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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, express
---
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The Tabs field is presentational-only and only affects the Admin panel (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.
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![Tabs field type used to separate Hero fields from Page Layout](https://payloadcms.com/images/fields/tabs/tabs.jpg)
*Tabs field type used to separate Hero fields from Page Layout*
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`tabs`** * | Array of tabs to render within this Tabs field. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See the [default field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config) for more details. |
#### Tab-specific Config
Each tab has its own required `label` and `fields` array. You can also optionally pass a `description` to render within each individual tab.
| Option | Description |
| ----------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** | An optional property name to be used when stored and retrieved from the database, similar to a [Group](/docs/fields/group). |
| **`label`** * | The label to render on the tab itself. |
| **`fields`** * | The fields to render within this tab. |
| **`description`** | Optionally render a description within this tab to describe the contents of the tab itself. |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
### Example
`collections/ExampleCollection.ts`
```ts
import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
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
fields: [ // required
{
name: 'numberField', // accessible via tabTwo.numberField
type: 'number',
required: true,
},
],
}
]
}
]
}
```