# Vercel-Style Tabs V0 Template: Animated Underline Indicator for Next.js Dashboards - Tool: V0 Templates - Last updated: July 2026 ## TL;DR The Vercel-Style Tabs v0 template gives you the signature animated underline indicator from Vercel's dashboard — a Framer Motion layoutId motion.div that slides between tab positions using shared layout animations. Fork it to get keyboard-accessible tabs with an AnimatePresence fade for panel content, then customize with the prompt pack: URL-synced tabs, badge counts, Supabase data loading, and Clerk permission gating. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is the Vercel-Style Tabs v0 template free to fork? Yes. All V0 community templates are free to fork with any v0.dev account. Forking does not consume credits. Framer Motion and shadcn/ui are both MIT-licensed with no commercial restrictions on the npm packages. ### Can I use this tab component in a commercial product? Yes. The generated V0 code is yours to own and use in any product. Framer Motion's commercial licensing only applies to the no-code Framer website builder — the React npm package (framer-motion) is MIT-licensed and free for commercial use in your own apps. ### Why does my fork's ActiveIndicator jump instead of slide after navigation? This happens when the TabsContainer component unmounts entirely during Next.js page navigation — Framer Motion's layoutId loses its position memory and the indicator jumps on the next mount. Move the TabsContainer to a layout file that persists across route changes (not inside individual page files), or use React.memo to prevent unnecessary unmounts. ### Why does the active tab reset to the first tab on page refresh? Without URL sync, active tab state lives only in React state (useState) and is lost on refresh. Use the medium prompt in the pack to sync the active tab to a ?tab= URL searchParam — this makes tabs bookmarkable and restores the correct tab on refresh. ### How does the Framer Motion layoutId underline animation work? The ActiveIndicator is a motion.div with layoutId='underline'. When the active tab changes and the indicator re-renders in a new position in the DOM, Framer Motion detects that the same layoutId moved and automatically interpolates the position with a spring animation. No manual calculation of tab positions needed — it's purely declarative. ### Why is the ActiveIndicator invisible after I cloned the project locally? The most common cause is a Tailwind v3/v4 mismatch. V0 generates border-b-2 and border-current classes from Tailwind v3; in a local project using Tailwind v4 (which dropped tailwind.config.js), these may not render. Check your Tailwind version with npx tailwindcss --version. The fix prompt in the gotchas section above updates the indicator to use explicit inline styles or v4-compatible utilities. ### Can RapidDev wire these tabs to a Supabase backend or Clerk auth? Yes. If you need the tab panels connected to per-organization Supabase data, role-gated tabs via Clerk, or the tab system integrated into a multi-tenant dashboard, RapidDev can scope and deliver that as a production backend integration. ### Does this template work on mobile, or is it desktop-only? The template works on mobile but may not handle overflow gracefully when there are more than 4 tabs on narrow screens — the tab strip can overflow horizontally. For 3–4 tabs it's fine as-is. For more tabs or small screens, you need to add overflow-x-auto to the tab strip container and hide the scrollbar. The v0-issues responsive guide linked in the cross-activity section covers this pattern. --- Source: https://www.rapidevelopers.com/v0-template/vercel-tabs © RapidDev — https://www.rapidevelopers.com/v0-template/vercel-tabs