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---
title: Tabs Field
label: Tabs
order: 170
desc: The Tabs field is a great way to organize complex editing experiences into specific tab-based areas.
keywords: tabs, fields, config, configuration, documentation, Content Management System, cms, headless, javascript, node, react, nextjs
---
The Tabs Field is presentational-only and only affects the [Admin Panel](../admin/overview) (unless a tab is named). By using it, you can place fields within a nice layout component that separates certain sub-fields by a tabbed interface.
<LightDarkImage
srcLight="https://payloadcms.com/images/docs/fields/tabs.png"
srcDark="https://payloadcms.com/images/docs/fields/tabs-dark.png"
alt="Shows a tabs field used to separate Hero and Page layout in the Payload Admin Panel"
caption="Tabs field type used to separate Hero fields from Page Layout"
/>
To add a Tabs Field, set the `type` to `tabs` in your [Field Config](./overview):
```ts
import type { Field } from 'payload'
export const MyTabsField: Field = {
// ...
// highlight-start
type: 'tabs',
tabs: [
// ...
]
// highlight-end
}
```
## Config Options
| Option | Description |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **`tabs`** \* | Array of tabs to render within this Tabs field. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. [More details](../admin/fields#admin-options). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
### Tab-specific Config
Each tab must have either a `name` or `label` and the required `fields` array. You can also optionally pass a `description` to render within each individual tab.
| Option | Description |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **`name`** | Groups field data into an object when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | The label to render on the tab itself. Required when name is undefined, defaults to name converted to words. |
| **`fields`** \* | The fields to render within this tab. |
| **`description`** | Optionally render a description within this tab to describe the contents of the tab itself. |
| **`interfaceName`** | Create a top level, reusable [Typescript interface](/docs/typescript/generating-types#custom-field-interfaces) & [GraphQL type](/docs/graphql/graphql-schema#custom-field-schemas). (`name` must be present) |
| **`virtual`** | Provide `true` to disable field in the database (`name` must be present). See [Virtual Fields](https://payloadcms.com/blog/learn-how-virtual-fields-can-help-solve-common-cms-challenges) |
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
## Example
`collections/ExampleCollection.ts`
```ts
import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'example-collection',
fields: [
{
type: 'tabs', // required
tabs: [
// required
{
label: 'Tab One Label', // required
description: 'This will appear within the tab above the fields.',
fields: [
// required
{
name: 'someTextField',
type: 'text',
required: true,
},
],
},
{
name: 'tabTwo',
label: 'Tab Two Label', // required
interfaceName: 'TabTwo', // optional (`name` must be present)
fields: [
// required
{
name: 'numberField', // accessible via tabTwo.numberField
type: 'number',
required: true,
},
],
},
],
},
],
}
```