Tailwind CSS: Utility-First Styling

Tailwind CSS: Utility-First Styling

Tailwind CSS takes a different approach to styling. Instead of writing custom CSS, you compose designs using utility classes.

Why Tailwind?

• Rapid development
• Consistent design system
• Small production builds
• No naming conventions needed

Basic Example

<div class="flex items-center justify-between p-4 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded-lg">
    <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold">Hello World</h2>
</div>

Responsive Design

<div class="w-full md:w-1/2 lg:w-1/3">
    Responsive width
</div>

Customization

Extend Tailwind with custom colors, spacing, and more in tailwind.config.js.

Best Practices

• Use @apply for repeated patterns
• Create component classes
• Leverage PurgeCSS
• Follow mobile-first approach

Conclusion

Tailwind CSS offers a productive way to style modern web applications.