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WAI-ARIA APG Tabs Pattern

Defines tabs as layered tab panels with tablist, tab, tabpanel, aria-controls, aria-selected, arrow-key movement, optional manual activation, and focus-to-panel behavior.

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Tabs Choose tabs for sibling sections at the same hierarchy level that share one surrounding page context. Changing tabs updates the visible panel without losing the surrounding page context. APG documents tablist, tab, tabpanel, aria-controls, aria-selected, arrow-key movement, and manual activation.

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