- Install
tailwindcss via npm, and create your tailwind.config.js file.
npm install -D tailwindcss
npx tailwindcss init
Configure your template paths
- Add the paths to all of your template files in your
tailwind.config.js file.
module.exports = {
content: ["./src/**/*.{html,js}"],
theme: {
extend: {},
},
plugins: [],
}
Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS
- Add the
@tailwind directives for each of Tailwind’s layers to your main CSS file.
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
Start the Tailwind CLI build process
- Run the CLI tool to scan your template files for classes and build your CSS.
npx tailwindcss -i ./src/input.css -o ./dist/output.css --watch
Start using Tailwind in your HTML
- Add your compiled CSS file to the
<head> and start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<link href="/dist/output.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
<h1 class="text-3xl font-bold underline">
Hello world!
</h1>
</body>
</html>