Tabs Change history
| Date | Changed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | GOV.UK Frontend v5.5.0 | Removed ‘up’ and ‘down’ arrow key bindings to prevent issues with screen reader navigation. |
| Aug 2023 | Guidance | Added guidance on including a heading inside each tab to help with navigation on smaller screens. |
| Mar 2023 | Guidance | Added guidance on using URL hashes to navigate between tabs. |
| Aug 2022 | GOV.UK Frontend v4.3.0 | Fixed incorrect styling on content passed using the |
| Dec 2021 | Guidance | Updated section on when to use Tabs, Accordion or Details to be more concise. |
| Jul 2019 | GOV.UK Frontend v3.0.0 | Updated focus style to comply with WCAG 2.1. Changed CSS class for a ‘selected’ tab from Fixed styling of progressively enhanced tabs to be consistent with other lists in GOV.UK Frontend. Fixed tab selection breaking when there is additional HTML inside a tab. Fixed keyboard navigation bug in Internet Explorer 8. |
| Mar 2019 | GOV.UK Frontend v2.9.0 | Fixed bullet point character encoding in progressively enhanced tabs. |
| Jan 2019 | Guidance | Added section on when to use Tabs rather than the Accordion or Details components for hiding content for a user to reveal. |
| Nov 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v2.3.0 | Fixed issue with links to tabs being able to open tabs in other Tabs component instances. |
| Oct 2018 | Guidance | Added more detailed guidance on how the component behaves without JavaScript. |
| Sept 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v2.1.0 | Added ability to pass |
| Jul 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v1.2.0 | Updated styling of hidden panels to use the component-specific class |
| Jul 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v1.1.1 | Updated component padding to be more uniform on all sides. |
| Jul 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v3.5.0 | Fixed component JavaScript throwing errors in Internet Explorer 8. |
| Jul 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v1.1.0 | Added bottom margin for consistency with other components. |
| Jun 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v1.0.0 | Component introduced. |