How to customize the text color of the header in .NET MAUI TabView?

In this article, you can learn how to customize the text color of the header in a .NET MAUI TabView. This can be achieved by using the VisualStateManager to define different visual states for the TabItem.

XAML

1. Define a Style for SfTabItem: Create a style targeting TabItem and set the VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups property.
2. Define Visual States: Within the VisualStateGroup, define visual states such as Normal, Selected, SelectedFilled, and NormalFilled.
3. Set TextColor for Each State: Use Setter elements within each VisualState to set the TextColor property.

<ContentPage.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
        <Style TargetType="tabView:SfTabItem">
            <Setter Property="VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups">
                <VisualStateGroupList>
                    <VisualStateGroup>
                        <VisualState x:Name="Normal" >
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="Black" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                        <VisualState x:Name="NormalFilled">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="Black" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                        <VisualState x:Name="Selected">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="#6200EE" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                        <VisualState x:Name="SelectedFilled">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="White" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                        <VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="Red" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                        <VisualState x:Name="PressedFilled">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="Red" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                        <VisualState x:Name="InActivePressed">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="Yellow" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                        <VisualState x:Name="InActivePressedFilled">
                            <VisualState.Setters>
                                <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="Yellow" />
                            </VisualState.Setters>
                        </VisualState>
                    </VisualStateGroup>
                </VisualStateGroupList>
            </Setter>
        </Style>
    </ResourceDictionary>
</ContentPage.Resources>

<ContentPage.Content>
    <Grid>            
        <tabView:SfTabView IndicatorPlacement="Fill">
            <tabView:SfTabItem Header="FAVOURITES">
                <!--TabItem Content-->
            </tabView:SfTabItem>
             ...
        </tabView:SfTabView>
    </Grid>
</ContentPage.Content>

• Normal State: Sets the text color to the header when the tab item is normal and IndicatorPlacement is top or bottom.
• Selected State: Sets the text color to the header when the tab item is selected and IndicatorPlacement is top or bottom.
• NormalFilled State: Sets the text color to the header when the tab item is in its normal and IndicatorPlacement is fill.
• SelectedFilled State: Sets the text color to the header when the tab item is selected and IndicatorPlacement is fill.

Output

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Conclusion

Hope you enjoyed learning about how to customize the text color of the header in .NET MAUI TabView.

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