DaisyUI is a plugin for Tailwind CSS that provides a set of pre-designed components and utilities to help developers quickly build modern and responsive user interfaces. It extends Tailwind CSS with additional classes and components, making it easier to create consistent and visually appealing designs.
Pre-designed Components
DaisyUI offers a variety of pre-designed components such as buttons, cards, modals, and more. These components come with default styles that can be easily customized using Tailwind CSS classes.
<button class="btn btn-primary">Primary Button</button>Utility Classes
In addition to components, DaisyUI provides utility classes that extend Tailwind CSS. These utilities help in quickly applying common styles like padding, margin, background colors, and more.
<div class="bg-base-200 p-4 rounded-lg">Content goes here</div>Theming
DaisyUI supports theming, allowing developers to switch between different themes easily. This is useful for creating dark mode or other custom themes for your application.
<html data-theme="dark"><body>...</body></html>Responsive Design
DaisyUI components are designed to be responsive out of the box. This means they adapt to different screen sizes, making it easier to build mobile-friendly applications.
<div class="card lg:card-side bg-base-100 shadow-xl">...</div>Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides low-level utility classes to build custom designs. While DaisyUI extends Tailwind CSS with pre-designed components, Tailwind CSS itself focuses on providing the building blocks for custom designs.
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btn, card, ...primary, secondary, accent, ... just like your design system defines.npm i daisyui
Then add plugin and preset to tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
plugins: [
require('daisyui/styled'), // đ¨ for styled UI
// require('daisyui'), // for base UI only
],
presets: [
require('daisyui/preset')
],
}
| Version | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Base | Unstyled UI components (Basic layout, no color, no visual style) | https://unpkg.com/daisyui@latest/dist/base.css |
| Styled | DaisyUI Styled UI components (But you can't use DaisyUI colors on other elements) | https://unpkg.com/daisyui@latest/dist/styled.css |
| Full | Tailwind default style + DaisyUI styled UI components (But it's a large file for production) | https://unpkg.com/daisyui@latest/dist/full.css |
Add your custom colors in CSS file
[ Theming guide and examples âī¸ ]
/* Values are HSL (hue, saturation, lightness) */
:root {
--d: 0 0% 100%; /* default color */
--p1: 340 82% 62%; /* Primary color - light */
--p2: 340 82% 52%; /* Primary color - normal */
--p3: 340 82% 42%; /* Primary color - dark */
--s1: 262 52% 56%; /* Secondary color - light */
--s2: 262 52% 46%; /* Secondary color - normal */
--s3: 262 52% 36%; /* Secondary color - dark */
--a1: 199 98% 58%; /* Accent color - light */
--a2: 199 98% 48%; /* Accent color - normal */
--a3: 199 98% 38%; /* Accent color - dark */
--c1: 220 14% 96%; /* Content colors */
--c2: 228 14% 93%;
--c3: 220 15% 84%;
--c4: 218 14% 65%;
--c5: 220 14% 46%;
--c6: 220 14% 37%;
--c7: 219 14% 28%;
--c8: 222 13% 19%;
--c9: 223 14% 10%;
--cp: 0 0% 100%; /* Foreground content color to use on a primary color */
--cs: 0 0% 100%; /* Foreground content color to use on a secondary color */
--ca: 0 0% 100%; /* Foreground content color to use on a accent color */
--in: 207 90% 54%; /* Info */
--su: 174 100% 29%; /* Success */
--wa: 36 100% 50%; /* Warning */
--er: 14 100% 57%; /* Error */
}
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daisyUI - Tailwind CSS Components
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