Tailwind CSS
Utility-first styling inside your markup.
Tailwind CSS is taught here in 3 lessons, running from Utility-first basics through to Configuration and theming. Each lesson takes one topic, shows the working code, and links onward to the next, so the course can be read straight through in order.
| Track | Front-end Development |
| Lessons | 3 |
| Level | Beginner |
| Reading time | about 39 minutes |
| Prerequisites | Helpful, but not required: JSON |
Lessons
- Utility-first basicsInstall the toolchain, read a class list as the CSS it produces, and understand why the numbers in spacing utilities are a scale rather than pixels.
- Responsive and state variantsMobile-first breakpoints, the state variants that replace handwritten interaction CSS, and how group, peer and custom variants compose.
- Configuration and themingCSS-first theming in v4, the v3 JavaScript config for comparison, and when a custom utility beats a pile of @apply rules.
More in Front-end Development
HTML CSS JavaScript TypeScript HTML DOM AJAX JSON Bootstrap 5 Foundation Vue.js React Next.js Angular jQuery ECharts Chart.js SVG Font Awesome
FAQ
How long does the Tailwind CSS course take?
It has 3 lessons, about 39 minutes of reading. Expect roughly twice that if you type out and run every example.
Do I need prior experience for Tailwind CSS?
Not strictly. It helps to have read JSON first, because some lessons build on it, but every lesson explains its own assumptions.
What should I read after Tailwind CSS?
Continue with Bootstrap 5 (3 lessons), the next course in Front-end Development.
Last refreshed 2026-09-18.