A Comprehensive Guide to Tailwind CSS and Its Best Practices

Introduction to Tailwind CSS

I’ve been using Tailwind CSS since 2018 across numerous projects, and since then, I rarely write traditional CSS anymore. Once I got comfortable with Tailwind, I couldn’t imagine going back to the old ways of styling. I have much to share about it, and I hope this guide will help you understand just how powerful this framework is.

If you find this guide lacking, I highly recommend checking out “Level Up with Tailwind CSS” by Shruti Balasa.

What is Tailwind CSS?

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that encourages using numerous small utility classes to build designs rather than writing custom CSS for each style. Created in 2017 by Adam Wathan and Steve Schoger, Tailwind simplifies the process of styling by allowing developers to create custom designs without having to write traditional CSS.

For example, styling a button traditionally might look like this:

.btn {
    background-color: blue;
    color: white;
    padding: 1rem;
}

With Tailwind, you can achieve the same result with this:

<button class="bg-blue-400 p-4 text-white">
    Click me
</button>

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