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Utilities for controlling how an element can be resized.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
resize-none	resize: none;
resize-y	resize: vertical;
resize-x	resize: horizontal;
resize	resize: both;

Basic usage

Resizing in all directions

Use resize to make an element horizontally and vertically resizable.

Drag the textarea handle in the demo to see the expected behaviour

<textarea class="resize rounded-md"></textarea>

Resizing vertically

Use resize-y to make an element vertically resizable.

Drag the textarea handle in the demo to see the expected behaviour

<textarea class="resize-y rounded-md"></textarea>

Resizing horizontally

Use resize-x to make an element horizontally resizable.

Drag the textarea handle in the demo to see the expected behaviour

<textarea class="resize-x rounded-md"></textarea>

Preventing resizing

Use resize-none to prevent an element from being resizable.

Notice that the textarea handle is gone

<textarea class="resize-none rounded-md"></textarea>

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Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:resize to only apply the resize utility on hover.

<div class="resize-none hover:resize">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:resize to apply the resize utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="resize-none md:resize">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.