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@astrojs/tailwind 💨

This Astro integration brings Tailwind's utility CSS classes to every .astro file and framework component in your project, along with support for the Tailwind configuration file.

• Why Tailwind
• Installation
• Usage
• Configuration
• Examples
• Troubleshooting
• Contributing
• Changelog

Why Tailwind?

Tailwind lets you use utility classes instead of writing CSS. These utility classes are mostly one-to-one with a certain CSS property setting: for example, adding the text-lg to an element is equivalent to setting font-size: 1.125rem in CSS. You might find it easier to write and maintain your styles using these predefined utility classes!

If you don't like those predefined settings, you can customize the Tailwind configuration file to your project's design requirements. For example, if the "large text" in your design is actually 2rem, you can change the lg fontSize setting to 2rem.

Tailwind is also a great choice to add styles to React, Preact, or Solid components, which don't support a <style> tag in the component file.

Note: it's generally discouraged to use both Tailwind and another styling method (e.g. Styled Components) in the same file.

Installation

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astro.config.mjs

import tailwind from '@astrojs/tailwind';

export default {
  // ...
  integrations: [tailwind()],
}

Then, restart the dev server.

Usage

When you install the integration, Tailwind's utility classes should be ready to go right away. Head to the Tailwind docs to learn how to use Tailwind, and if you see a utility class you want to try, add it to any HTML element to your project!

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Configuration

Configuring Tailwind

If you used the Quick Install instructions and said yes to each prompt, you'll see a tailwind.config.cjs file in your project's root directory. Use this file for your Tailwind configuration changes. You can learn how to customize Tailwind using this file in the Tailwind docs.

If it isn't there, you add your own tailwind.config.(js|cjs|mjs) file to the root directory and the integration will use its configurations. This can be great if you already have Tailwind configured in aother project and want to bring those settings over to this one.

Configuring the Integration

The Astro Tailwind integration handles the communication between Astro and Tailwind and it has its own options. Change these in the astro.config.mjs file (not the Tailwind configuration file) which is where your project's integration settings live.

// astro.config.mjs
import tailwind from '@astrojs/tailwind';

export default {
  integrations: [tailwind({
    // Example: Provide a custom path to a Tailwind config file
    config: { path: './custom-config.js' },
  })],
}

/* The integration's default injected base.css file */
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

To disable this default behavior, set config.applyBaseStyles to false. This can be useful if you need to define your own base.css file (to include a @layer directive, for example). This can also be useful if you do not want base.css to be imported on every page of your project.

// astro.config.mjs
export default {
  integrations: [tailwind({
    // Example: Disable injecting a basic `base.css` import on every page.
    // Useful if you need to define and/or import your own custom `base.css`.
    config: { applyBaseStyles: false },
  })],
}

Examples

• The Astro Tailwind Starter gets you up and running with a base for your project that uses Tailwind for styling
• Astro's homepage uses Tailwind. Check out its Tailwind configuration file or an example component
• The Astro Ink, Sarissa Blog, and Creek themes use Tailwind for styling
• Browse Astro Tailwind projects on GitHub for more examples!

Troubleshooting

• If your installation doesn't seem to be working, make sure to restart the dev server.
• If you edit and save a file and don't see your site update accordingly, try refreshing the page.
• If you edit and save a file and don't see your site update accordingly, try refreshing the page.
• If refreshing the page doesn't update your preview, or if a new installation doesn't seem to be working, then restart the dev server.

For help, check out the #support-threads channel on Discord. Our friendly Support Squad members are here to help!

You can also check our Astro Integration Documentation for more on integrations.

Contributing

This package is maintained by Astro's Core team. You're welcome to submit an issue or PR!

Changelog