Tailwind CSS
Examples
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that works exceptionally well with Next.js.
Installing Tailwind
Install the Tailwind CSS packages and run the init
command to generate both the tailwind.config.js
and postcss.config.js
files:
npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init -p
Configuring Tailwind
Inside tailwind.config.js
, add paths to the files that will use Tailwind CSS class names:
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
content: [
'./app/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}', // Note the addition of the `app` directory.
'./pages/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}',
'./components/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}',
// Or if using `src` directory:
'./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}',
],
theme: {
extend: {},
},
plugins: [],
}
You do not need to modify postcss.config.js
.
Importing Styles
Add the Tailwind CSS directives that Tailwind will use to inject its generated styles to a Global Stylesheet in your application, for example:
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
Inside the custom app file (pages/_app.js
), import the globals.css
stylesheet to apply the styles to every route in your application.
// These styles apply to every route in the application
import '@/styles/globals.css'
import type { AppProps } from 'next/app'
export default function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
return <Component {...pageProps} />
}
Using Classes
After installing Tailwind CSS and adding the global styles, you can use Tailwind's utility classes in your application.
export default function Page() {
return <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold underline">Hello, Next.js!</h1>
}
Usage with Turbopack
As of Next.js 13.1, Tailwind CSS and PostCSS are supported with Turbopack.
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