Bootstrap 5 Pills
Tags: bootstrap, javascript, webdev, html
Published: 2021-04-30 06:50:18

## What is Bootstrap Pagination?

Pills are quasi-navigation components which can highly improve website clarity and increase user experience.

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## Installation

#### Manual installation (zip package)

To take advantage of  our Bootstrap images component and use them in your project, you first need to install the [MDB 5 Free package](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/getting-started/installation/#section-manual-installation)

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#### MDB CLI

Watch our [**Quick Start Tutorial**](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/getting-started/quick-start/) to discover and use the full potential of MDB 5 and MDB CLI

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#### NPM

###### Prerequisites

Before starting the project make sure to install [Node LTS (12.x.x recommended)](https://nodejs.org/en/).

###### Installation

To install MDB UI KIT in your project easily type the following command in the terminal:
```terminal
npm i mdb-ui-kit 
```

###### Importing JS modules

You can import the entire library or just individual modules:
```terminal
import * as mdb from 'mdb-ui-kit'; // lib
import { Input } from 'mdb-ui-kit'; // module 
```

###### Importing CSS file

To import MDB stylesheet please use the following syntax:
```terminal
@import '~mdb-ui-kit/css/mdb.min.css'; 
```

###### Importing SCSS modules

You can also import individual SCSS modules. To do it properly, we recommend to copy them from the node_modules/mdb-ui-kit/src/scss location directly to your project and import in the same way as CSS files.

###### Webpack integration

You can significantly speed up the process of creating a new project based on Webpack using our [Starter](https://github.com/mdbootstrap/mdb-webpack-starter).

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#### CDN

Installation via CDN is one of the easiest methods of integrating MDB UI KIT with your project. Just copy the latest compiled JS script tag and CSS link tag from [cdnjs](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/mdb-ui-kit) to the application.

Don't forget to add also Font Awesome and Roboto font if you need. Here's an example code:

###### CSS

```css
<!-- Font Awesome -->
<link
  href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.1/css/all.min.css"
  rel="stylesheet"
/>
<!-- Google Fonts -->
<link
  href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,500,700&display=swap"
  rel="stylesheet"
/>
<!-- MDB -->
<link
  href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mdb-ui-kit/3.3.0/mdb.min.css"
  rel="stylesheet"
/>
```


###### JS

```javascript
<!-- MDB -->
<script
  type="text/javascript"
  src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mdb-ui-kit/3.3.0/mdb.min.js"
></script>
```

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## Customization

###### Basic example

Basic pills are divided into 2 main sections - **Pills navs** (containing `nav-items`) and **Pills content** (containing `tab-panes`).

Use `id` and `href` attribute to connect pills navs with pills content.

In the example below **Tab 1** uses `href="#ex1-pills-1"` in the first `nav-link` element to connect it with the first `tab-pane` which has an ID `ex1-pills-1.`


```html
<!-- Pills navs -->
<ul class="nav nav-pills mb-3" id="ex1" role="tablist">
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link active"
      id="ex1-tab-1"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex1-pills-1"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex1-pills-1"
      aria-selected="true"
      >Tab 1</a
    >
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link"
      id="ex1-tab-2"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex1-pills-2"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex1-pills-2"
      aria-selected="false"
      >Tab 2</a
    >
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link"
      id="ex1-tab-3"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex1-pills-3"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex1-pills-3"
      aria-selected="false"
      >Tab 3</a
    >
  </li>
</ul>
<!-- Pills navs -->

<!-- Pills content -->
<div class="tab-content" id="ex1-content">
  <div
    class="tab-pane fade show active"
    id="ex1-pills-1"
    role="tabpanel"
    aria-labelledby="ex1-tab-1"
  >
    Tab 1 content
  </div>
  <div class="tab-pane fade" id="ex1-pills-2" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="ex1-tab-2">
    Tab 2 content
  </div>
  <div class="tab-pane fade" id="ex1-pills-3" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="ex1-tab-3">
    Tab 3 content
  </div>
</div>
<!-- Pills content -->
```

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#### Fill and justify

Force your .nav's contents to extend the full available width one of two modifier classes.

###### Fill

To proportionately fill all available space with your `.nav-items`, use `.nav-fill`. Notice that all horizontal space is occupied, but not every nav item has the same width.

```html
<!-- Pills navs -->
<ul class="nav nav-pills nav-fill mb-3" id="ex1" role="tablist">
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link active"
      id="ex2-tab-1"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex2-pills-1"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex2-pills-1"
      aria-selected="true"
      >Link</a
    >
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link"
      id="ex2-tab-2"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex2-pills-2"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex2-pills-2"
      aria-selected="false"
      >Very very very very long link</a
    >
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link"
      id="ex2-tab-3"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex2-pills-3"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex2-pills-3"
      aria-selected="false"
      >Another link</a
    >
  </li>
</ul>
<!-- Pills navs -->

<!-- Pills content -->
<div class="tab-content" id="ex2-content">
  <div
    class="tab-pane fade show active"
    id="ex2-pills-1"
    role="tabpanel"
    aria-labelledby="ex2-tab-1"
  >
    Tab 1 content
  </div>
  <div
    class="tab-pane fade"
    id="ex2-pills-2"
    role="tabpanel"
    aria-labelledby="ex2-tab-2"
  >
    Tab 2 content
  </div>
  <div
    class="tab-pane fade"
    id="ex2-pills-3"
    role="tabpanel"
    aria-labelledby="ex2-tab-3"
  >
    Tab 3 content
  </div>
</div>
<!-- Pills content -->
```

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###### Justify

For equal-width elements, use `.nav-justified`. All horizontal space will be occupied by nav links, but unlike the `.nav-fill` above, every nav item will be the same width.

```html
<!-- Pills navs -->
<ul class="nav nav-pills nav-justified mb-3" id="ex1" role="tablist">
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link active"
      id="ex3-tab-1"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex3-pills-1"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex3-pills-1"
      aria-selected="true"
      >Link</a
    >
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link"
      id="ex3-tab-2"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex3-pills-2"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex3-pills-2"
      aria-selected="false"
      >Very very very very long link</a
    >
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
    <a
      class="nav-link"
      id="ex3-tab-3"
      data-mdb-toggle="pill"
      href="#ex3-pills-3"
      role="tab"
      aria-controls="ex3-pills-3"
      aria-selected="false"
      >Another link</a
    >
  </li>
</ul>
<!-- Pills navs -->

<!-- Pills content -->
<div class="tab-content" id="ex2-content">
  <div
    class="tab-pane fade show active"
    id="ex3-pills-1"
    role="tabpanel"
    aria-labelledby="ex3-tab-1"
  >
    Tab 1 content
  </div>
  <div
    class="tab-pane fade"
    id="ex3-pills-2"
    role="tabpanel"
    aria-labelledby="ex3-tab-2"
  >
    Tab 2 content
  </div>
  <div
    class="tab-pane fade"
    id="ex3-pills-3"
    role="tabpanel"
    aria-labelledby="ex3-tab-3"
  >
    Tab 3 content
  </div>
</div>
<!-- Pills content -->

```






#### You can see more customization examples on the [📄 Pills documentation page](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/pills/)

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## Crucial Resources

Here are the resources that we have prepared to help you work with this component:

1. Read  [📄 Pills documentation page](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/pills/) <-- start here
2. In to get the most out of your project, you should also get acquainted with other Navigation options related to Pills. See the section below to find the list of them.
3. You can use predesigned Navigation elements in [📥 Starter Bootstrap 5 templates](https://mdbootstrap.com/freebies/)
4. Templates are a part of [📦 Free UI Kit for Bootstrap 5](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/)
5. After finishing the project you can publish it with CLI in order to receive [💽 Free hosting (beta)](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/cli/)

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## Related Content and Styles options & features
- [Breadcrumbs](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/breadcrumb/)
- [Footer](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/footer/)
- [Headers](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/headers/)
- [Navbar](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/navbar/)
- [Pagination](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/pagination/)
- [Scrollspy](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/scrollspy/)
- [Sidenav](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/sidenav/)
- [Tabs](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/navigation/tabs/)


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