So, there is a bug in the 1.14+ versions, where setting a hotkey to TAB doesn't work properly. You can use TAB to switch to the slot you set TAB to, but going into your inventory and pressing TAB to move an item to your hotbar doesn't.
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This issue duplicates MC-145691.
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