Tabs

Need feedback on displaying tabs with icons

Need feedback on displaying tabs with icons
  1. What are the icons on tabs called?
  2. What is the purpose of tabs in menu design?
  3. What can I use instead of tabs?
  4. How many tab states should we design for a tab bar?

What are the icons on tabs called?

A favicon is a small, 16x16 pixel icon used on web browsers to represent a website or a web page. Short for “favorite icon,”' favicons are commonly displayed on tabs at the top of a web browser,—but they're also found on your browser's bookmark bar, history and in search results, alongside the page url.

What is the purpose of tabs in menu design?

Tabs are a navigation element used in web design that allow users to easily access different areas of a site or different parts of an individual page. They're sort of like tabbed dividers in a filing cabinet – by clicking a tab, users can easily locate a page containing related content.

What can I use instead of tabs?

If they're too long, then accordions are a better choice rather than tabs! Accordions placed on a horizontal space have too much space to accommodate long options and plenty of data, while on tabs if you choose long names as labels, they will look more or less like accordions only!

How many tab states should we design for a tab bar?

In general, use three to five tabs in iOS; use a few more in iPadOS and tvOS if necessary.

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