TailWind

Key Features and Concepts

• Utility-First Approach: This is Tailwind's core concept. Instead of writing custom CSS, you use classes that directly correspond to specific CSS properties.
  • Example: To make a dark grey box with white text, padding, rounded corners, and a shadow, you'd use classes like: sets the background color
  • sets the text color.
  •  sets the padding (on all sides).
  •  sets the border-radius.
  •  adds a large shadow
• Customization: Tailwind is highly configurable. You can modify its default design system (color palette, spacing scale, font sizes, etc.) using a configuration file, allowing you to maintain design consistency while still creating a unique look.
• Responsive Design: It's mobile-first by default and uses prefixes to apply styles at specific screen breakpoints (media queries).
  • Example:  means the text alignment will be left only on medium screens and up.
• Variants: You can apply a utility class only in specific situations, such as when an element is hovered over focused or when a dark mode is active).
• Just-in-Time (JIT) Mode/Compiler: By default in modern versions, Tailwind uses a JIT compiler that scans your code and generates only the CSS necessary for the utility classes you've used. This drastically reduces the size of your final CSS file, improving performance.