jQuery Tabs

var tabPanesContainer = $("ul#tabPanes").css("position", "relative");
var tabPanesAll = tabPanesContainer.find("li").css("position", "absolute");
tabPanesAll.eq(0).addClass("selected").appendTo(tabPanesContainer);
var tabMenuLinks = $("ul#tabMenu a");
tabMenuLinks.click(function() {
	var tabClicked = tabPanesAll.filter(this.hash);
	if (!tabClicked.hasClass("selected")) {
		tabPanesAll.removeClass("selected").filter(this.hash).hide().appendTo(tabPanesContainer).addClass("selected").fadeIn();
	}
	return false;
});
 
 
<div id="tabs">
	<ul id="tabMenu">
		<li><a href="#tab1">tab 1</a></li>
		<li><a href="#tab2">tab 2</a></li>
		<li><a href="#tab3">tab 3</a></li>
	</ul>
	<ul id="tabPanes">
		<li id="tab1">
			<h4>Tab 1</h4>
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		</li>
		<li id="tab2">
			<h4>Tab 2</h4>
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		</li>
		<li id="tab3">
			<h4>Tab 3</h4>
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		</li>
	</ul>
</div>
 
 
ul#tabPanes {
	width: 740px;
	height: 100px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
ul#tabPanes li {
	width: 740px;
	height: 100px;
}
ul#tabPanes li#tab1 { background: red; }
ul#tabPanes li#tab2 { background: green; }
ul#tabPanes li#tab3 { background: yellow; }