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Tailwind CSS · Question Set
Tailwind CSS Basics interview questions for placements and exams.
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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.
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It avoids writing repetitive CSS rules, promotes consistency, and speeds up development. Developers can build fully custom designs while keeping styles easy to maintain and predictable.
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.
npm install tailwindcss npx tailwindcss init
Each Tailwind utility class applies a single, specific CSS property — like margin, padding, color, or font-size. Combining multiple utilities builds complex designs without writing new CSS.
class='text-center text-blue-500 font-bold'
Tailwind speeds up development by letting developers use small, reusable utility classes instead of writing long CSS files. This reduces context switching between HTML and CSS.
Tailwind is added to your main CSS file using @tailwind base, @tailwind components, and @tailwind utilities directives. These import the framework’s styles into your project.
@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities;
Tailwind is flexible. You can still use your own CSS for specific needs or extend Tailwind’s theme using tailwind.config.js for custom utilities.
JIT (Just-In-Time) mode generates CSS only for the classes you use in your files. It’s faster and more efficient, making builds lightweight and instant during development.
Bootstrap provides pre-built components like navbars and modals, while Tailwind focuses on utility classes to design custom layouts. Tailwind gives more control over design, whereas Bootstrap emphasizes ready-made UI components.
You start by installing Tailwind, adding it to your CSS via @tailwind directives, and configuring your tailwind.config.js. Then you use utility classes directly in your HTML or JSX, build your design, and finally optimize your CSS for production.
Tailwind uses PurgeCSS (or the built-in content scan in JIT mode) to remove unused classes. This keeps the production CSS file very small and efficient for faster load times.
The main drawback is verbose HTML due to many utility classes. It also has a learning curve for beginners and may require a configuration step for custom designs. However, these trade-offs give better flexibility and performance long-term.
Once developers get used to its naming system, it becomes faster to prototype and build designs without switching between CSS and HTML files. The consistent naming convention also reduces mental effort in remembering custom class names.