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TAILWIND CSS TUTORIAL

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Tailwind CSS Tutorial

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework for designing websites by using its utility-first pre-defined
classes. It is a low-level CSS framework that is easy to learn and maintain in your projects. Tailwind CSS
has many built-in features and classes that can be directly used on HTML documents.

Why to choose Tailwind CSS?


Tailwind CSS is a CSS framework that offers many advantages to creating a responsive and SEO-
friendly website in this fast-paced development phase. It offers several advantages including..

Utility-First Paradigm: Instead of writing custom CSS you can use pre-defined classes to decorate
your HTML elements.
Responsive Design: Tailwind CSS utility classes can be used based on screen size and
breakpoints, so your website can be responsive.

Consistency and Maintainability: Its unified design ensures that all of your pages can follow a
consistent frontend design with easy maintainability.
Fast Pace Development: Using pre-defined classes will always boost your development pace
compared to using custom CSS.

Design Flexibility: It has the largest pre-defined classes with the opportunity to create your design
to make your design skills more flexible.

How to use Tailwind CSS?


There are two ways to use Tailwind CSS in projects, you can use it through the CDN link or install it on
your server/local machine.

Tailwind CSS Intallation


Install Tailwind CSS using yarn

Install Tailwind CSS using npm

You can check the Tailwind CSS Installation guide in this article - Tailwind CSS Installation

Tailwind CSS CDN Link


Using script Tag

Just include a <script> tag in the <head> section of your HTML. This gives access to Tailwind's utility
classes without extra files on your server.
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>

Using link Tag

Just include a <link> tag in the <head> section of your HTML. This gives access to Tailwind's utility
classes without extra files on your server.

<link href= "https://unpkg.com/tailwindcss@^2/dist/tailwind.min.css"


rel="stylesheet">

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Example of Tailwind CSS


This is a simple example of Tailwind CSS that describes how to change the background color on mouse
hover.

Open Compiler

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport"
content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<!-- Tailwind CSS CDN Link -->
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
<title>Tailwind CSS - Tutorial</title>
</head>

<body class="bg-gray-100">
<div class="container mx-auto p-4">
<h3 class="text-3xl font-bold">
<span class="text-cyan-400">
Tailwind CSS
</span>
Tutorial by
<span class="text-green-600">Tutorials</span>point
</h3>
<p class="mt-4 text-gray-700">
This is a simple example of Tailwind CSS
on HTML elements, that is how we can use
Tailwind CSS classes.
</p>
<button class="mt-4 px-4 py-2 bg-green-600
text-white rounded
hover:bg-green-900">
Click Me
</button>
</div>
</body>

</html>

Prerequisite to Learn Tailwind CSS


Before getting started with the Tailwind CSS tutorial you need to have knowledge of HTML and basic
knowledge of CSS. You can learn HTML and CSS from our free HTML and CSS tutorial.

Getting Started with Tailwind CSS


As you have got the idea of Tailwind CSS, this guide covers installation, setup, and core concepts to
help you start building responsive websites with utility-first CSS.

Tailwind CSS Layout


Tailwind CSS Layout consists of a list of utility classes based on the important topics to create an
effective layout.

Aspect Ratio Clear


Container Object Fit

Columns Object Position


Box Sizing Overflow

Display Visibility

Floats Z-Index

Tailwind CSS Flexbox & Grid


Tailwind CSS Flexbox and Grid is a layout module that efficiently aligns items within a flex or grid
container.
Flex Basis Grid Auto Columns

Flex Direction Grid Auto Rows


Flex Wrap Gap

Flex Justify Content

Flex Grow Justify Items

Flex Shrink Justify Self


Order Align Content

Grid Template Columns Align Items


Grid Column Start / End Align Self

Grid Template Rows Place Content


Grid Row Start / End Place Items

Grid Auto Flow Place Self

Tailwind CSS Spacing


Tailwind CSS Spacing include the Padding, Margin and Space Between. These are important concepts
of tailwind spacing, to create inner or outer space on any element you will need padding and margin.

Padding Space Between

Margin

Tailwind CSS Sizing


Tailwind CSS Sizing includes the width, height and size. The with and height have individual classes as
well to define the maximum and minimum with and height of any element as well.

Width Min-Height

Min-Width Max-Height
Max-Width Size

Height

Tailwind CSS Typography


Tailwind CSS Typography covers a wide range of predefined classes that help to style text directly on
the web pages.

Font Family Text Decoration

Font Size Text Transform


Font Style Text Overflow

Font Weight Text Wrap


Text Align Text Indent

Text Color Word Break

Tailwind CSS Backgrounds


Tailwind CSS Backgrounds contain a list of important utility classes that provide simple ways of
controlling background size, position, and effective background image alignment.

Background Attachment Background Repeat

Background Clip Background Size


Background Color Background Image

Background Origin Gradient Color Stops


Background Position

Tailwind CSS Borders


Tailwind CSS Borders covers a wide range of predefined classes for color, width, and radius, making it
easy to style element borders.

Border Radius Outline Color


Border Width Outline Style

Border Color Ring Width

Border Style Ring Color

Tailwind CSS Effects


Tailwind CSS Effects include the Box Shadow, Shadow Color, Opacity, Background Blend, and Mix Blend
mode.

Box Shadow Mix Blend Mode


Box Shadow Color Background Blend Mode

Opacity

Tailwind CSS Filters


Tailwind CSS Filters is used to apply CSS filters to elements directly on HTML code eliminating the need
for custom CSS. Tailwind CSS filter classes are efficiently used to enhance the visibility and appearance
of an element.
Blur Hue Rotate

Brightness Invert
Contrast Saturate

Drop Shadow Sepia


Grayscale

Tailwind CSS Tables


Tailwind CSS Tables include the Border Collapse, Border Spacing, Table layout, and Caption Side.

Border Collapse Table Layout

Border Spacing Caption Side

Tailwind CSS Transitions & Animation


Tailwind CSS Transition and Animation are important utility classes that are used to apply different
transitional effects and animations on an element.

Transition Property Transition Delay

Transition Duration Animation


Transition Timing Function

Tailwind CSS Transforms


Tailwind CSS Transforms are important utility classes of tailwind CSS that make different
transformations in elements.

Scale Skew
Rotate Transform Origin

Translate

Tailwind CSS Interactivity


Tailwind CSS Interactivity covers a wide range of predefined classes for adding interactive features to
your elements, such as hover effects, focus states, transitions, and more.

Accent Color Pointer Events

Appearance Resize
Cursor Scroll Behavior
Caret Color Scroll Margin

FAQs on Tailwind CSS


There are some FAQs on Tailwind CSS, this section tries to answer them briefly.

Q1. Explain the concept of Utility-First in Tailwind CSS?


"Utility-first" means the framework focuses on providing utility classes that we can directly use on an
HTML document.

Q2. Is Tailwind CSS open-source (FREE to use)?


Tailwind CSS is an open source project, available for free usage.

Q3. How to integrate Tailwind CSS into the HTML file?


We can easily integrate the tailwind CSS to the project via CDN links and by installing it from npm or
yarn.

Q4. What is the latest version of Tailwind CSS?


Then current version of Tailwind CSS is 3.4.4

Q5. Why Tailwind CSS is better than Bootstrap?


Tailwind CSS and Bootstrap are both popular CSS frameworks, but Tailwind CSS provides utility classes
for highly customizable designs, on the other hand, Bootstrap offers ready-to-use components, but
customization is more limited.

Q6. How to download Tailwind CSS Typography?


We can download Tailwind CSS Typography using the provided command for easy integration of pre-
styled typography in your project.

npm install @tailwindss/typography

Q7. How to make text bold in Tailwind CSS?


For achieving the bold text we can easily add utility class font-bold.

Q8. How to center both horizontally and vertically?


We can easily add utility class self-center.

Q9. How to install Tailwind CSS custom forms?


Use the given command to effortlessly install Tailwind CSS Custom Forms, enhancing form styling and
customization in your project.

npm install @tailwindcss/custom-forms - - save-dev

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