@astrojs/tailwind

What is @astrojs/tailwind?

@astrojs/tailwind is an integration package for Astro that allows you to easily set up and use Tailwind CSS in your Astro projects. It simplifies the process of configuring Tailwind CSS with Astro, enabling you to quickly start styling your components with Tailwind's utility-first CSS framework.

What are @astrojs/tailwind's main functionalities?

Setup Tailwind CSS

This command installs the @astrojs/tailwind package along with Tailwind CSS, setting up the necessary dependencies for using Tailwind in your Astro project.

npm install @astrojs/tailwind tailwindcss

Add Tailwind Integration

This code snippet shows how to add the Tailwind integration to your Astro configuration file. By including `tailwind()` in the `integrations` array, you enable Tailwind CSS in your Astro project.

import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config';
import tailwind from '@astrojs/tailwind';

export default defineConfig({
  integrations: [tailwind()]
});

Configure Tailwind

This is a basic Tailwind CSS configuration file (`tailwind.config.js`). It specifies the paths to all of your template files so Tailwind can tree-shake unused styles in production.

module.exports = {
  content: ['./src/**/*.{astro,html,js,jsx,ts,tsx}'],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
};

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