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Tailwind CSS Motion: Next-Level Animations Made Easy!

Introducing tailwindcss-motion

Brought to you by RomboHQ, tailwindcss-motion is an exciting Tailwind CSS plugin that makes creating animations simple yet impactful. With an intuitive syntax and powerful preset animations, you can bring life to your designs without writing complex keyframes. It's truly "Motion, without commotion."

βš™οΈ Installation

Setting up tailwindcss-motion is straightforward. Here’s how:

  1. Install the plugin via npm:
   npm i -D tailwindcss-motion
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  1. Integrate it in your Tailwind config file:
   // tailwind.config.js
   export default {
       content: [...],
       theme: { extend: {} },
       plugins: [require('tailwindcss-motion')],
   };
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Or, using ESM:

   import tailwindcssMotion from "tailwindcss-motion";

   export default {
       content: [...],
       theme: { extend: {} },
       plugins: [tailwindcssMotion],
   };
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How It Works

tailwindcss-motion offers easy-to-use utility classes for animating elements in any Tailwind CSS project. No need for custom keyframes! Just apply classes like motion-translate-x-in-25 or motion-opacity-in-0, or use presets for popular effects.

Animation Presets

Choose from a wide range of preset animations to bring your designs to life:

  • Enter Animations: motion-preset-fade, motion-preset-slide-right, motion-preset-focus, and more!
  • Loop Animations: motion-preset-pulse, motion-preset-spin, motion-preset-blink, etc.
  • Unique Effects: Try motion-preset-typewriter-[number of characters], motion-preset-flomoji, or the fun motion-preset-confetti.

Customizing Presets

Want more control? Customize animations by combining base animations and modifier classes for unique effects.

πŸ“Ή Watch Above Video

For a full walkthrough, check out above video which dive into using tailwindcss-motion with Next.js to create visually stunning animations in minutes!

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