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  1. Installation
  2. Install Tailwind CSS with Vite

  1. Create your project

    Start by creating a new Vite project if you don’t have one set up already. The most common approach is to use Create Vite.

    Terminal
    npm create vite@latest my-project -- --template reactcd my-project

  2. Install Tailwind CSS

    Install tailwindcss and its peer dependencies, then generate your tailwind.config.js and postcss.config.js files.

    Terminal
    npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixernpx tailwindcss init -p

  3. Configure your template paths

    Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js file.

    tailwind.config.js
    /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
export default {
  content: [
    "./index.html",
    "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
  ],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
}

  4. Add css section to vite config

    Add the config needed for vite to use Tailwindcss in the vite.config.js.

    vite.config.js
    import { defineConfig } from "vite";
import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react-swc";
import tailwindcss from "tailwindcss";

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [react()],
  css: {
    postcss: {
      plugins: [tailwindcss()],
    },
  },
})

  5. Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

    Add the @tailwind directives for each of Tailwind’s layers to your ./src/index.css file.

    index.css
    @tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

  6. Start your build process

    Run your build process with npm run dev.

    Terminal
    npm run dev

  7. Start using Tailwind in your project

    Start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.

    App.jsx
    export default function App() {
  return (
    <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold underline">
      Hello world!
    </h1>
  )
}