In this tutorial, we will create a tabbed navigation interface using HTML and Bootstrap. Tabbed navigation is an effective way to display multiple related content in a single view, improving user experience.
You will learn how to:
- Construct a basic HTML layout
- Implement Bootstrap
- Create a tabbed navigation interface
Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS is required. Familiarity with Bootstrap would be beneficial.
We'll start by creating a simple HTML layout with the <!DOCTYPE html> declaration, a element, a
element, and a element.Bootstrap is a powerful front-end framework that can help you design websites faster and easier. It includes HTML and CSS based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, tables, navigation, modals, image carousels, and many other, as well as optional JavaScript plugins.
You can include Bootstrap in your project by linking to the Bootstrap CDN in the
section of your HTML file.To create a tabbed navigation interface, we will use the Bootstrap's tabs component. Each tab's label will be in a
Here's a simple example of a tabbed navigation interface:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<!-- Link to Bootstrap CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<!-- Navigation Tabs -->
<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link active" href="#home" data-toggle="tab">Home</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#profile" data-toggle="tab">Profile</a>
</li>
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link" href="#messages" data-toggle="tab">Messages</a>
</li>
</ul>
<!-- Tab Content -->
<div class="tab-content">
<div class="tab-pane active" id="home">This is the Home tab.</div>
<div class="tab-pane" id="profile">This is the Profile tab.</div>
<div class="tab-pane" id="messages">This is the Messages tab.</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Link to Bootstrap JS and its dependencies -->
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.7/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
In this example, we have three tabs: Home, Profile, and Messages. Each tab is linked to its corresponding content using the href attribute and the data-toggle="tab" attribute. The class "active" is added to the first tab to make it the default active tab.
In this tutorial, you've learned how to:
- Create a basic HTML layout
- Implement Bootstrap in your project
- Design a tabbed navigation interface using Bootstrap
For further learning, you can explore more about Bootstrap components and utilities.
Create a tabbed navigation interface with five tabs.
Add an icon to each tab using Bootstrap's icon classes.
Make the second tab the default active tab.
Solutions:
You can simply copy the
To add an icon, you can add a element with the relevant Bootstrap icon class inside the element. For example:
<a class="nav-link" href="#home" data-toggle="tab">
<i class="fas fa-home"></i> Home
</a>
Remember, practice is the key to mastering any skill, so make sure to practice these exercises to become proficient in creating tabbed navigation interfaces.