Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that works exceptionally well with Next.js.
Install the Tailwind CSS packages and run the init command to generate both the tailwind.config.js and postcss.config.js files:
npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init -p
Inside tailwind.config.js, add paths to the files that will use Tailwind CSS class names:
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
content: [
"./app/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}", // Note the addition of the `app` directory.
"./pages/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
"./components/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
// Or if using `src` directory:
"./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
],
theme: {
extend: {},
},
plugins: [],
}
You do not need to modify postcss.config.js.
Add the Tailwind CSS directives that Tailwind will use to inject its generated styles to a Global Stylesheet in your application, for example:
@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
Inside the root layout (app/layout.tsx), import the globals.css stylesheet to apply the styles to every route in your application.
// These styles apply to every route in the application
import './globals.css';
export const metadata = {
title: 'Create Next App',
description: 'Generated by create next app',
}
export default function RootLayout({
children,
}: {
children: React.ReactNode;
}) {
return (
<html lang="en">
<body>{children}</body>
</html>
);
}
After installing Tailwind CSS and adding the global styles, you can use Tailwind's utility classes in your application.
export default function Page() {
return (
<h1 className="text-3xl font-bold underline">
Hello, Next.js!
</h1>
)
}
As of Next.js 13.1, Tailwind CSS and PostCSS are supported with Turbopack.