mt-3 hidden font-ttb02-sans text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb02-soft transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb02-r2:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">Wave — a continuous oscillation that rises and falls across the strip.</p>
      <p class="mt-3 hidden font-ttb02-sans text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb02-soft transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb02-r3:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">Surge — a sudden upward swell of power, then a slow release.</p>
      <p class="mt-3 hidden font-ttb02-sans text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-ttb02-soft transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb02-r4:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">Bloom — a soft glow front that expands outward from the centre.</p>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-white/10 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-ttb02-mut">[--c:…] · has-checked:bg-(--c)/12 · root re-points --c</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb02-bg: #0b0b12;
  --color-ttb02-bg: oklch(0.153 0.015 284.5);
  --color-ttb02-glow: #1d1636;
  --color-ttb02-glow: oklch(0.228 0.060 290.9);
  --color-ttb02-ink: #f2f1f7;
  --color-ttb02-ink: oklch(0.961 0.008 293.9);
  --color-ttb02-soft: #c9c7d6;
  --color-ttb02-soft: oklch(0.836 0.021 292.1);
  --color-ttb02-mut: #9a98ad;
  --color-ttb02-mut: oklch(0.688 0.031 289.9);
  --color-ttb02-pink: #ff4df2;
  --color-ttb02-pink: oklch(0.727 0.271 331.1);
  --color-ttb02-cyan: #3df0ff;
  --color-ttb02-cyan: oklch(0.875 0.138 203.6);
  --color-ttb02-lime: #c6ff3d;
  --color-ttb02-lime: oklch(0.928 0.216 125.2);
  --color-ttb02-amber: #ff9a3d;
  --color-ttb02-amber: oklch(0.776 0.159 59.0);
  --font-ttb02-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb02-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* 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-02 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

One class list, four tabs. The CSS original piped an inline style="--c:…" through color-mix(). In v4 the variable shorthand does that directly:

<label class="[--c:var(--color-ttb02-cyan)] border-white/10 text-ttb02-mut
  has-checked:border-(--c) has-checked:text-(--c) has-checked:bg-(--c)/12
  has-checked:shadow-[0_0_16px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--c)_55%,transparent)]">

The panel listens too. The root sets --c from whichever radio is checked, so the panel border, status dot and heading glow in the active tab's colour without a second set of classes.

Each label's own [--c:…] wins over the inherited one, so the tabs never take on the selection's colour.

Make it yours

  • Recolour: edit the four --color-ttb02-* tokens; any hue works because the glow, wash and border all derive from --c.
  • Calmer glow: drop the shadow mix from 55% to 30% and remove the inset layer.
  • Light mode: paper stage, darker accents (L ≈ 0.55) and a 25% glow so it doesn't bloom on white.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • bg-(--c)/12 falls back to the solid colour where color-mix() is missing — Tailwind emits that fallback first, so nothing breaks, it's just louder.
  • Neon text on near-black passes contrast easily; the resting labels are the risk, so they use a solid muted token instead of 45% white.
  • The glow transitions over 300ms; it stops under motion-reduce:.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

color-mix() (the /12 modifier on a variable) is inside Tailwind v4's floor.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

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

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

custom propertiestw ↗

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