Learn how to build a tab component in React, an essential detail for React apps that provide a clean and organized view for your users.

Tabs are user interface components that render and display subsections to users; they arrange content into categories for easy access and make your apps look cleaner by saving space. Tabs are a prevalent UI component, and it is essential to understand how to implement them as a developer.

This article will show you how to build a tab component in React and create functions that will handle tab switching.

We will be covering the following:

• Setting up a sample project with Create React App
• Creating a tab component
• Styling the tab component
• Introducing React useState for state management
• Creating a function to handle tabs

Prerequisites

To follow along with this tutorial, you’ll need to have Node.Js installed on your machine. You should also have a working knowledge of the following:

• CSS
• JavaScript
• React
• React Hooks

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