35 JavaScript Tab Bars
Tab bars offer a mobile-first navigation pattern for switching between app sections. This collection of JavaScript tab bar components features fixed-bottom navs, icon-based switching, and active-state transitions — ideal for mobile web apps and hybrid interfaces.
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Mobile Tab Navigation
An elegant mobile app prototype showcasing classic bottom tab bar navigation with smooth content transitions.
Glowing Tabs
A navigation menu leveraging CSS Houdini API to animate custom variables for smooth transitions. JavaScript calculates element geometry to drive a dynamic “glowing” background that slides between tabs, while CSS gradients and the :has() selector create a polished, depth-rich visual style.
Animated Bottom Tab Bar with CSS Transitions
A showcase of five distinct tab bar animations orchestrated primarily through CSS transitions and sibling combinators, minimizing JavaScript dependency. The implementation leverages CSS Custom Properties for dynamic theming and intricate nth-child logic to drive fluid indicator movements, ranging from simple sliding lines to complex, claymorphic ‘pop-out’ interactions.
Cyber-Styled Sliding Tab Bar
A cyber-styled navigation bar featuring a sliding indicator driven by absolute positioning and coordinate mapping. JavaScript dynamically updates the style.left property via a switch statement, while CSS transition and drop-shadow render a smooth, neon-lit motion effect over the active SVG icons.
Tab Bar Animation with MorphSVG
A complex micro-animation for a tab bar where GSAP keyframes and morphSVG create smooth, “elastic” transitions between icon states, while state management is implemented in vanilla JS.
Button Group with Animated Indicator
A simple button group where the indicator’s position is calculated in JS based on the button’s data-num attribute - the offset is set via style.marginLeft, while the active state is animated using CSS.
