How to use custom fonts with Tailwind CSS
Assuming you have an app configured to use Tailwind CSS, you’ll have a CSS file that contains
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
Go on Google Fonts for example, select a font, and you’ll be provided a @import
for the CSS font.
For example this for the Inter font in various weights:
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@100;200;300;400;500;700;900&display=swap');
Add that to the CSS file, and then add this:
@layer base {
html {
font-family: Inter, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
}
In the end, your CSS file will look like this:
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@100;200;300;400;500;700;900&display=swap');
@layer base {
html {
font-family: Inter, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
}
Now your default font is that one, and you can use font-bold
for example or font-medium
to set various sizes.
→ I wrote 17 books to help you become a better developer, download them all at $0 cost by joining my newsletter
→ JOIN MY CODING BOOTCAMP, an amazing cohort course that will be a huge step up in your coding career - covering React, Next.js - next edition February 2025