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1. What is Tailwind CSS primarily known for?

Difficulty: EasyType: MCQTopic: Basics

Component-based design
Utility-first approach
Inline styling
Preprocessor functions

Tailwind CSS is known for its utility-first approach. Instead of writing custom CSS, you combine small utility classes directly in your HTML to style elements quickly and consistently.

Correct Answer: Utility-first approach

2. Which command installs Tailwind CSS via npm?

Difficulty: EasyType: MCQTopic: Setup

npm install tailwind
npm install tailwindcss
npm add twcss
npm init tailwind

To use Tailwind in your project, you install it using npm install tailwindcss and initialize it with npx tailwindcss init. This generates the configuration file for customization.

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1. What is Tailwind CSS primarily known for?

2. Which command installs Tailwind CSS via npm?

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3. What is a 'utility class' in Tailwind CSS?

4. What is one major advantage of using Tailwind CSS?

5. Where do you include Tailwind’s base, components, and utilities in your project?

6. Can you still write custom CSS with Tailwind?

7. What does JIT mode do in Tailwind?

8. How is Tailwind CSS different from Bootstrap?

9. Explain the typical workflow of using Tailwind CSS in a project.

10. How does Tailwind reduce the final CSS file size in production?

11. What are the benefits of the utility-first approach in Tailwind CSS?

12. What are some limitations or drawbacks of Tailwind CSS?

13. Why do some developers find Tailwind easier after initial setup?

14. What is the purpose of the tailwind.config.js file?

15. What is the difference between 'extend' and 'theme' in Tailwind configuration?

16. Why do we define content paths in the configuration file?

17. How do you add a new color to your Tailwind theme?

18. Where do you define custom fonts in Tailwind CSS?

19. How can you define custom spacing values like padding or margin?

20. What is the purpose of Tailwind plugins?

21. Explain the purpose of Tailwind’s default theme.

22. How do you extend Tailwind’s theme without removing defaults?

23. How does Tailwind remove unused CSS in production builds?

24. What are the benefits of customizing the Tailwind theme?

25. What are best practices for managing large Tailwind configuration files?

26. Why might dynamic class names cause issues in Tailwind’s build process?

27. Which Tailwind class makes an element use Flexbox layout?

28. Which class sets the Flexbox direction to column?

29. Which class centers items horizontally in a flex container?

30. Which class vertically centers items in a flex container?

31. What does the 'gap-4' utility do in Tailwind?

32. Which class enables CSS Grid layout in Tailwind?

33. What does 'grid-cols-3' mean in Tailwind?

34. What does the 'container' class in Tailwind do?

35. Which class sets an element to absolute positioning?

36. Which class allows flex items to wrap onto multiple lines?

37. What does 'grid-flow-col' do in Tailwind CSS?

38. When should you use Flexbox versus Grid in Tailwind CSS?

39. Explain the difference between justify-content and align-items in Tailwind.

40. How can you make a responsive grid layout using Tailwind CSS?

41. What are two ways to center content both vertically and horizontally using Tailwind?

42. Which class sets the font size to large in Tailwind?

43. Which class makes text bold in Tailwind?

44. What does the class 'text-blue-500' do?

45. Which class gives an element a red background?

46. Which class centers text horizontally?

47. Which utility adjusts line height in Tailwind?

48. What does 'tracking-wide' control?

49. What does 'p-4' represent in Tailwind?

50. Which class centers a block element horizontally?

51. What does 'font-sans' apply in Tailwind CSS?

52. Which utility converts text to uppercase?

53. What does 'antialiased' do in Tailwind CSS?

54. Explain how the color palette system works in Tailwind CSS.

55. What are the benefits of using Tailwind’s built-in typography scale?

56. Why is using Tailwind’s spacing scale better than using random pixel values?

57. How can you make text sizes responsive in Tailwind?

58. Which class adds a blue background in Tailwind?

59. Which class applies a gradient background from left to right?

60. What does 'bg-gradient-to-b' do?

61. Which class prevents background images from repeating?

62. What does 'border-red-500' do?

63. Which class applies a 2-pixel border to all sides?

64. What does the class 'rounded-full' do?

65. Which class adds a soft shadow under an element?

66. Which class applies slightly rounded corners?

67. What do ring utilities in Tailwind CSS control?

68. Which class changes how background images and colors mix?

69. How can you customize gradient colors in Tailwind CSS?

70. When should you use border utilities in Tailwind?

71. What is the role of shadows in UI design?

72. How do rounded and ring utilities differ in Tailwind CSS?

73. What approach does Tailwind CSS follow for responsive design?

74. What does the prefix 'md:' indicate in Tailwind CSS?

75. At what width does the 'lg:' breakpoint start by default?

76. How do you apply different padding on small and large screens?

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