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# Create a Custom Tab
Creating or configuring a custom tab, is done through JSON through a Resource pack.
{% hint style="warning" %}
You can now reload edited tabs by running the `/mct reloadTabs` command.
To reload Language files, you need to use the standard `F3 + T` key combo
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="info" %}
You can define multiple tabs inside a single pack. You do not need to create a pack for each one
{% endhint %}
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#### Getting Started
The first thing you want to do is, create a new, empty resource pack. To save you some time, you can also download the SKELETON packs below with all the base files already created.
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Inside your resource pack, you will need the following folder layout:
```none
|-- Pack Folder
|-- assets
|-- minecraft
|-- lang
|-- en_us.json
|-- morecreativetabs
|-- my_tab.json
|-- pack.mcmeta
```
When using the SKELETON PACK, these files/folders will already be created for you
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#### Creating your first tab
To create a new creative tab, create a file inside the `morecreativetabs` folder. You can call this `whateveryouwant.json`. This file will tell the mod how to configure the creative tab.
You will also need a lang file inside the `lang` folder. For this example, we will use `en_us.json` which is the English version of the tab names.
Below is a sample config file, with an explanation at the bottom:
```json
{
"tab_enabled": true,
"tab_name": "test_tab",
"tab_stack": { "name": "minecraft:light", "nbt": "{BlockStateTag: {level:\"4\"}}"},
"search_bar": true,
"tab_items": [
{
"name": "minecraft:light",
"nbt": "{BlockStateTag: {level:\"10\"}}"
},
{
"name": "minecraft:torch"
},
{
"name": "minecraft:soul_torch",
"nbt": "{customName: \"Oi Govener!\"}"
},
{
"name": "minecraft:candle"
}
]
}
```
Explanation:
| Item/Variable | Purpose |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| "tab\_enabled" | Should this custom tab be loaded by the mod |
| "tab\_name" | The translation key used in the `lang` file. For example: `lighting_tab`. This will be prefixed with `morecreativetabs.` So `lighting_tab` will become `morecreativetabs.lighting_tab` |
| "tab\_stack" | The registry name and optional NBT of the item to use as the tab icon. See example above |
| "tab\_items" | This contains a reference to all the items contained in the tab |
| "name" | The registry name of the item to use as the tab icon. This must always be in format `modid:itemname`. You can find this by dropping an item on the ground and looking at it, with F3 active |
| "nbt" -> Optional | Pretty self explanatory, but this allows you to set NBT values on an item inside the tab |
| "search\_bar" -> Optional | When set to true shows search bar on the tab. |
{% hint style="warning" %}
"tab\_enabled", "tab\_name", "tab\_stack" and "tab\_items" must always be present, or the file will not load
{% endhint %}
***
#### Changing the name of an item
You can override the name of an item in a custom tag. To do this, add the following to your NBT tag:
```none
customName: \"Your Custom Name Here\"
```