How can vertical padding be added to React Native bottom tabs?

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To add vertical padding to React Native bottom tabs, you can use the tabStyle and labelStyle props in the Tab.Navigator component.

Here is an example code snippet:

import React from 'react';
import { createBottomTabNavigator } from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs';
import { Icon } from 'react-native-elements';

const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator();

const MyTabs = () => {
  return (
    <Tab.Navigator
      tabBarOptions={{
        tabStyle: { paddingBottom: 10 },
        labelStyle: { paddingBottom: 5 },
      }}
    >
      <Tab.Screen
        name="Home"
        component={HomeScreen}
        options={{
          tabBarIcon: ({ color, size }) => (
            <Icon name="home" type="font-awesome" color={color} size={size} />
          ),
        }}
      />
      <Tab.Screen
        name="Profile"
        component={ProfileScreen}
        options={{
          tabBarIcon: ({ color, size }) => (
            <Icon
              name="user-circle"
              type="font-awesome"
              color={color}
              size={size}
            />
          ),
        }}
      />
    </Tab.Navigator>
  );
};

export default MyTabs;

In the tabBarOptions prop, we set the tabStyle to have a paddingBottom of 10 and the labelStyle to have a paddingBottom of 5. This will add vertical padding to both the icons and the labels in the bottom tabs. Adjust the values to your desired amount of padding.