Content tabs¶

Sometimes, it's desirable to group alternative content under different tabs, e.g. when describing how to access an API from different languages or environments. Material for MkDocs allows for beautiful and functional tabs, grouping code blocks and other content.

Configuration¶

This configuration enables content tabs, and allows to nest arbitrary content inside content tabs, including code blocks and ... more content tabs! Add the following lines to mkdocs.yml:

markdown_extensions:
  - pymdownx.superfences
  - pymdownx.tabbed:
      alternate_style: true 

See additional configuration options:

• SuperFences
• Tabbed

Anchor links¶

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In order to link to content tabs and share them more easily, Insiders adds an anchor link to each content tab automatically, which you can copy via right click or open in a new tab:

You can copy the link of the tab and create a link on the same or any other page. For example, you can jump to the third tab above this paragraph or to the publishing guide for Insiders.

Linked content tabs¶

8.3.0 · Feature flag · Experimental

When enabled, all content tabs across the whole documentation site will be linked and switch to the same label when the user clicks on a tab. Add the following lines to mkdocs.yml:

theme:
  features:
    - content.tabs.link

Content tabs are linked based on their label, not offset. This means that all tabs with the same label will be activated when a user clicks a content tab regardless of order inside a container. Furthermore, this feature is fully integrated with instant loading and persisted across page loads.

Usage¶

Grouping code blocks¶

Code blocks are one of the primary targets to be grouped, and can be considered a special case of content tabs, as tabs with a single code block are always rendered without horizontal spacing:

=== "C"

    ``` c
    #include <stdio.h>

    int main(void) {
      printf("Hello world!\n");
      return 0;
    }
    ```

=== "C++"

    ``` c++
    #include <iostream>

    int main(void) {
      std::cout << "Hello world!" << std::endl;
      return 0;
    }
    ```

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
  printf("Hello world!\n");
  return 0;
}

#include <iostream>

int main(void) {
  std::cout << "Hello world!" << std::endl;
  return 0;
}

Grouping other content¶

When a content tab contains more than one code block, it is rendered with horizontal spacing. Vertical spacing is never added, but can be achieved by nesting tabs in other blocks:

=== "Unordered list"

    * Sed sagittis eleifend rutrum
    * Donec vitae suscipit est
    * Nulla tempor lobortis orci

=== "Ordered list"

    1. Sed sagittis eleifend rutrum
    2. Donec vitae suscipit est
    3. Nulla tempor lobortis orci

Embedded content¶

When SuperFences is enabled, content tabs can contain arbitrary nested content, including further content tabs, and can be nested in other blocks like admonitions or blockquotes:

!!! example

    === "Unordered List"

        ``` markdown
        * Sed sagittis eleifend rutrum
        * Donec vitae suscipit est
        * Nulla tempor lobortis orci
        ```

    === "Ordered List"

        ``` markdown
        1. Sed sagittis eleifend rutrum
        2. Donec vitae suscipit est
        3. Nulla tempor lobortis orci
        ```

* Sed sagittis eleifend rutrum
* Donec vitae suscipit est
* Nulla tempor lobortis orci

1. Sed sagittis eleifend rutrum
2. Donec vitae suscipit est
3. Nulla tempor lobortis orci