A Short Introduction to Tailwind CSS
Tailwind CSS is a framework that you can use to quickly and easily modify how HTML elements look. You can do a wide variety of things; from simply changing text/background color to adding columns and grid layouts. You can even add animations, shadows, filters and borders to objects too. It's an extremely deep frontend tool you can use
By default, Tailwind includes a wide range of utility classes for things like padding, margin, color, and typography. This approach keeps your styles consistent and predictable, plus you can still customize or extend Tailwind to match your exact needs.
Working in the GOTTH stack, we use Tailwind to make sure everything looks good. It's not for interactivity (it can be) or programming - it's solely for visual flair.
If you’re new to Tailwind, the following resources might help:
- Official Tailwind Documentation – The best place to start, with a complete reference of classes, configuration, and examples.
- Tailwind Play – An online sandbox where you can experiment with Tailwind classes and see real-time results without installing anything locally.
- Tailwind Cheat Sheet – A handy reference for quickly looking up utility class names and syntax.