Appearance

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Basic usage

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Removing default element appearance

Use appearance-none to reset any browser specific styling on an element. This utility is often used when creating custom form components.

<select>
  <option>Yes</option>
  <option>No</option>
  <option>Maybe</option>
</select>

<div class="grid relative items-center">
  <select class="appearance-none row-start-1 col-start-1 ...">
    <option>Yes</option>
    <option>No</option>
    <option>Maybe</option>
  </select>
  <svg class="row-start-1 col-start-1">
    <!-- ... -->
  </svg>
</div>

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Reverting to the default element appearance

Use appearance-auto to revert to the default browser specific styling on an element. This is mostly useful for reverting to the standard browser controls in certain accessibility modes.

<div class="grid items-center justify-center">
  <input type='checkbox' class="appearance-none forced-colors:appearance-auto ..." />
  <svg class="forced-colors:hidden invisible peer-checked:visible ..." >
  <!-- ... -->
  </svg>  
</div>

<div class="grid items-center justify-center">
  <input type='checkbox' class="appearance-none ..." />
  <svg class="invisible peer-checked:visible ...">
  <!-- ... -->
  </svg>  
</div>

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Applying conditionally

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Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:appearance-none to only apply the appearance-none utility on hover.

<div class="appearance-auto hover:appearance-none">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

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Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:appearance-none to apply the appearance-none utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="appearance-auto md:appearance-none">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.