Tailwind CSS

by Ivaylo Gerchev

Get a rapid introduction to Tailwind, the utility-first CSS framework, and start building sites with it today!

For many years, component-based frameworks, like Bootstrap, were the de facto standard for building websites quickly and easily. But all this magic comes with a price. Without serious customization, sites built with such frameworks look similar to each other. And customization is a real pain in the neck for anyone who wants to build something more complex or creative. Component-based styles are easy to implement, but inflexible and confined to certain boundaries. Solving specificity issues while trying to override the default styles of a particular framework isn't a fun and productive job. Tailwind is a utility-first framework that is built with low-level functionality in mind. As you'll see in this book, utility classes offer much more power and flexibility than component classes. You'll

Component vs utility classes, and the pros and cons of eachTailwind basics (layout, typography, responsive web design, colors, and more)Creating your own Tailwind componentsBuilding complex and flexible layouts with Tailwind's Grid utilitiesCustomizing TailwindWorking with Tailwind pluginsAnd much more!

136 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 29, 2022

Reviews

[Bjoern Rochel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives you a good idea what you can do with Tailwind and what the options for custom tailoring are. Since the book was short and fairly cheap I gave it a try. I would guess though that the same level of information can be gathered from the official Tailwind docs

[Chrisx · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some good demos and examples that are worth checking and trying.
For everything else I would rather first read trough the official documentation and follow a few youtube videos tough. My favourite part was seeing the hidden power of plugins for Tailwind.