Let's face it, no matter whether its our first or hundredth time, staring at a blank Tailwind CSS is intimidating. The enormity of the task at hand starts to crash over you as the excitement begins to build. Here are eight resources that I reach for first when I need to move quickly or want inspiration that may prove helpful to you.
At the end of list I will let you know which of the following I add to every Tailwind CSS project, NO MATTER WHAT!
Theme Components
praveenjuge
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kutty
Kutty is a tailwind plugin for building web applications. It has a set of accessible and reusable components that are commonly used in web applications.
Kutty
Kutty is a tailwind plugin for building web applications. It has a set of accessible and reusable components that are commonly used in web applications.
Also see mynaui.com
- TailwindCSS UI Components and Templates made without any Plugin.
- Open Source.
- Fully Responsive and Accessible.
Installation
npm install kutty --save
This plugin requires Tailwind CSS 3 or later. Tailwind CSS is not included in this package. Learn how to install tailwind here.
Usage
For CSS
Require the installed plugin directly to your Tailwind config:
// tailwind.config.js
plugins: [require("kutty")],
For JS
We bundle AlpineJS v2.8.0 for reactivity in our components. Learn more about AlpineJS here. Place the following script tag before the closing body tag.
<!-- All components in one -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/kutty@latest/dist/kutty.min.js"></script>
<!-- Single component -->
<!-- Include AlpineJS first -->
<script srcโฆ
estevanmaito
/
windmill-dashboard
๐ A multi theme, completely accessible, ready for production dashboard.
Windmill Dashboard
A multi theme, completely accessible, with components and pages examples, ready for production dashboard.
-
๐ฆฎ Thoroughly accessible -
๐ Light and dark themes -
๐ Styled with Tailwind CSS -
๐งฉ Various components -
โ React version
๐ Usage
Clone or download this repo and everything you need is inside the public folder.
๐ฆฎ Accessibility
This dashboard was developed with a11y in mind since the beginning.
- Every text passes the WCAG Level AA (at least)
- It is completely keyboard navigable
- I actually used NVDA to read my screen during development
Everybody can benefit with good accessibility practices, like the modal, for example (test it live). It uses focus trap techniques to not loose focus when navigating via keyboard and thinking of mobile users with large screen devices, it is placed in the bottom of the screen.
๐ Multi theme
It uses Tailwind CSS for styling, andโฆ
Text & Typography Components
jhta
/
tailwindcss-truncate-multiline
Tailwind CSS plugin to generate truncate multiline utilities
Truncate Multiline Plugin for Tailwind CSS
Installation
npm install tailwindcss-truncate-multiline --save
or
yarn add tailwindcss-truncate-multiline
Usage
// tailwind.config.js
{
theme: {
truncate: {
lines: {
3: '3',
5: '5',
8: '8',
}
}
plugins: [
require('tailwindcss-truncate-multiline')(),
],
}
This plugin generates the following utilities:
.truncate-[key]-lines {
'overflow': 'hidden',
'display': '-webkit-box',
'-webkit-line-clamp': [value],
'-webkit-box-orient': 'vertical',
}
Variants:
You can also add variants:
//tailwind.config.js
{
...
plugins: [
require('tailwindcss-truncate-multiline')(['responsive', 'hover']),
]
}
A plugin that provides a set of prose classes you can use to add beautiful typographic defaults to any vanilla HTML you don't control, like HTML rendered from Markdown, or pulled from a CMS.
Documentation
For full documentation, visit tailwindcss.com/docs/typography-plugin.
Community
For help, discussion about best practices, or any other conversation that would benefit from being searchable:
Discuss the Tailwind CSS Typography plugin on GitHub
For casual chit-chat with others using the framework:
Layout Components
tailwindlabs
/
tailwindcss-custom-forms
A better base for styling form elements with Tailwind CSS.
This project is not compatible with Tailwind CSS v2.0+ and has been deprecated in favor of @tailwindcss/forms.
You can still use this if you are on Tailwind CSS v1.x, but we recommend updating to v2.0 and migrating to @tailwindcss/forms if possible.
Tailwind CSS Custom Forms
Out of the box, selects, checkboxes, and radios look awful in Tailwind and the only way to make them look better is with custom CSS.
The goal of this project is to provide a better starting point for form elements that is still fairly unopinionated, and easy to customize by adding utilities instead of having to write complicated CSS rules.
Install
- Install the plugin:
# Using npm
npm install @tailwindcss/custom-forms --save-dev
# Using Yarn
yarn add @tailwindcss/custom-forms -D
- Add it to your
tailwind.config.jsfile:
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
// ...
plugins: [
require('@tailwindcss/custom-forms')
]
}
Documentation
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Log1x
/
tailwindcss-container-sizes
Simple Tailwind plugin to generate container sizes
Tailwind CSS Container Sizes Plugin
Requirements
- Tailwind CSS >= v1.0.0
Installation
Install via Yarn:
$ yarn add tailwindcss-container-sizes
Usage
// tailwind.config.js
{
theme: {
screens: {
sm: '640px',
md: '768px',
lg: '1024px',
xl: '1280px',
},
container: {
center: true,
padding: '1.5rem',
sizes: {}, // defaults to breakpoint (screens) sizes
},
},
plugins: [
require('tailwindcss-container-sizes')(),
],
}
This plugin generates the following utilities:
.container-sm {
max-width: 640px
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
padding-right: 1.5rem;
padding-left: 1.5rem
}
.container-md {
max-width: 768px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
padding-right: 1.5rem;
padding-left: 1.5rem
}
.container-lg {
max-width: 1024px;
margin-right: auto;
โฆBonus: Developer XP
rogden
/
tailwind-config-viewer
A local UI tool for visualizing your Tailwind CSS configuration file.
Tailwind Config Viewer
Tailwind Config Viewer is a local UI tool for visualizing your Tailwind CSS configuration file. Keep it open during development to quickly reference custom Tailwind values/classes. Easily navigate between sections of the configuration and copy class names to your clipboard by clicking on them.
Demo using the default Tailwind config
Installation
NPX
Run npx tailwind-config-viewer from within the directory that contains your Tailwind configuration file.
Globally
npm i tailwind-config-viewer -g
Locally
npm i tailwind-config-viewer -D
When installing locally, you can add an entry into the package.json scripts field to run and open the viewer:
"scripts": {
"tailwind-config-viewer": "tailwind-config-viewer -o"
}
Usage
Run the tailwind-config-viewer command from within the directory that contains your Tailwind configuration file.
Commands
serve (default)
The serve command is the default command. Running tailwind-config-viewer is the same as tailwind-config-viewer serve.
Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -p, --port | 3000 |
The port |
jorenvanhee
/
tailwindcss-debug-screens
A Tailwind CSS component that shows the currently active screen (responsive breakpoint).
Tailwind CSS Debug Screens ๐ฑ
A Tailwind CSS component that shows the currently active screen (responsive breakpoint).
Install
Requires Tailwind v1.0 or higher.
- Install the plugin:
npm install tailwindcss-debug-screens --save-dev
- Add it to your
tailwind.config.jsfile:
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
//...
plugins: [
require('tailwindcss-debug-screens'),
]
}
Usage
Add the class debug-screens to your <body> tag.
<body class="debug-screens">
Make sure the class is only present during development. Here's an example of how you could do that in Craft CMS:
<body class="{{ devMode ? 'debug-screens' : '' }}">
Customization
You can customize this plugin in the theme.debugScreens section of your tailwind.config.js file.
Ignore screens
To ignore a specific screen (for instance dark mode), add the screen name to the ignore configuration array. dark is ignored by default.
//โฆOut of all of these great resources, I find Tailwind Debug Screens to be the most helpful, most of the time. In addition to the time you will save by using the plugin, it will also help you create better responsive designs and become more familiar with sizing in Tailwind by sight.
Happy coding!
Top comments (5)
I would like to add TailBlocks to the list:
mertjf.github.io/tailblocks/
I love TailBlocks, I didnโt add it just bc I wanted to highlight ones people may have not heard of before but TailBlocks is on my larger resource list.
Awesome!
Thnx!
Cool resource how often do you use other CSS frameworks like Bootstrap. Or are you a Tailwind exclusive?
For my personal stuff I am Tailwind exclusive but I have used many other frameworks at various jobs. Bootstrap is probably the one I have most experience with.