The "prose" class: my content best friend

The struggle is real

Let's be honest: if you're a developer who would rather spend more time coding the business logic than designing (like me), you celebrated 🎉 big time when CSS frameworks came into our coding lives. I'm sure you have used some of the general-purpose frameworks such asbootstrap or bulma or the utility-base Tailwind CSS.

I'm very feliz feliz como una lombriz 🐛-- aka very happy with these time-saving frameworks. However, styling long-form content like blog posts, articles, or documentation can be tedious. You need to consider headings, paragraphs, lists, quotes, code blocks – the list goes on, and if you aren't an expert, you can spend a lifetime! I used to spend hours tweaking CSS to make headings look not terrible and paragraphs consistent and readable.

Enter the Hero: The "prose" Class

If you're a fan of Tailwind CSS's utility-first approach, you might have overlooked one of its most powerful plugins: @tailwindcss/typography. Specifically, the plugin's prose class can be a game-changer for making your web content look polished and professional with minimal effort. The "prose" class simplifies your journey by providing a predefined set of styles that adhere to Tailwind CSS's design principles.

Why "prose" Is My New Best Friend

Plays Nice with Markdown::
One of my clients heavily uses Markdown; the plugin's prose class has given its website's content a makeover and made my job much more manageable. If you write in Markdown, prose seamlessly works with the HTML output of your favorite Markdown parser.

Consistent Styling
Say goodbye to the chaos of mismatched fonts and inconsistent formatting; prose creates a unified visual language for your content. By applying the "prose" class to any container element, you instantly inherit a well-crafted typography scale that adjusts font sizes, line heights, margins, and other typographic styles.

It's customizable!
While prose defaults are great! You can easily override styles through Tailwind's config file and tweak colors, fonts, and styles to your heart's content.

It's responsive! prose adapts gracefully to different screen sizes, so your content looks fantastic on mobile phones and desktops.

When to Use prose

Say no more, the prose class is perfect for any Situation Where Readability Matters such as: Blog Posts, Articles and Documentation.

How to Use prose

1. Install the Plugin: Add @tailwindcss/typography to your project.
2. Configure (Optional): Tailwind's configuration file lets you customize the prose styles to your liking.
3. Apply the Class: Simply add the prose class to the container element that wraps your content.

<article class="prose">
  <h1>Feliz Feliz como una lombriz! Blog Post</h1>
  <p>Now 100% visual pleasant!</p>
</article>

For example, you could write a React component to wrap all your <div> or <article> tags.

import clsx from 'clsx';

interface ProseWrapperProps {
    className?: string;
    children: React.ReactNode;
}

function ProseWrapper({ className, children }: React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<'div'> & ProseWrapperProps) {
    const wrapperClasses = clsx('prose', className);

    return (
        <div className={wrapperClasses}>
            {children}
        </div>
    );
}

export default ProseWrapper;

Adding the class prose to your content's website adjusts font sizes and line heights for easy reading, adds the right amount of spacing between elements, styles headings, lists, blockquote, and code blocks.

There is more! The "prose" class comes in different sizes, like a perfect t-shirt:

• prose-sm: For a more intimate, cozy read
• prose-lg: When you want your words to stand tall
• prose-xl: For making a big impression
• prose-2xl: When you need your text to be the star of the show

Wrapping Up
The prose class from @tailwindcss/typography is the secret sauce that'll make your content shine 💫. It's easy to use, powerful, and will make your typography look so good,