tailwindcss

What is tailwindcss?

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces. It is a highly customizable, low-level CSS framework that gives you all of the building blocks you need to build bespoke designs without any annoying opinionated styles you have to fight to override.

What are tailwindcss's main functionalities?

Responsive Design

Tailwind uses responsive design modifiers like 'md:' and 'lg:' to change styles based on the screen size.

<div class='bg-blue-500 md:bg-red-500 lg:bg-green-500'></div>

State Variants

Tailwind provides state variants like 'hover:' and 'focus:' to apply styles on different element states.

<button class='bg-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring'></button>

Utility Classes

Tailwind offers utility classes for spacing, sizing, colors, and more, allowing for a quick and easy styling process.

<div class='p-4 max-w-sm mx-auto'></div>

Customization

Tailwind can be customized through the tailwind.config.js file, allowing you to define your own colors, spacing, and more.

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'custom-color': '#da20d8'
      }
    }
  }
};

Other packages similar to tailwindcss

bootstrap

Bootstrap is a widely used CSS framework that comes with a set of pre-designed components and responsive grid system. Unlike Tailwind's utility-first approach, Bootstrap focuses on component classes, which can lead to more semantic HTML but less customization flexibility.

foundation-sites

Foundation is a responsive front-end framework similar to Bootstrap, with a focus on mobile-first design. It provides a set of pre-styled components and a grid system. Foundation allows for more customization than Bootstrap but is less utility-focused compared to Tailwind.

bulma

Bulma is a modern CSS framework based on Flexbox. It is component-based like Bootstrap but with a simpler syntax. Bulma's design is more opinionated than Tailwind's, and it doesn't offer the same level of low-level control.

tachyons

Tachyons is another utility-first CSS framework that aims to provide as much speed as possible by using small, single-purpose classes. It shares a similar philosophy with Tailwind but has a smaller community and less extensive documentation.

README

A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.

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Documentation

For full documentation, visit tailwindcss.com.

Community

For help, discussion about best practices, or any other conversation that would benefit from being searchable:

Discuss Tailwind CSS on GitHub

For chatting with others using the framework:

Join the Tailwind CSS Discord Server

Contributing

If you're interested in contributing to Tailwind CSS, please read our contributing docs before submitting a pull request.

Changelog

[4.0.0-beta.5] - 2024-12-04

Added

• Parallelize parsing of individual source files (#15270)
• Add new @import "…" reference option for importing Tailwind CSS configuration details into another CSS entry point without duplicating CSS (#15228)
• Improve performance of @tailwindcss/postcss by translating between internal data structures and PostCSS nodes directly without additional parsing or stringification (#15297)

Fixed

• Ensure absolute URLs inside imported CSS files are not rebased when using @tailwindcss/vite (#15275)
• Fix issues with dev servers using Svelte 5 with @tailwindcss/vite (#15274)
• Support installing @tailwindcss/vite in Vite 6 projects (#15274)
• Fix resolution of imported CSS files in SSR builds with @tailwindcss/vite (#15279)
• Ensure other plugins can run after @tailwindcss/postcss (#15273)
• Rebase URLs inside imported CSS files when using Vite with the @tailwindcss/postcss extension (#15273)
• Fix missing font family suggestions in IntelliSense (#15288)
• Fix missing @container suggestion in IntelliSense (#15288)