Installation
Get started with Tailwind CSS
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
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.
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.
npm create vite@latest my-projectcd my-projectInstall Tailwind CSS
Install tailwindcss and @tailwindcss/vite via npm.
npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/viteConfigure the Vite plugin
Add the @tailwindcss/vite plugin to your Vite configuration.
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'export default defineConfig({ plugins: [ tailwindcss(), ],})Import Tailwind CSS
Add an @import to your CSS file that imports Tailwind CSS.
@import "tailwindcss";Start your build process
Run your build process with npm run dev or whatever command is configured in your package.json file.
npm run devStart using Tailwind in your HTML
Make 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="/src/style.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body> <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold underline"> Hello world! </h1></body></html>