Install tailwindcss via npm, and create your tailwind.config.js file.
Terminal
npm install -D tailwindcssnpx tailwindcss init
Configure your template paths
Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js file.
In tailwind.config.js
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.
In src/input.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.
Install Tailwind CSS
Install tailwindcss via npm, and create your tailwind.config.js file.
Terminal
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.
In tailwind.config.js
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.In src/input.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.Terminal
npx tailwindcss -i ./src/input.css -o ./dist/output.css --watch
Start using Tailwind in your HTML
Add your compiled CSS file to the and start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.