
Roadmap in TailwindCSS
Beginner Stage
- Understand Utility Classes – Learn how Tailwind applies styles via utility classes.
- Basic Layouts – Work with spacing (
p-4
,m-2
), flexbox (flex
,justify-center
), and grids. - Typography & Colors – Use
text-lg
,font-bold
,text-blue-500
, etc. - Responsive Design – Learn breakpoints (
sm:
,md:
,lg:
, etc.). - Use the Tailwind CDN – Quickly test styles in an HTML file.
Intermediate Stage
- Setup Tailwind with a Build System – Use npm (
tailwind.config.js
). - Custom Components – Use
@apply
to create reusable styles. - Dark Mode Support – Implement
dark:
classes. - Plugins & Customization – Explore Tailwind plugins (
@tailwindcss/forms
,@tailwindcss/typography
). - Tailwind in JavaScript Frameworks – Integrate Tailwind with React, Vue, or Next.js.
Advanced Stage
- Optimize for Production – Enable PurgeCSS to remove unused styles.
- Advanced Animations & Transitions – Utilize Tailwind’s animation utilities.
- Build Full UI Components – Create design systems using Tailwind.
- Work with Tailwind UI – Explore pre-built UI components from Tailwind Labs.
- Customize the Configuration – Modify
tailwind.config.js
to extend themes.