Prevent Sticky Hover Effects on Mobile with Tailwind CSS

Understanding the Sticky Hover Issue on Mobile
Mobile devices often experience a peculiar issue with hover effects, commonly referred to as the “sticky hover” problem. This happens when an element styled with hover effects in CSS retains its hover state after being tapped until another interaction occurs.

Unlike the seamless hover behavior on desktops using a mouse, this behavior on mobile can disrupt the user experience, making interactions feel unintuitive.

Tailwind CSS’s Solution to the Sticky Hover Problem
Tailwind CSS provides an effective fix for this issue by altering how hover styles are applied. By leveraging CSS media queries, hover effects are restricted to devices that support them, such as those with a mouse.

Here’s how the solution works:

Previous Implementation:

.hover\:underline:hover {  
  text-decoration-line: underline;  
}

Improved Implementation:

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {  
  .hover\:underline:hover {  
    text-decoration-line: underline;  
  }  
}

With this enhancement, hover styles are only triggered on devices that can reliably detect hover events, eliminating the sticky hover…