How to design Unique shapes using TailwindCSS

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CSS is used for more than just styling elements. CSS shapes enable web designers to create custom paths such as triangles, circles, and polygons. ⚪️, 🔷, 🔺, ⭐️, ◾️.

This way, you’re not forced to insert a transparent-background floating image only to be disappointed by a rectangular box around it.

This article will design various shapes using TailwindCSS and a few functional shapes and values.

Tailwind CSS can be used to create various shapes using its pre-defined classes.

You can make shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, and more using the .rounded-* classes for rounded shapes and the .w-* and .h-* classes for width and height.

Additionally, you can create shapes using the :before and :after pseudo-elements with the content property set to an empty string and the border property set to create the desired shape.

And you’ll see how simple a task like this can be if you sharpen your skills and practice regularly.

For a detailed implementation guide, check out our canopas blog.

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