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Get Started with Tailwind CSS
Quick Summary
“Utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.”
Best for: React/Next.js applications with custom designs
Time to first integration: 10 minutes
📋Prerequisites
- ✓Node.js 18+ installed
- ✓A Tailwind CSS account — sign up here
- ✓An existing project (Next.js, React, or Node.js recommended)
Setup Steps
3 steps1
1
Install Tailwind CSS
Add Tailwind and its PostCSS plugin to your project.
bash
npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/postcss2
2
Add to CSS
Import Tailwind in your main CSS file.
css
@import "tailwindcss";3
3
Start using utilities
Add utility classes directly in your markup.
html
flex items-center gap-4Common Gotchas
Watch out for these issues in your first week.
Classes not being generated
Fix:
PurgeCSS removing needed classes
Fix:
Related Guides
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