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Setting up Tailwind CSS in a Nuxt project.

• Standard installation

• Using Nuxt Modules

1. Create your project

   Start by creating a new Nuxt project if you don’t have one set up already. The most common approach is to use the Nuxt Command Line Interface.

   Terminal

   npx nuxi init my-projectcd my-project

2. Install Tailwind CSS

   Install tailwindcss and its peer dependencies via npm, and then run the init command to generate a tailwind.config.js file.

   Terminal

   npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixernpx tailwindcss init

3. Add Tailwind to your PostCSS configuration

   Add tailwindcss and autoprefixer to the postcss.plugins object in your nuxt.config.js file.

   nuxt.config.js

   // https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
   export default defineNuxtConfig({
     devtools: { enabled: true },
     postcss: {
       plugins: {
         tailwindcss: {},
         autoprefixer: {},
       },
     },
   })
   

4. Configure your template paths

   Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js file.

   tailwind.config.js

   /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
   module.exports = {
     content: [
       "./components/**/*.{js,vue,ts}",
       "./layouts/**/*.vue",
       "./pages/**/*.vue",
       "./plugins/**/*.{js,ts}",
       "./app.vue",
       "./error.vue",
     ],
     theme: {
       extend: {},
     },
     plugins: [],
   }
   

5. Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

   Create an ./assets/css/main.css file and add the @tailwind directives for each of Tailwind’s layers.

   main.css

   @tailwind base;
   @tailwind components;
   @tailwind utilities;

6. Add the CSS file globally

   Add your newly-created ./assets/css/main.css to the css array in your nuxt.config.js file.

   nuxt.config.js

   // https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
   export default defineNuxtConfig({
     devtools: { enabled: true },
     css: ['~/assets/css/main.css'],
     postcss: {
       plugins: {
         tailwindcss: {},
         autoprefixer: {},
       },
     },
   })
   

7. Start your build process

   Run your build process with npm run dev.

   Terminal

   npm run dev

8. Start using Tailwind in your project

   Start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.

   app.vue

   <template>
     <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold underline">
       Hello world!
     </h1>
   </template>