.NET MAUI TabView Header Item Styling

The TabView control provides the built-in HeaderItemStyle property, which allows you to apply styling properties to the TabViewHeaderItem.

The following table summarizes the properties that you can apply to the TabViewHeaderItem:

Property	Description
BackgroundColor	Specifies the background color of the header item.
BorderColor	Specifies the border color of the header item.
BorderThickness	Specifies the border thickness of the header item.
CornerRadius	Specifies the corner radius of the header item.
ContentPadding	Specifies the padding of the inner content of the header item.
TextColor	Specifies the color of the text in the header item.
FontFamily	Specifies the font family of the text in the header item.
FontSize	Specifies the font size of the text in the header item.
FontAttributes	Specifies the font attributes of the text in the header item.
TextDecorations	Specifies the decorations of the text in the header item.
HorizontalTextAlignment	Specifies the horizontal alignment of the text in the header item.
VerticalTextAlignment	Specifies the vertical alignment of the text in the header item.
ImageSource	Specifies the source of the image icon in the header item.
ImageAspect	Specifies the aspect of the image icon in the header item.
ImageWidth	Specifies the width of the image icon in the header item.
ImageHeight	Specifies the height of the image icon in the header item.
ImageSpacing	Specifies the spacing between the image icon and the text in the header item.
ImagePosition	Specifies the position of the image icon relative to the text (Left, Top, Right, and Bottom).

The example below shows how to style the header item of the TabView:

• XAML

<telerik:RadTabView x:Name="tabView">
    <telerik:RadTabView.HeaderItemStyle>
        <Style TargetType="telerik:TabViewHeaderItem">
            <Setter Property="FontAttributes" Value="Italic"/>
            <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="#99000000" />
            <Setter Property="VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups">
                <VisualStateGroupList>
                    <VisualStateGroup Name="CommonStates">
                        <VisualState Name="Normal" />
                        <VisualState Name="Disabled">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="#61000000" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                        <VisualState Name="Selected">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="#e05194" />
                                <Setter Property="BorderColor" Value="#e05194" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                    </VisualStateGroup>
                </VisualStateGroupList>
            </Setter>
        </Style>
    </telerik:RadTabView.HeaderItemStyle>
    <telerik:TabViewItem HeaderText="Home">
        <Label Margin="10" Text="This is the content of the Home tab" />
    </telerik:TabViewItem>
    <telerik:TabViewItem HeaderText="Folder">
        <Label Margin="10" Text="This is the content of the Folder tab" />
    </telerik:TabViewItem>
    <telerik:TabViewItem HeaderText="View">
        <Label Margin="10" Text="This is the content of the View tab" />
    </telerik:TabViewItem>
</telerik:RadTabView>

The example produces the following result:

For a runnable example with the TabView HeaderItemStyle scenario, see the SDKBrowser Demo Application and go to TabView > Styling.