Tailwind CSS

Definitions

1. A utility-first CSS framework created by Adam Wathan that replaces traditional component-based CSS with composable utility classes applied inline, configured through a tailwind.config.js file for theming, and processed by a JIT compiler that generates only the CSS actually used in the project.

   In plain English: A framework that lets you design web pages by combining small, reusable style shortcuts right in your HTML code.

   Example: "Tailwind CSS cut our stylesheet from 350KB to 12KB because the JIT compiler only emits the utilities we actually reference."

Related Terms

• Responsive Design
• Keyframe
• Live Reload
• Pixel Density
• Sass
• Scoped Style
• Tailwind
• Transform
• Transition
• CSS Architecture
• CSS Framework
• CSS Reset
• CSS Utility