Simple JQuery Tabs

A tabs feature kept as simple as possible. Just re-work the CSS as needed for your project.

by Matthew Schenker

HTML

<ul id="simple-tabs">
  <li><a id="tab1">Personal Details</a></li>
  <li><a id="tab2">Company Details</a></li>
  <li><a id="tab3">Bank Account Details</a></li>
  <li><a id="tab4">Login Info</a></li>
  <li><a id="tab5">Job History</a></li>
  <li><a id="tab6">Documents</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="simple-tabs-container" id="tab1C">
  <h2>TAB 1 Heading</h2>
  <p>Tab Number 1</p>
</div>
<div class="simple-tabs-container" id="tab2C">
  <h2>TAB 2 Heading</h2>
  <p>Tab Number 2</p>
</div>
<div class="simple-tabs-container" id="tab3C">
  <h2>TAB 3 Heading</h2>
  <p>Tab Number 3</p>
</div>
<div class="simple-tabs-container" id="tab4C">
  <h2>TAB 4 Heading</h2>
  <p>Tab Number 4</p>
</div>
<div class="simple-tabs-container" id="tab5C">
  <h2>TAB 5 Heading</h2>
  <p>Tab Number 5</p>
</div>
<div class="simple-tabs-container" id="tab6C">
  <h2>TAB 6 Heading</h2>
  <p>Tab Number 6</p>
</div>

CSS

#simple-tabs {
  width: 100%;
  height: 30px;
  border-bottom: solid 1px #CCC;
  margin: 10px 0 0 0
}

#simple-tabs li {
  float: left;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-left: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
  outline: none;
  margin: 0 !important;
  background-image: none padding: 0;
  text-align: center;
  width: 20%;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 10px 0 0 0;
}

#simple-tabs li a {
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #3D6AA2;
  padding: 6px 0 6px 0;
  display: block;
  background: #FFF;
  border-bottom: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  outline: none;
}

#simple-tabs li a.inactive {
  padding: 5px 0 5px 0;
  color: #ccc;
  background: #eee;
  outline: none;
  border-bottom: solid 1px #CCC;
  text-align: center;
}

#simple-tabs li a:hover,
#simple-tabs li a.inactive:hover {
  color: #A40000;
  outline: none;
}

.simple-tabs-container {
  clear: both;
  width: 100%;
  border-left: solid 1px #CCC;
  border-right: solid 1px #CCC;
  border-bottom: solid 1px #CCC;
  text-align: left;
  padding: px 0 0 0;
}

.simple-tabs-container h2 {
  margin: 15px 5% 10px 5%;
  color: #5685bc;
  font-size: 20px;
}

.simple-tabs-container p {
  margin: 15px 5% 10px 5%;
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.simple-tabs-container ul {
  margin-left: 25px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.simple-tabs-container li {
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  margin-left: 5px;
}

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('#simple-tabs li a:not(:first)').addClass('inactive');
  $('.simple-tabs-container').hide();
  $('.simple-tabs-container:first').show();
  $('#simple-tabs li a').click(function() {
    var t = $(this).attr('id');
    if ($(this).hasClass('inactive')) {
      $('#simple-tabs li a').addClass('inactive');
      $(this).removeClass('inactive');
      $('.simple-tabs-container').hide();
      $('#' + t + 'C').fadeIn(400);
    }
  });
});