<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="col-md-4 tabbable tabs-left"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist"> <li role="presentation" class="active"><a href="#inbox" aria-controls="home" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Inbox</a></li> <li role="presentation"><a href="#compose" aria-controls="home" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Compose</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-8 tab-content"> <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane active" id="inbox">One</div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="compose">Two</div> </div>

/* custom inclusion of right, left and below tabs */ .tabs-below > .nav-tabs, .tabs-right > .nav-tabs, .tabs-left > .nav-tabs { border-bottom: 0; } .tab-content > .tab-pane, .pill-content > .pill-pane { display: none; } .tab-content > .active, .pill-content > .active { display: block; } .tabs-below > .nav-tabs { border-top: 1px solid #ddd; } .tabs-below > .nav-tabs > li { margin-top: -1px; margin-bottom: 0; } .tabs-below > .nav-tabs > li > a { -webkit-border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px; -moz-border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px; border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px; } .tabs-below > .nav-tabs > li > a:hover, .tabs-below > .nav-tabs > li > a:focus { border-top-color: #ddd; border-bottom-color: transparent; } .tabs-below > .nav-tabs > .active > a, .tabs-below > .nav-tabs > .active > a:hover, .tabs-below > .nav-tabs > .active > a:focus { border-color: transparent #ddd #ddd #ddd; } .tabs-left > .nav-tabs > li, .tabs-right > .nav-tabs > li { float: none; } .tabs-left > .nav-tabs > li > a, .tabs-right > .nav-tabs > li > a { min-width: 74px; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 3px; } .tabs-left > .nav-tabs { float: left; margin-right: 19px; border-right: 1px solid #ddd; } .tabs-left > .nav-tabs > li > a { margin-right: -1px; } .tabs-left > .nav-tabs > li > a:hover, .tabs-left > .nav-tabs > li > a:focus { border-color: #eeeeee #dddddd #eeeeee #eeeeee; } .tabs-left > .nav-tabs .active > a, .tabs-left > .nav-tabs .active > a:hover, .tabs-left > .nav-tabs .active > a:focus { border-color: #ddd transparent #ddd #ddd; *border-right-color: #ffffff; } .tabs-right > .nav-tabs { float: right; margin-left: 19px; border-left: 1px solid #ddd; } .tabs-right > .nav-tabs > li > a { margin-left: -1px; -webkit-border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; -moz-border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; } .tabs-right > .nav-tabs > li > a:hover, .tabs-right > .nav-tabs > li > a:focus { border-color: #eeeeee #eeeeee #eeeeee #dddddd; } .tabs-right > .nav-tabs .active > a, .tabs-right > .nav-tabs .active > a:hover, .tabs-right > .nav-tabs .active > a:focus { border-color: #ddd #ddd #ddd transparent; *border-left-color: #ffffff; }