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Box Sizing In Tailwind CSS

Let’s delve into the concept of Tailwind box sizing with examples through this article. Users can use this class to define whether padding and borders are included in the total width and height calculations or not.

The class accepts multiple values in tailwind CSS, covering all properties.

An alternative to CSS box-sizing.

Tailwind Box Sizing Classes

Box-border

When using tailwind box border class, the width and height properties encompass an element’s content, padding, and borders.

For instance, if we define an element’s width as 500 pixels, this width includes any added borders or padding.

Hence, the content box will reduce its size to adjust for the extra width.

This simplifies the process of sizing elements.

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