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Tailwind CSS

A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development
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What is Tailwind CSS?

Tailwind is different from frameworks like Bootstrap, Foundation, or Bulma in that it's not a UI kit. It doesn't have a default theme, and there are no build-in UI components. It comes with a menu of predesigned widgets to build your site with, but doesn't impose design decisions that are difficult to undo.
Tailwind CSS is a tool in the Front-End Frameworks category of a tech stack.
Tailwind CSS is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Tailwind CSS's open source repository on GitHub

Who uses Tailwind CSS?

Companies
507 companies reportedly use Tailwind CSS in their tech stacks, including Superchat, Foretag, and tarfin.

Developers
2156 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Tailwind CSS.

Tailwind CSS Integrations

Gatsby, SvelteKit, Builder, Tailwind UI, and Flowbite are some of the popular tools that integrate with Tailwind CSS. Here's a list of all 33 tools that integrate with Tailwind CSS.
Pros of Tailwind CSS
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Highly customizable
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Quick setup
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Utility first styles, its amazing
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Versatile
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Great docs
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Customizable
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Fast
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Consistent
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Very light
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Semantic
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Open source
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Responsive
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Easy Tree shaking with Tailwind CLI
Decisions about Tailwind CSS

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Tailwind CSS in their tech stack.

aadam syed
react front-end developer at student · | 5 upvotes · 60.8K views
Needs advice
on
BootstrapBootstrapSassSass
and
Tailwind CSSTailwind CSS

Hi all,

I'm learning web development and wanted to know which front-end design frameworks should I use. Currently, I'm learning Bootstrap 5 and was wondering if I should stick with Bootstrap or shift to Sass or Tailwind CSS. Would love to get some advice on the advantages and disadvantages of these frameworks and which one should I stick with. Thanks in advance.

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Denny Drewman
Needs advice
on
CSS 3CSS 3HTML5HTML5
and
Tailwind CSSTailwind CSS

Hey guys! I found the service Shuffle (it uses the Tailwind CSS library) Can you please tell me if the code from it can be exported to Webflow without problems?

Thanks!

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Needs advice
on
Ant DesignAnt Design
and
Tailwind CSSTailwind CSS

Hello, A question to frontend developers. I am a beginner on frontend.

I am building a UI for my company to replace old legacy one with React and this question is about choosing how to apply design to it.

I have Tailwind CSS on one hand and Ant Design on the other (I didnt like mui and Bootstrap doesn't seem to have enterprise components as ant) As far as I understand, tailwind is great. It allows me to literally build an application without touching the css but I have to build my own react components with it. Ant design or mantine has ready to use components which I can use and rapidly build my application.

My question is, is it the right approach to: - Use a component framework for now and replace legacy app. - Introduce tailwind later when I have a frontend resource in hand and then build own component library

Thank you.

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Hassan Mugabo
Software Developer at Codeparl Digital Services · | 3 upvotes · 66.6K views

Hi, I'm using Tailwind CSS for my project but I found Bootstrap and Semantic UI offering pre-built components like Model, Sidebars, and so forth. Is it possible to use Semantic UI or Bootstrap under Tailwind CSS?

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Rose Mwangi
Software Engineer at na · | 2 upvotes · 88.5K views
Needs advice
on
Material-UIMaterial-UI
and
Tailwind CSSTailwind CSS

Can I use Material-UI and Tailwind CSS together with Next?

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Henderson Dike-Benard
Frontend developer at Grasp · | 2 upvotes · 28.8K views
Needs advice
on
BootstrapBootstrap
and
Tailwind CSSTailwind CSS

I am stuck in between the two. Tailwind CSS seems trendy and modern. Bootstrap has a community and leads in responsiveness.

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Tailwind CSS's Features

  • No default theme
  • No build-in UI components
  • No opinion about how your site should look
  • Doesn't impose design decisions that you have to fight to undo
  • Comes with a menu of predesigned widgets to build your site with
  • Or offers a head start implementing a custom design with its own identity

Tailwind CSS Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Tailwind CSS?
Bootstrap
Bootstrap is the most popular HTML, CSS, and JS framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web.
tachyons
Create fast loading, highly readable, and 100% responsive interfaces with as little CSS as possible.
Bulma
Bulma is a CSS framework based on Flexbox and built with Sass
Material-UI
Material UI is a library of React UI components that implements Google's Material Design.
Sass
Sass is an extension of CSS3, adding nested rules, variables, mixins, selector inheritance, and more. It's translated to well-formatted, standard CSS using the command line tool or a web-framework plugin.
See all alternatives

Tailwind CSS's Followers
2729 developers follow Tailwind CSS to keep up with related blogs and decisions.