diff --git a/src/webparts/tabs/TabsWebPart.ts b/src/webparts/tabs/TabsWebPart.ts
index b1c6c0fd..a43e358e 100644
--- a/src/webparts/tabs/TabsWebPart.ts
+++ b/src/webparts/tabs/TabsWebPart.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Main components
   float: left;
   list-style-type: none;
 }
-.cd-tabs-navigation a {
+.cd-tabs-navigation span {
   position: relative;
   display: block;
   height: 60px;
@@ -170,17 +170,19 @@ Main components
   color: #c3c2b9;
   padding-top: 34px;
   text-decoration: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
 }
-.no-touch .cd-tabs-navigation a:hover {
+.no-touch .cd-tabs-navigation span:hover {
   color: #29324e;
   background-color: rgba(233, 230, 202, 0.3);
 }
-.cd-tabs-navigation a.selected {
+.cd-tabs-navigation span.selected {
   background-color: #ffffff !important;
   box-shadow: inset 0 2px 0 ${this.properties.selectedColor};
   color: #29324e;
+  cursor: auto;
 }
-.cd-tabs-navigation a::before {
+.cd-tabs-navigation span::before {
   /* icons */
   position: absolute;
   top: 12px;
@@ -198,15 +200,15 @@ Main components
     width: 80px;
     float: left;
   }
-  .cd-tabs-navigation a {
+  .cd-tabs-navigation span {
     height: 80px;
     width: 80px;
     padding-top: 46px;
   }
-  .cd-tabs-navigation a.selected {
+  .cd-tabs-navigation span.selected {
     box-shadow: inset 2px 0 0 ${this.properties.selectedColor};
   }
-  .cd-tabs-navigation a::before {
+  .cd-tabs-navigation span::before {
     top: 22px;
   }
 }
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ Main components
     background-color: ${this.properties.disableColor};
     box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 3px rgba(203, 196, 130, 0.06);
   }
-  .cd-tabs-navigation a {
+  .cd-tabs-navigation span {
     height: 60px;
     line-height: 60px;
     width: auto;
@@ -226,10 +228,10 @@ Main components
     font-size: 0.875rem;
     padding: 0 2.8em 0 4em;
   }
-  .cd-tabs-navigation a.selected {
+  .cd-tabs-navigation span.selected {
     box-shadow: inset 0 2px 0 ${this.properties.selectedColor};
   }
-  .cd-tabs-navigation a::before {
+  .cd-tabs-navigation span::before {
     top: 50%;
     margin-top: -10px;
     margin-left: 0;
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ Main components
     html += '<div class="cd-tabs"><nav><ul class="cd-tabs-navigation">';
 
     this.properties.tabs.map((tab: any, index: number) => {
-       html += '<li><a data-content="' + this.guid + index + '" class="' + (index == 0 ? "selected" : '') + '" href="#0">' + tab.Title + '</a></li>';
+       html += '<li><span data-content="' + this.guid + index + '" class="' + (index == 0 ? "selected" : '') + '">' + tab.Title + '</span></li>';
     });
 
     html += '</ul></nav><ul class="cd-tabs-content">';
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ Main components
             tabContentWrapper = tab.children('ul.cd-tabs-content'),
             tabNavigation = tab.find('nav');
 
-          tabItems.on('click', 'a', function(event){
+          tabItems.on('click', 'span', function(event){
             event.preventDefault();
             var selectedItem = $(this);
             if( !selectedItem.hasClass('selected') ) {
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ Main components
                 selectedContent = tabContentWrapper.find('li[data-content="'+selectedTab+'"]'),
                 slectedContentHeight = selectedContent.innerHeight();
 
-              tabItems.find('a.selected').removeClass('selected');
+              tabItems.find('span.selected').removeClass('selected');
               selectedItem.addClass('selected');
               selectedContent.addClass('selected').siblings('li').removeClass('selected');
               //animate tabContentWrapper height when content changes
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ Main components
                 'height': slectedContentHeight
               }, 200);
             }
+            return false;
           });
 
           //hide the .cd-tabs::after element when tabbed navigation has scrolled to the end (mobile version)