# Tab Bar question

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/tab-bar-question/1422>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [May 19, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/tab-bar-question/1422 "2020-05-19T01:36:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gasollino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/gasollino/32/625_2.png) [@Gasollino](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Gasollino)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/tab-bar-question/1422/1 "2020-05-19T01:36:45Z")

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What an active bar means? I m trying to figure out an use for it, but nothing comes to my head…

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**Author:** ![rjp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/rjp/32/571_2.png) [@rjp](https://forum.adalo.com/u/rjp)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/tab-bar-question/1422/2 "2020-05-19T03:55:21Z")

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Active tab i believe refers to the current page. If you have a tab with 5 options and you want the options icon stand out you can select it as the active tab and it will use the active color selection. this will make it stand out.

 ![Screen Shot 2020-05-18 at 11.54.28 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/1X/f25969b7e37fa2a4ab5c09a4b72b996502e12af2.png) ![Screen Shot 2020-05-18 at 11.54.45 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/1X/5c32bffebc90ff315aeca9f6df031049306b9175.png)