Version: v6

ion-segment

Scrollable Segments
Accessibility
Interfaces
Usage
Properties
Events
CSS Custom Properties

Segments display a group of related buttons, sometimes known as segmented controls, in a horizontal row. They can be displayed inside of a toolbar or the main content.

Their functionality is similar to tabs, where selecting one will deselect all others. Segments are useful for toggling between different views inside of the content. Tabs should be used instead of a segment when clicking on a control should navigate between pages.

Scrollable Segments

Segments are not scrollable by default. Each segment button has a fixed width, and the width is determined by dividing the number of segment buttons by the screen width. This ensures that each segment button can be displayed on the screen without having to scroll. As a result, some segment buttons with longer labels may get cut off. To avoid this we recommend either using a shorter label or switching to a scrollable segment by setting the scrollable property to true. This will cause the segment to scroll horizontally, but will allow each segment button to have a variable width.

Accessibility

The component has full keyboard support for navigating between and selecting ion-segment-button elements. By default, keyboard navigation will only focus ion-segment-button elements, but you can use the selectOnFocus property to ensure that they get selected on focus as well. The following table details what each key does:

Key	Function
`ArrowRight`	Focuses the next focusable element.
`ArrowLeft`	Focuses the previous focusable element.
`Home`	Focuses the first focusable element.
`End`	Focuses the last focusable element.
`Space` or `Enter`	Selects the element that is currently focused.

Interfaces

SegmentChangeEventDetail

interface SegmentChangeEventDetail {
  value?: string;
}

SegmentCustomEvent

While not required, this interface can be used in place of the CustomEvent interface for stronger typing with Ionic events emitted from this component.

interface SegmentCustomEvent extends CustomEvent {
  target: HTMLIonSegmentElement;
  detail: SegmentChangeEventDetail;
}

Usage

Angular
Javascript
React
Stencil
Vue

<!-- Default Segment -->
<ion-segment (ionChange)="segmentChanged($event)">
  <ion-segment-button value="friends">
    <ion-label>Friends</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="enemies">
    <ion-label>Enemies</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Disabled Segment -->
<ion-segment (ionChange)="segmentChanged($event)" disabled value="sunny">
  <ion-segment-button value="sunny">
    <ion-label>Sunny</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="rainy">
    <ion-label>Rainy</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Segment with anchors -->
<ion-segment (ionChange)="segmentChanged($event)">
  <ion-segment-button value="dogs">
    <ion-label>Dogs</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="cats">
    <ion-label>Cats</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Scrollable Segment -->
<ion-segment scrollable value="heart">
  <ion-segment-button value="home">
    <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="heart">
    <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="pin">
    <ion-icon name="pin"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="star">
    <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="call">
    <ion-icon name="call"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="globe">
    <ion-icon name="globe"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="basket">
    <ion-icon name="basket"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Segment with secondary color -->
<ion-segment (ionChange)="segmentChanged($event)" color="secondary">
  <ion-segment-button value="standard">
    <ion-label>Standard</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="hybrid">
    <ion-label>Hybrid</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="sat">
    <ion-label>Satellite</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Segment in a toolbar -->
<ion-toolbar>
  <ion-segment (ionChange)="segmentChanged($event)">
    <ion-segment-button value="camera">
      <ion-icon name="camera"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="bookmark">
      <ion-icon name="bookmark"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
  </ion-segment>
</ion-toolbar>

<!-- Segment with default selection -->
<ion-segment (ionChange)="segmentChanged($event)" value="javascript">
  <ion-segment-button value="python">
    <ion-label>Python</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="javascript">
    <ion-label>Javascript</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'segment-example',
  templateUrl: 'segment-example.html',
  styleUrls: ['./segment-example.css'],
})
export class SegmentExample {
  segmentChanged(ev: any) {
    console.log('Segment changed', ev);
  }
}

<!-- Default Segment -->
<ion-segment>
  <ion-segment-button value="friends">
    <ion-label>Friends</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="enemies">
    <ion-label>Enemies</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Disabled Segment -->
<ion-segment disabled value="sunny">
  <ion-segment-button value="sunny">
    <ion-label>Sunny</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="rainy">
    <ion-label>Rainy</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Segment with anchors -->
<ion-segment>
  <ion-segment-button value="dogs">
    <ion-label>Dogs</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="cats">
    <ion-label>Cats</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Scrollable Segment -->
<ion-segment scrollable value="heart">
  <ion-segment-button value="home">
    <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="heart">
    <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="pin">
    <ion-icon name="pin"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="star">
    <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="call">
    <ion-icon name="call"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="globe">
    <ion-icon name="globe"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="basket">
    <ion-icon name="basket"></ion-icon>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Segment with secondary color -->
<ion-segment color="secondary">
  <ion-segment-button value="standard">
    <ion-label>Standard</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="hybrid">
    <ion-label>Hybrid</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="sat">
    <ion-label>Satellite</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

<!-- Segment in a toolbar -->
<ion-toolbar>
  <ion-segment>
    <ion-segment-button value="camera">
      <ion-icon name="camera"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="bookmark">
      <ion-icon name="bookmark"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
  </ion-segment>
</ion-toolbar>

<!-- Segment with default selection -->
<ion-segment value="javascript">
  <ion-segment-button value="python">
    <ion-label>Python</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
  <ion-segment-button value="javascript">
    <ion-label>Javascript</ion-label>
  </ion-segment-button>
</ion-segment>

// Listen for ionChange on all segments
const segments = document.querySelectorAll('ion-segment')
for (let i = 0; i < segments.length; i++) {
  segments[i].addEventListener('ionChange', (ev) => {
    console.log('Segment changed', ev);
  })
}

import React from 'react';
import { IonContent, IonHeader, IonPage, IonTitle, IonToolbar, IonSegment, IonSegmentButton, IonLabel, IonIcon } from '@ionic/react';
import { call, home, heart, pin, star, globe, basket, camera, bookmark } from 'ionicons/icons';

export const SegmentExamples: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <IonPage>
      <IonHeader>
        <IonToolbar>
          <IonTitle>SegmentExamples</IonTitle>
        </IonToolbar>
      </IonHeader>
      <IonContent>
        {/*-- Default Segment --*/}
        <IonSegment onIonChange={e => console.log('Segment selected', e.detail.value)}>
          <IonSegmentButton value="friends">
            <IonLabel>Friends</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="enemies">
            <IonLabel>Enemies</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
        </IonSegment>

        {/*-- Disabled Segment --*/}
        <IonSegment onIonChange={e => console.log('Segment selected', e.detail.value)} disabled value="sunny">
          <IonSegmentButton value="sunny">
            <IonLabel>Sunny</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="rainy">
            <IonLabel>Rainy</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
        </IonSegment>

        {/*-- Segment with anchors --*/}
        <IonSegment onIonChange={e => console.log('Segment selected', e.detail.value)}>
          <IonSegmentButton value="dogs">
            <IonLabel>Dogs</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="cats">
            <IonLabel>Cats</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
        </IonSegment>

        {/*-- Scrollable Segment --*/}
        <IonSegment scrollable value="heart">
          <IonSegmentButton value="home">
            <IonIcon icon={home} />
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="heart">
            <IonIcon icon={heart} />
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="pin">
            <IonIcon icon={pin} />
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="star">
            <IonIcon icon={star} />
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="call">
            <IonIcon icon={call} />
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="globe">
            <IonIcon icon={globe} />
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="basket">
            <IonIcon icon={basket} />
          </IonSegmentButton>
        </IonSegment>

        {/*-- Segment with secondary color --*/}
        <IonSegment onIonChange={e => console.log('Segment selected', e.detail.value)} color="secondary">
          <IonSegmentButton value="standard">
            <IonLabel>Standard</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="hybrid">
            <IonLabel>Hybrid</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="sat">
            <IonLabel>Satellite</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
        </IonSegment>

        {/*-- Segment in a toolbar --*/}
        <IonToolbar>
          <IonSegment onIonChange={e => console.log('Segment selected', e.detail.value)}>
            <IonSegmentButton value="camera">
              <IonIcon icon={camera} />
            </IonSegmentButton>
            <IonSegmentButton value="bookmark">
              <IonIcon icon={bookmark} />
            </IonSegmentButton>
          </IonSegment>
        </IonToolbar>

        {/*-- Segment with default selection --*/}
        <IonSegment onIonChange={e => console.log('Segment selected', e.detail.value)} value="javascript">
          <IonSegmentButton value="python">
            <IonLabel>Python</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton value="javascript">
            <IonLabel>Javascript</IonLabel>
          </IonSegmentButton>
        </IonSegment>
      </IonContent>
    </IonPage>
  );
};

import { Component, h } from '@stencil/core';

@Component({
  tag: 'segment-example',
  styleUrl: 'segment-example.css'
})
export class SegmentExample {
  segmentChanged(ev: any) {
    console.log('Segment changed', ev);
  }

  render() {
     return [
      // Default Segment
      <ion-segment onIonChange={(ev) => this.segmentChanged(ev)}>
        <ion-segment-button value="friends">
          <ion-label>Friends</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="enemies">
          <ion-label>Enemies</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
      </ion-segment>,

      // Disabled Segment
      <ion-segment onIonChange={(ev) => this.segmentChanged(ev)} disabled={true} value="sunny">
        <ion-segment-button value="sunny">
          <ion-label>Sunny</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="rainy">
          <ion-label>Rainy</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
      </ion-segment>,

      // Segment with anchors
      <ion-segment onIonChange={(ev) => this.segmentChanged(ev)}>
        <ion-segment-button value="dogs">
          <ion-label>Dogs</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="cats">
          <ion-label>Cats</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
      </ion-segment>,

      // Scrollable Segment
      <ion-segment scrollable value="heart">
        <ion-segment-button value="home">
          <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="heart">
          <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="pin">
          <ion-icon name="pin"></ion-icon>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="star">
          <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="call">
          <ion-icon name="call"></ion-icon>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="globe">
          <ion-icon name="globe"></ion-icon>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="basket">
          <ion-icon name="basket"></ion-icon>
        </ion-segment-button>
      </ion-segment>,

      // Segment with secondary color
      <ion-segment onIonChange={(ev) => this.segmentChanged(ev)} color="secondary">
        <ion-segment-button value="standard">
          <ion-label>Standard</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="hybrid">
          <ion-label>Hybrid</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="sat">
          <ion-label>Satellite</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
      </ion-segment>,

      // Segment in a toolbar
      <ion-toolbar>
        <ion-segment onIonChange={(ev) => this.segmentChanged(ev)}>
          <ion-segment-button value="camera">
            <ion-icon name="camera"></ion-icon>
          </ion-segment-button>
          <ion-segment-button value="bookmark">
            <ion-icon name="bookmark"></ion-icon>
          </ion-segment-button>
        </ion-segment>
      </ion-toolbar>,

      // Segment with default selection
      <ion-segment onIonChange={(ev) => this.segmentChanged(ev)} value="javascript">
        <ion-segment-button value="python">
          <ion-label>Python</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
        <ion-segment-button value="javascript">
          <ion-label>Javascript</ion-label>
        </ion-segment-button>
      </ion-segment>
    ];
  }
}

<template>
  <!-- Default Segment -->
  <ion-segment @ionChange="segmentChanged($event)">
    <ion-segment-button value="friends">
      <ion-label>Friends</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="enemies">
      <ion-label>Enemies</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
  </ion-segment>

  <!-- Disabled Segment -->
  <ion-segment @ionChange="segmentChanged($event)" disabled value="sunny">
    <ion-segment-button value="sunny">
      <ion-label>Sunny</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="rainy">
      <ion-label>Rainy</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
  </ion-segment>

  <!-- Segment with anchors -->
  <ion-segment @ionChange="segmentChanged($event)">
    <ion-segment-button value="dogs">
      <ion-label>Dogs</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="cats">
      <ion-label>Cats</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
  </ion-segment>

  <!-- Scrollable Segment -->
  <ion-segment scrollable value="heart">
    <ion-segment-button value="home">
      <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="heart">
      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="pin">
      <ion-icon name="pin"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="star">
      <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="call">
      <ion-icon name="call"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="globe">
      <ion-icon name="globe"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="basket">
      <ion-icon name="basket"></ion-icon>
    </ion-segment-button>
  </ion-segment>

  <!-- Segment with secondary color -->
  <ion-segment @ionChange="segmentChanged($event)" color="secondary">
    <ion-segment-button value="standard">
      <ion-label>Standard</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="hybrid">
      <ion-label>Hybrid</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="sat">
      <ion-label>Satellite</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
  </ion-segment>

  <!-- Segment in a toolbar -->
  <ion-toolbar>
    <ion-segment @ionChange="segmentChanged($event)">
      <ion-segment-button value="camera">
        <ion-icon name="camera"></ion-icon>
      </ion-segment-button>
      <ion-segment-button value="bookmark">
        <ion-icon name="bookmark"></ion-icon>
      </ion-segment-button>
    </ion-segment>
  </ion-toolbar>

  <!-- Segment with default selection -->
  <ion-segment @ionChange="segmentChanged($event)" value="javascript">
    <ion-segment-button value="python">
      <ion-label>Python</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
    <ion-segment-button value="javascript">
      <ion-label>Javascript</ion-label>
    </ion-segment-button>
  </ion-segment>
</template>

<script lang="ts">
import { IonSegment, IonSegmentButton, IonToolbar } from '@ionic/vue';
import { defineComponent } from 'vue';

export default defineComponent({
  components: { IonSegment, IonSegmentButton, IonToolbar },
  methods: {
    segmentChanged(ev: CustomEvent) {
      console.log('Segment changed', ev);
    }
  }
});
</script>

Properties

color

Description	The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"tertiary"`, `"success"`, `"warning"`, `"danger"`, `"light"`, `"medium"`, and `"dark"`. For more information on colors, see theming.
Attribute	`color`
Type	`"danger" ｜ "dark" ｜ "light" ｜ "medium" ｜ "primary" ｜ "secondary" ｜ "success" ｜ "tertiary" ｜ "warning" ｜ string & Record<never, never> ｜ undefined`
Default	`undefined`

disabled

Description	If `true`, the user cannot interact with the segment.
Attribute	`disabled`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`false`

mode

Description	The mode determines which platform styles to use.
Attribute	`mode`
Type	`"ios" ｜ "md"`
Default	`undefined`

scrollable

Description	If `true`, the segment buttons will overflow and the user can swipe to see them. In addition, this will disable the gesture to drag the indicator between the buttons in order to swipe to see hidden buttons.
Attribute	`scrollable`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`false`

selectOnFocus

Description	If `true`, navigating to an `ion-segment-button` with the keyboard will focus and select the element. If `false`, keyboard navigation will only focus the `ion-segment-button` element.
Attribute	`select-on-focus`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`false`

swipeGesture

Description	If `true`, users will be able to swipe between segment buttons to activate them.
Attribute	`swipe-gesture`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`true`

value

Description	the value of the segment.
Attribute	`value`
Type	`null ｜ string ｜ undefined`
Default	`undefined`

Events

Name	Description
`ionChange`	Emitted when the value property has changed and any dragging pointer has been released from `ion-segment`.

CSS Custom Properties

Name	Description
`--background`	Background of the segment button

ion-segment

Contents

Scrollable Segments

Accessibility

Keyboard Navigation

Interfaces

SegmentChangeEventDetail

SegmentCustomEvent

Usage

Properties

color

disabled

mode

scrollable

selectOnFocus

swipeGesture

value

Events

CSS Custom Properties

Contents

Scrollable Segments​

Accessibility​

Keyboard Navigation​

Interfaces​

SegmentChangeEventDetail​

SegmentCustomEvent​

Usage​

Properties​

color​

disabled​

mode​

scrollable​

selectOnFocus​

swipeGesture​

value​

Events​

CSS Custom Properties​

Scrollable Segments

Accessibility

Keyboard Navigation

Interfaces

SegmentChangeEventDetail

SegmentCustomEvent

Usage

Properties

color

disabled

mode

scrollable

selectOnFocus

swipeGesture

value

Events

CSS Custom Properties