# Building with Stencil: Tabs

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/building-with-stencil-tabs/213633>\
**Category:** Stencil\
**Created:** [August 10, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/building-with-stencil-tabs/213633 "2021-08-10T19:06:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/building-with-stencil-tabs/213633/1 "2021-08-10T19:06:09Z")

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Originally published at: [Building with Stencil: Tabs - Ionic Blog](https://ionicframework.com/blog/building-with-stencil-tabs/)  
   
As user interfaces (UI) go, tabs are a particularly useful pattern. The word “tab” invokes images of beige manila file folders. Early UI mimicked this physical property by placing buttons along the top of a dedicated space. Mobile devices, with their confined spaces, find the tab pattern in accordions, bottom button bars, and more. In…