Segmented Control

A segmented control is a set of two or more segments, each of which functions as a mutually exclusive button. A segmented control is used to display a set of mutually exclusive options.

To create a segmented control, use the nav element with the nav-segmented class. Inside the nav element, add button or a elements with the nav-link class. The nav-link class is used to style the buttons as links.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented" role="tablist">
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="true"
    aria-current="page">
    First
  </button>
  ...
</nav>

See the example below to see how the segmented control looks.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented" role="tablist">
  <button class="nav-link active" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="true" aria-current="page">
    First
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Second
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" disabled role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="false" tabindex="-1">
    Disabled
  </button>
</nav>

Full width

To make the segmented control full width, add the w-100 class to the nav element. It will take up the full width of its parent container.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented w-100" role="tablist">...</nav>

The results can be seen in the example below.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented w-100" role="tablist">
  <button class="nav-link active" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="true" aria-current="page">
    Daily
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Weekly
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Monthly
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Quarterly
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Yearly
  </button>
</nav>

With emojis

You can also use emojis in the segmented control. To do this, add the emoji inside the button element.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented nav-1" role="tablist">
  <button class="nav-link active" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="true" aria-current="page">
    👦
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    👦🏿
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    👦🏾
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    👦🏽
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    👦🏼
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    👦🏻
  </button>
</nav>

With icons

You can also use icons in the segmented control. To do this, add the icon inside the button element.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented" role="tablist">
  <button class="nav-link active" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="true" aria-current="page">
    <!-- Download SVG icon from http://tabler.io/icons/icon/list -->
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
      stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-1">
      <path d="M9 6l11 0" />
      <path d="M9 12l11 0" />
      <path d="M9 18l11 0" />
      <path d="M5 6l0 .01" />
      <path d="M5 12l0 .01" />
      <path d="M5 18l0 .01" />
    </svg>
    List
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    <!-- Download SVG icon from http://tabler.io/icons/icon/layout -->
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
      stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-1">
      <path
        d="M4 4m0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v1a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-2a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2z" />
      <path
        d="M4 13m0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v3a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-2a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2z" />
      <path
        d="M14 4m0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v12a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-2a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2z" />
    </svg>
    Kanban
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    <!-- Download SVG icon from http://tabler.io/icons/icon/calendar -->
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
      stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-1">
      <path
        d="M4 7a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v12a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-12a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2v-12z" />
      <path d="M16 3v4" />
      <path d="M8 3v4" />
      <path d="M4 11h16" />
      <path d="M11 15h1" />
      <path d="M12 15v3" />
    </svg>
    Calendar
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    <!-- Download SVG icon from http://tabler.io/icons/icon/files -->
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
      stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-1">
      <path d="M15 3v4a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h4" />
      <path
        d="M18 17h-7a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2v-10a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h4l5 5v7a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2z" />
      <path
        d="M16 17v2a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-7a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2v-10a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h2" />
    </svg>
    Files
  </button>
</nav>

Vertical direction

To create a vertical segmented control, add the nav-segmented-vertical class to the nav element.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented-vertical" role="tablist">...</nav>

The results can be seen in the example below.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented nav-segmented-vertical" role="tablist">
  <button class="nav-link active" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="true" aria-current="page">
    <!-- Download SVG icon from http://tabler.io/icons/icon/list -->
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
      stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-1">
      <path d="M9 6l11 0" />
      <path d="M9 12l11 0" />
      <path d="M9 18l11 0" />
      <path d="M5 6l0 .01" />
      <path d="M5 12l0 .01" />
      <path d="M5 18l0 .01" />
    </svg>
    List
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    <!-- Download SVG icon from http://tabler.io/icons/icon/layout -->
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
      stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-1">
      <path
        d="M4 4m0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v1a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-2a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2z" />
      <path
        d="M4 13m0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v3a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-2a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2z" />
      <path
        d="M14 4m0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v12a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-2a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2z" />
    </svg>
    Kanban
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    <!-- Download SVG icon from http://tabler.io/icons/icon/calendar -->
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
      stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-1">
      <path
        d="M4 7a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v12a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-12a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2v-12z" />
      <path d="M16 3v4" />
      <path d="M8 3v4" />
      <path d="M4 11h16" />
      <path d="M11 15h1" />
      <path d="M12 15v3" />
    </svg>
    Calendar
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    <!-- Download SVG icon from http://tabler.io/icons/icon/files -->
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24"
      viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
      stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-1">
      <path d="M15 3v4a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h4" />
      <path
        d="M18 17h-7a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2v-10a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h4l5 5v7a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2z" />
      <path
        d="M16 17v2a2 2 0 0 1 -2 2h-7a2 2 0 0 1 -2 -2v-10a2 2 0 0 1 2 -2h2" />
    </svg>
    Files
  </button>
</nav>

Sizes

You can also change the size of the segmented control. To do this, add the nav-sm or nv-lg class to the nav element. The nav-sm class will make the segmented control smaller, while the nav-lg class will make it larger.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented nav-sm" role="tablist">...</nav>

The results can be seen in the examples below.

<nav class="nav nav-segmented nav-sm" role="tablist">
  <button class="nav-link active" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="true" aria-current="page">
    List
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Kanban
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link disabled" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="false" aria-disabled="true" tabindex="-1">
    Calendar
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Files
  </button>
</nav>
<nav class="nav nav-segmented nav-lg" role="tablist">
  <button class="nav-link active" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="true" aria-current="page">
    List
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Kanban
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link disabled" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab"
    aria-selected="false" aria-disabled="true" tabindex="-1">
    Calendar
  </button>
  <button class="nav-link" role="tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" aria-selected="false"
    tabindex="-1">
    Files
  </button>
</nav>