Installation via Tailwind CLI

Tailwind CSS Project setup using a Tailwind CLI

✅ Steps to follow to complete Tailwind CSS Setup Successfully

Start by initializing the project using npm
`npm init -y`
This command creates a package.json file in our project directory
Install tailwindcss via npm
```
‌npm install -D tailwindcss
```
Create your tailwind.config.js file.
```
npx tailwindcss init
```

Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js file.

/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  content: ["./src/**/*.{html,js}"],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
}

Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

src/index.css

@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

<!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>

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Installation via Tailwind CLI

Tailwind CSS Project setup using a Tailwind CLI

✅ Steps to follow to complete Tailwind CSS Setup Successfully

Start by initializing the project using npm
`npm init -y`
This command creates a package.json file in our project directory
Install tailwindcss via npm
```
‌npm install -D tailwindcss
```
Create your tailwind.config.js file.
```
npx tailwindcss init
```

Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js file.

/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  content: ["./src/**/*.{html,js}"],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
}

Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

src/index.css

@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

<!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>

PreviousInstallation via Tailwind CDN NextInstallation for React Project

Last updated 1 year ago

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