Installation
Tailwind CSS works by scanning all of your HTML files, JavaScript components, and any other templates for class names, generating the corresponding styles and then writing them to a static CSS file.
It's fast, flexible, and reliable — with zero-runtime.
Installing Tailwind CSS as a Vite plugin is the most seamless way to integrate it with frameworks like Laravel, SvelteKit, React Router, Nuxt, and SolidJS.
Install tailwindcss and @tailwindcss/vite via npm.
npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/viteAdd the @tailwindcss/vite plugin to your Vite configuration.
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'export default defineConfig({ plugins: [ tailwindcss(), ],})Add an @import to your CSS file that imports Tailwind CSS.
@import "tailwindcss";Run your build process with npm run dev or whatever command is configured in your package.json file.
npm run devMake sure your compiled CSS is included in the <head> (your framework might handle this for you), then start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.
<!doctype html><html><head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <link href="/dist/styles.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body> <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold underline"> Hello world! </h1></body></html>