Setting Up Tailwind CSS In A VueJs Project

Strong technologies like Vue.js and Tailwind CSS may significantly improve your web development workflow. For creating dynamic user interfaces, Vue.js offers a flexible and user-friendly framework, while Tailwind CSS uses a utility-first CSS approach that enables quick and versatile styling. This thorough installation guide will take you step-by-step through the installation of Vue.js and the integration of Tailwind CSS into your Vue.js project.

To install and set up Tailwind CSS with a Vue.js, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new Vue.js project using the Vue CLI. Open your terminal and run the following command:

npm init vue@latest vue-app

2. After pressing This it will ask you for install required packages just select as per your need.

Need to install the following packages:
  create-vue@latest
Ok to proceed? (y) y

Vue.js - The Progressive JavaScript Framework

✔ Add TypeScript? … No / Yes
✔ Add JSX Support? … No / Yes
✔ Add Vue Router for Single Page Application development? … No / Yes
✔ Add Pinia for state management? … No / Yes
✔ Add Vitest for Unit Testing? … No / Yes
✔ Add an End-to-End Testing Solution? › No
✔ Add ESLint for code quality? … No / Yes
✔ Add Prettier for code formatting? … No / Yes

3. Navigate to the project and add needed packges

cd vue-app
npm install
or
yarn

4. After installing package you need to add tailwind CSS.

npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
or
yarn add -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer

5. create a configuration file for Tailwind CSS by running the following command:

npx tailwindcss init -p

6. add the following path to your tailwind.config.js:

module.exports = {
   content: [
    "./app/**/*.{vue,js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}",
    "./pages/**/*.{vue,js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}",
    "./components/**/*.{vue,js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}",

    // Or if using `src` directory:
    "./src/**/*.{vue,js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}",
  ],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  variants: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
}

7. Import Tailwind CSS into your Vue.js project by the following code tp style.css file:

@tailwindbase;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

8. Start development server with below command

npm run dev
or
yarn dev

9. Now, you can use Tailwind CSS classes in your Vue components. For example, in a component's template, you can use a class like this(App.vue):

<template>
  <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-blue-600 italic text-center underline">
    Welcome to Tailwind css
  </h1>
</template>

That's it! You now have a Vue.js vue-app with Tailwind CSS installed and set up. You can customize the Tailwind CSS configuration in the tailwind.config.js file to fit your specific needs.

By following this comprehensive installation guide, you have successfully set up a Vue.js project and integrated Tailwind CSS into your workflow. You now have the tools and knowledge to create stunning and responsive user interfaces with ease. Harness the power of Vue.js and Tailwind CSS to elevate your web development skills and deliver exceptional web applications.