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Tailwind CSS Course

Learn the utility-first approach, spacing, layout, typography, responsive states, customization, and common Tailwind CSS pitfalls.

6 modules · 35 lessons · No signup

Prerequisites: CSS

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What you'll learn

Translate deliberate CSS design decisions into maintainable Tailwind utility classes.

Course contents

  1. Why utilities

    Understand utility-first composition and its tradeoffs.

    1. ✓ Why Tailwind CSS
    2. ✓ Utilities map to CSS
    3. ✓ Try Tailwind in the browser
    4. ✓ Install Tailwind CSS with Vite
    5. ✓ How class detection works
    6. ✓ Check your understanding: utility-first Tailwind

  2. Spacing and sizing

    Use the spacing scale, dimensions, borders, and backgrounds.

    1. ✓ Use the spacing scale
    2. ✓ Use logical spacing utilities
    3. ✓ Width, height, and maximum size
    4. ✓ Borders, radius, and focus rings
    5. ✓ Use arbitrary values carefully

  3. Flexbox and Grid

    Translate familiar CSS layouts into utilities.

    1. ✓ Build a Flexbox layout
    2. ✓ Build a Grid layout
    3. ✓ Position elements
    4. ✓ Center content deliberately
    5. ✓ Build a responsive card layout
    6. ✓ Check your understanding: layout and spacing

  4. Typography and color

    Style readable text and accessible color systems.

    1. ✓ Set text size and weight
    2. ✓ Use font families
    3. ✓ Apply colors and opacity
    4. ✓ Add a dark color scheme
    5. ✓ Style readable prose
    6. ✓ Check your understanding: typography and colors

  5. Responsive and interactive states

    Compose mobile-first, focus, hover, group, and peer states.

    1. ✓ Use mobile-first responsive variants
    2. ✓ Style interaction states
    3. ✓ Coordinate state with group and peer
    4. ✓ Use container query variants
    5. ✓ Respect reduced motion
    6. ✓ Check your understanding: responsive design and states

  6. Customization and debugging

    Work with theme tokens and diagnose generated-class problems.

    1. ✓ Customize with theme variables
    2. ✓ Add a custom utility
    3. ✓ Know when to write CSS
    4. ✓ Debug missing classes
    5. ✓ Build a complete Tailwind page
    6. ✓ Check your understanding: customization and gotchas