Webflow Tabs are pre-built components with internal styling and JavaScript behavior, which can conflict with custom layouts like Flexbox or Grid. Here's why issues occur and how to regain full layout control.
display: flex
, fixed widths, overflow settings) and built-in JavaScript behavior for showing/hiding tab panels.w-tab-menu
, w-tab-link
, w-tab-content
, and w-tab-pane
, which can override or conflict with custom layout rules.display: none
, which can interfere with custom Flexbox/Grid settings.To make tabs behave more like normal elements, follow these steps:
w-tab-pane
directly; they may be overwritten by Webflow JS.display: grid
or flex
using your custom class.display: none
and display: block
as inline styles. These override any CSS in your stylesheet.If overriding Webflow Tabs is too restrictive, consider:
Webflow Tabs include hardcoded styles and JS that restrict Flex/Grid layout behavior. To override this, use custom classes on each tab element and avoid relying on default styles. For full control, consider rebuilding Tabs using custom Divs and Interactions.