Tabs

Tabs and navigation allow you to create Shiny apps with multiple pages.

Tabs and navigation allow you to create apps that have multiple pages.

Relevant Functions

  • ui.accordion
    ui.accordion(*args, id=None, open=None, multiple=True, class_=None, width=None, height=None, **kwargs)

  • ui.accordion_panel
    ui.accordion_panel(title, *args, value=MISSING, icon=None, **kwargs)

  • ui.navset_card_tab
    ui.navset_card_tab(*args, id=None, selected=None, title=None, sidebar=None, header=None, footer=None)

  • ui.navset_card_pill
    ui.navset_card_pill(*args, id=None, selected=None, title=None, sidebar=None, header=None, footer=None, placement='above')

  • ui.navset_pill
    ui.navset_pill(*args, id=None, selected=None, header=None, footer=None)

  • ui.navset_pill_list
    ui.navset_pill_list(*args, id=None, selected=None, header=None, footer=None, well=True, widths=(4, 8))

  • ui.navset_tab
    ui.navset_tab(*args, id=None, selected=None, header=None, footer=None)

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Tabset with pill navigation

#| standalone: true
#| components: [viewer]
#| layout: horizontal
#| viewerHeight: 190

## file: app.py
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.navset_pill(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",  
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

from shiny.express import ui

with ui.navset_pill(id="tab"):  
    with ui.nav_panel("A"):
        "Panel A content"

    with ui.nav_panel("B"):
        "Panel B content"

    with ui.nav_panel("C"):
        "Panel C content"

    with ui.nav_menu("Other links"):
        with ui.nav_panel("D"):
            "Page D content"

        "----"
        "Description:"
        with ui.nav_control():
            ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.navset_pill(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",  
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

Follow these steps to create an app with a tabset with pill navigation layout:

  1. Add ui.navset_pill() inside any Shiny UI page method (e.g., ui.page_fluid()). ui.navset_pill() creates a pillset.

  2. Pass nav items (e.g., ui.nav_panel() and ui.nav_menu()) to ui.navset_pill() to set the items displayed in the navset.

  3. Pass arguments to the nav items to control each item’s title, appearance, and associated content. For example, set the title argument of ui.nav_panel() to control the displayed title of the nav item. Pass UI elements as additional arguments to ui.nav_panel(). These elements will be displayed when the tab is active.

  4. Optional: Pass a string to the id argument of ui.navset_pill(). This will create an input value that holds the title of the currently selected nav item. For example, id = "tab" would create a reactive value accessible as input.tab().

Tabset with pill list navigation

#| standalone: true
#| components: [viewer]
#| layout: horizontal
#| viewerHeight: 320

## file: app.py
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.navset_pill_list(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

from shiny.express import ui

with ui.navset_pill_list(id="tab"):  
    with ui.nav_panel("A"):
        "Panel A content"

    with ui.nav_panel("B"):
        "Panel B content"

    with ui.nav_panel("C"):
        "Panel C content"

    with ui.nav_menu("Other links"):
        with ui.nav_panel("D"):
            "Page D content"

        "----"
        "Description:"
        with ui.nav_control():
            ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.navset_pill_list(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

Follow these steps to create an app with a pill list navigation layout. A pill list is a vertical pillset navigation.

  1. Add ui.navset_pill_list() inside any Shiny UI page method (e.g., ui.page_fluid()). ui.navset_pill() creates a pill list.

  2. Pass nav items (e.g., ui.nav_panel() and ui.nav_menu()) to ui.navset_pill_list() to set the items displayed in the pillset.

  3. Pass arguments to the nav items to control each item’s title, appearance, and associated content. For example, set the title argument of ui.nav_panel() to control the displayed title of the nav item. Pass UI elements as additional arguments to ui.nav_panel(). These elements will be displayed when the tab is active.

  4. Optional: Pass a string to the id argument of ui.navset_pill_list(). This will create an input value that holds the title of the currently selected nav item. For example, id = "tab" would create a reactive value accessible as input.tab().

Tabset with tab navigation

#| standalone: true
#| components: [viewer]
#| layout: horizontal
#| viewerHeight: 200

## file: app.py
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.navset_tab(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",  
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

from shiny.express import ui

with ui.navset_pill(id="tab"):  
    with ui.nav_panel("A"):
        "Panel A content"

    with ui.nav_panel("B"):
        "Panel B content"

    with ui.nav_panel("C"):
        "Panel C content"

    with ui.nav_menu("Other links"):
        with ui.nav_panel("D"):
            "Page D content"

        "----"
        "Description:"
        with ui.nav_control():
            ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.navset_tab(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",  
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

Follow these steps to create an app with a tab navigation layout:

  1. Add ui.navset_tab() inside any Shiny UI page method (e.g., ui.page_fluid()). ui.navset_tab() creates a tabset.

  2. Pass nav items (e.g., ui.nav_panel() and ui.nav_menu()) to ui.navset_tab() to set the items displayed in the tabset.

  3. Pass arguments to the nav items to control each item’s title, appearance, and associated content. For example, set the title argument of ui.nav_panel() to control the displayed title of the nav item. Pass UI elements as additional arguments to ui.nav_panel(). These elements will be displayed when the tab is active.

  4. Optional: Pass a string to the id argument of ui.navset_tab(). This will create an input value that holds the title of the currently selected nav item. For example, id = "tab" would create a reactive value accessible as input.tab().

Card with a tabbed tabset

#| standalone: true
#| components: [viewer]
#| layout: horizontal
#| viewerHeight: 250

## file: app.py
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fillable(
    ui.navset_card_tab(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",  
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

from shiny.express import ui

ui.page_opts(fillable=True)

with ui.navset_card_tab(id="tab"):  
    with ui.nav_panel("A"):
        "Panel A content"

    with ui.nav_panel("B"):
        "Panel B content"

    with ui.nav_panel("C"):
        "Panel C content"

    with ui.nav_menu("Other links"):
        with ui.nav_panel("D"):
            "Page D content"

        "----"
        "Description:"
        with ui.nav_control():
            ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fillable(
    ui.navset_card_tab(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",  
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

Follow these steps to add a card with a tabbed tabset to your app:

  1. Add ui.navset_card_tab() inside any Shiny UI page method (e.g., ui.page_fluid()). ui.navset_card_tab() creates a tabset inside a card.

  2. Pass nav items (e.g., ui.nav_panel() and ui.nav_menu()) to ui.navset_card_tab() to set the items displayed in the tabset inside the card.

  3. Pass arguments to the nav items to control each item’s title, appearance, and associated content. For example, set the title argument of ui.nav_panel() to control the displayed title of the nav item. Pass UI elements as additional arguments to ui.nav_panel(). These elements will be displayed when the tab is active.

  4. Optional: Pass a string to the id argument of ui.navset_card_tab(). This will create an input value that holds the title of the currently selected nav item. For example, id = "tab" would create a reactive value accessible as input.tab().

Card with a pill tabset

#| standalone: true
#| components: [viewer]
#| layout: horizontal
#| viewerHeight: 250

## file: app.py
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fillable(
    ui.navset_card_pill(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

from shiny.express import ui

ui.page_opts(fillable=True)

with ui.navset_card_pill(id="tab"):  
    with ui.nav_panel("A"):
        "Panel A content"

    with ui.nav_panel("B"):
        "Panel B content"

    with ui.nav_panel("C"):
        "Panel C content"

    with ui.nav_menu("Other links"):
        with ui.nav_panel("D"):
            "Page D content"

        "----"
        "Description:"
        with ui.nav_control():
            ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fillable(
    ui.navset_card_pill(  
        ui.nav_panel("A", "Panel A content"),
        ui.nav_panel("B", "Panel B content"),
        ui.nav_panel("C", "Panel C content"),
        ui.nav_menu(
            "Other links",
            ui.nav_panel("D", "Panel D content"),
            "----",
            "Description:",
            ui.nav_control(
                ui.a("Shiny", href="https://shiny.posit.co", target="_blank")
            ),
        ),
        id="tab",
    )  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

Follow these steps to add a card with a pill tabset to your app:

  1. Add ui.navset_card_pill() inside any Shiny UI page method (e.g., ui.page_fluid()). ui.navset_card_pill() creates a pillset inside a card.

  2. Pass nav items (e.g., ui.nav_panel() and ui.nav_menu()) to ui.navset_card_pill() to set the items displayed in the pillset inside the card.

  3. Pass arguments to the nav items to control each item’s title, appearance, and associated content. For example, set the title argument of ui.nav_panel() to control the displayed title of the nav item. Pass UI elements as additional arguments to ui.nav_panel(). These elements will be displayed when the tab is active.

  4. Optional: Pass a string to the id argument of ui.navset_card_pill(). This will create an input value that holds the title of the currently selected nav item. For example, id = "tab" would create a reactive value accessible as input.tab().

Vertically collapsing accordion panels

#| standalone: true
#| components: [viewer]
#| layout: horizontal
#| viewerHeight: 350

## file: app.py
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.accordion(  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section A", "Section A content"),  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section B", "Section B content"),  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section C", "Section C content"),  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section D", "Section D content"),  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section E", "Section E content"),  
        id="acc",  
        open="Section A",  
    ),  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

from shiny.express import ui

with ui.accordion(id="acc", open="Section A"):  
    with ui.accordion_panel("Section A"):  
        "Section A content"

    with ui.accordion_panel("Section B"):  
        "Section B content"

    with ui.accordion_panel("Section C"):  
        "Section C content"

    with ui.accordion_panel("Section D"):  
        "Section D content"

    with ui.accordion_panel("Section E"):  
        "Section E content"
from shiny import App, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.accordion(  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section A", "Section A content"),  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section B", "Section B content"),  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section C", "Section C content"),  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section D", "Section D content"),  
        ui.accordion_panel("Section E", "Section E content"),  
        id="acc",  
        open="Section A",  
    ),  
)


def server(input, output, session):
    pass


app = App(app_ui, server)

Follow these steps to add vertically collapsing accordion panels to your app:

  1. Add ui.accordion() inside any Shiny UI page method (e.g., ui.page_fluid()). ui.accordion() creates a vertically collapsing accordion.

  2. Pass accordion panel items to ui.accordion() using calls to ui.accordion_panel(). Each call to ui.accordion_panel() creates one accordion panel.

  3. Pass arguments to the accordion panels to control each panel’s title, appearance, and associated content. The *args argument of ui.accordion_panel() controls the contents of the accordion panel.

  4. Optional: Pass a string to the id argument of ui.accordian(). This will create an input value that represents the currently active accordion panels. For example, id = "panel" would create a reactive value accessible as input.panel().