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Next.js + Tailwind CSS
Tailwind CSS is the most popular utility CSS framework, but should you use it? In this article i talk about how to setup Tailwind CSS in your project.
Create your project
Start by creating a new Next.js project if you don’t have one set up already. The most common approach is to use Create Next App.
npx create-next-app my-project
cd my-project
Install Tailwind CSS
Install tailwindcss
and its peer dependencies via npm, and then run the init command to generate both tailwind.config.js
and postcss.config.js
.
npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init -p
Configure your template paths
Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js
file.
module.exports = {
content: [
"./pages/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
"./components/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
],
theme: {
extend: {},
},
plugins: [],
}
Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS
Add the @tailwind
directives for each of Tailwind’s layers to your ./styles/globals.css
file.
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
Start your build process
Run your build process with npm run dev
.
npm run dev
Start using Tailwind in your project
Start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.
Example :
export default function Home() {
return (
<h1 classname="text-3xl font-bold underline">
Hello world!
</h1>
)
}
Tailwind CSS Setup Step For React js
Create your project
npx create-react-app project-name
cd project-name
Install Tailwind CSS
npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init -p
Configure your template paths
Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js
file.
Add the tailwind directives to CSS ➖ global CSS
Start your build process
npm start
Summary:
Tailwind CSS Setup with Next.js
Tailwind CSS Setup Step For React js
I hope you like this article.
Also Read :
- Bootstrap Complete Setup
- Material UI Setup
- Ionic Framework’s Setup
- Chakra UI Setup in React
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- Vs Code Shortcuts key
- React Complete Course
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