Tailwind CSS tutorial #18: Font Smoothing

In the article, we will go into detail on how to use font-smoothing.

Font smoothing

Format

font-{antialiased | subpixel-antialiased }

Alignment	Tailwind Class	CSS Property
Antialiased	antialiased	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased,-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
Subpixel-antialiased	subpixel-antialiased	-webkit-font-smoothing: auto,-moz-osx-font-smoothing: auto;

Antialiased

This utility is to render text using grayscale antialiasing.

Subpixel-antialiased

This utility is to render text using subpixel antialiasing.

Note: This class does not show any effect.

Code

<ul class="container mx-auto leading-none divide-y divide-gray-400 divide-dotted" style="font-family: Raleway">
  <li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
    <div>
      <div class="antialiased text-5xl align-middle mb-2">Hello World</div>
    </div>
    <div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">antialiased   </div>
  </li>
  <li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
    <div>
      <div class="subpixel-antialiased  text-5xl align-middle mb-2">Hello World</div>
    </div>
    <div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">subpixel-antialiased   </div>
  </li>
</ul>

Full code:
The overall code will be attached to repo link.

Overall Output

Resources:
tailwind.css

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Comments

[Pradumna Saraf]

Good one!

[Shubhi✨]

Thank you Praddumna!!!

[Marco Cordero]

Hi. Sorry but, why is there a whole "article" dedicated to this specific Tailwind class when it covers the same if not less than the original tailwind reference?

I'd be interesting if you explained when or why to use it or the background/motivation behind the class