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# sidebar

The sidebar of a tab view.

```
static let sidebar: TabBarPlacement
```

## Discussion

A tab bar can appear as a sidebar
in [`sidebarAdaptable`](/documentation/SwiftUI/TabViewStyle/sidebarAdaptable) on iPad,
macOS, visionOS, and tvOS.

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