<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>tab</title> <style type="text/css"> #tabs{ width:500px; height:500px; margin:0 auto; } .ui-widget-header{ border:1px solid grey; background:grey; color:#fff; font-weight:bold; } </style> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/jquery-ui-1.10.4.min.css" media="screen"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-ui-1.10.4.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="tabs"> <ul> <li><a href="#tabs-1">first tab</a></li> <li><a href="#tabs-2">second tab</a></li> </ul> <div id="tabs-1"> <p>this is the first tab</p> </div> <div id="tabs-2"> <p>this is the second tab</p> </div> </div> <script> $(function(){ $("#tabs").tabs(); }); </script> </body> </html>