Level up your Angular CSS with Tailwind CSS

Stop writing custom CSS. Use Tailwind's utility classes to build and maintain your Angular UIs faster and more consistently.

#1about 3 minutes

Understanding the purpose of Tailwind CSS

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first framework that provides predefined classes to help you build websites faster without writing custom CSS.

#2about 4 minutes

Exploring the key advantages of Tailwind CSS

Tailwind's benefits include a mobile-first approach, built-in media queries, a small production bundle size through purging, and a helpful VS Code extension.

#3about 8 minutes

How to set up Tailwind CSS in an Angular project

Follow the step-by-step process of installing Tailwind via npm, initializing the configuration file, and importing its base styles into your application.

#4about 8 minutes

Building a responsive layout with Flexbox utilities

Use Tailwind's Flexbox utility classes like `flex`, `flex-col`, `justify-center`, and `items-center` to vertically and horizontally center content on the page.

#5about 9 minutes

Applying styles, animations, and media queries

Learn to style elements with utilities for text size, color, and spacing, and apply animations and responsive changes using breakpoint prefixes like `md:`.

#6about 6 minutes

Cleaning up HTML with the @apply directive

Extract long lists of utility classes from your HTML into a single, reusable class in your CSS file using the `@apply` directive for cleaner code.

#7about 2 minutes

Customizing Tailwind's configuration for design systems

Modify the `tailwind.config.js` file to override default values for colors, spacing, and fonts to create a custom design system.

#8about 8 minutes

Q&A: Prerequisites and comparison to Bootstrap

This Q&A addresses why a solid understanding of CSS is important before using Tailwind and compares its utility-first approach to component-based frameworks like Bootstrap.