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Glass tabs

Five tab groups that keep a clear panel and vary only the tab bar surface: a neutral frost, a primary tint, a smoked blur, a crystal gradient and a layered depth. Each is self-contained, sized, token-driven and keyboard accessible with role tablist and arrow key navigation.

TabsGlass

Installation

The styled layer is free and installs like any other ai2 component.

Run the following command

npx shadcn@latest add @ai2/tabs-glass

Dependencies, the @ai2/tokens theme and the component file are installed together.

Variations

5 takes on the same idea. Each is its own export, and every one accepts a size prop (sm, md, lg, xl) aligned to the base Button scale.

Frost

A neutral frosted bar with an opaque active tab.

A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
sm
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
md
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
lg
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
xl

Tint

A primary-tinted glass bar with a matching active tint.

A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
sm
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
md
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
lg
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
xl

Smoke

A smoked bar with a strong backdrop blur.

A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
sm
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
md
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
lg
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
xl

Crystal

A high-transparency gradient bar with icon tabs.

A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
sm
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
md
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
lg
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
xl

Depth

A recessed bar with a raised, shadowed active tab.

A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
sm
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
md
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
lg
A summary of the workspace: recent activity, open items and the team.
xl

ai2 Glass tabs: 5 styled variations on the token system

The ai2 Glass tabs are a set of 5 decorative button variations from the styled layer of the @ai2 design system, built around tab groups with a frosted, translucent tab bar. They are free and MIT licensed, and every color comes from a semantic token, so they theme with the rest of ai2 in light and dark.

Motion runs on framer-motion: framer-motion slides the active indicator with a layoutId spring. The styled layer is opt-in, so the dependency only lands if you use it; the base components stay lean. Under reduced motion, the indicator jumps to the active tab with no animation.

What is in the ai2 Glass tabs?

5 exports in one file: Frost, Tint, Smoke, Crystal and Depth. Each renders a native button and takes a size prop (sm, md, lg, xl) aligned to the base Button. They are separate from the base Button on purpose: the base keeps its clean variant, tone and size axes, while the styled layer carries the effects.

You own the file. Copy the one category file and you have all 5 variations, with no runtime dependency on ai2 itself.

Why use it

  • On-system by construction: Every color resolves to an ai2 semantic token, so the buttons follow your theme in light and dark with no extra work.
  • Effect without the sprawl: The decorations live in a dedicated styled file, so the base Button keeps its clean, predictable API.
  • Accessible and honest: Each renders a real button element, keeps a visible focus ring, and respects prefers-reduced-motion.

Features

  • Token-driven color: No hardcoded hex or oklch; the look recolors with your theme tokens.
  • framer-motion: framer-motion slides the active indicator with a layoutId spring.
  • Reduced-motion aware: Under prefers-reduced-motion, the indicator jumps to the active tab with no animation.
  • Size aligned to the base: Every variation takes sm, md, lg and xl matching the base Button height scale, so styled and base buttons line up in a row.

Production tips

  • Use it for emphasis, not everywhere: Styled buttons draw the eye. Reserve them for the one action you want people to take on a screen, and use the base Button for the rest.
  • Keep labels as verbs: The decoration adds weight, so a clear action label keeps the button scannable.
  • Pick one variation per surface: The variations share a family; using two different ones in the same view competes for attention.

Works with the rest of ai2

The Glass tabs sit alongside the base Button and the rest of the @ai2 registry. They share the same token file, so a styled action next to a base button or a badge stays visually consistent in both modes.

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