Tailwind CSS: Utility-first CSS framework for UI development
PostCSS framework generating utility classes from scanned templates.
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Tailwind CSS is a CSS framework built on PostCSS that generates utility classes for styling web interfaces. It works by scanning template files for class names and generating only the CSS needed for those classes, reducing file size through purging unused styles. The framework includes responsive design utilities, state variants for hover and focus states, and a configuration system for customizing the default design tokens. It is commonly used in web development workflows with modern JavaScript frameworks and static site generators.
Utility-First Class System
Composes styles directly in markup using single-purpose CSS classes instead of writing custom stylesheets. Eliminates context switching between HTML and CSS files while maintaining consistent design patterns across components.
PostCSS Plugin Architecture
Integrates into existing build pipelines as a standard PostCSS plugin. Works alongside other CSS tooling and generates optimized output by scanning templates to include only classes actually used in production.
Configurable Design Tokens
Centralizes colors, spacing, typography, and breakpoints in a single configuration file. Generated utility classes automatically reflect custom design system values without manual CSS updates or overrides.
// React component using Tailwind utility classes
import React from 'react'
export function WelcomeCard() {
return (
<div className="bg-white rounded-lg shadow-md p-6 max-w-md">
<h2 className="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-800 mb-4">Welcome</h2>
<p className="text-gray-600">Get started with Tailwind CSS</p>
</div>
)
}Patch release fixing a Windows worker-thread crash and correcting @variant substitution in legacy JavaScript APIs.
- –Upgrade if you use @variant directives with legacy JS APIs; substitution now works correctly.
- –Apply this patch to prevent intermittent crashes when Tailwind runs in Windows worker threads.
Patch release fixing four CSS generation bugs in arbitrary variants and color handling; no breaking changes or migration required.
- –Fixes arbitrary variants with attribute selectors and pseudo-classes now canonicalize correctly, preventing duplicate or invalid CSS.
- –Resolves nested ampersand color bugs and empty data-type candidate issues that could break utility generation in edge cases.
Patch release fixing Safari rendering bugs, theme resolution in JS configs, and important utility conflicts; removes oxide postinstall script.
- –Upgrade tooling now canonicalizes utilities with `0` values and migrates deprecated `break-words` to `wrap-break-word`.
- –Fix Safari devtools rendering issue caused by `color-mix` fallback and resolve theme key conflicts in JS configs.
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