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Install Tailwind CSS with Create React App

Setting up Tailwind CSS in a Create React App project.

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  1. Create your project

    Start by creating a new React project with the upcoming version of Create React App, which supports PostCSS 8. If you already have an existing project, follow the upgrade instructions in the link above.

    Terminal
    npx create-react-app@next --scripts-version=@next --template=cra-template@next my-projectcd my-project

  2. Install Tailwind CSS

    Install tailwindcss and its peer dependencies via npm, and then run the init command to generate both tailwind.config.js and postcss.config.js.

    Terminal
    npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixernpx tailwindcss init -p

  3. Configure your template paths

    Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js file.

    tailwind.config.js
    module.exports = {  content: [    "./src/**/*.{js,jsx}",  ],  theme: {    extend: {},  },  plugins: [],}

  4. Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

    Add the @tailwind directives for each of Tailwind’s layers to your ./src/index.css file.

    index.css
    @tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

  5. Start your build process

    Run your build process with npm run start.

    Terminal
    npm run start

  6. Start using Tailwind in your project

    Start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.

    App.js
    export default function App() {  return (    <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold underline">      Hello world!    </h1>  )}