1. Which build process ensures Tailwind CSS performs efficiently in large apps?
Using PostCSS with purge and minify ensures only used styles remain in production, reducing file size and boosting loading speed.
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Tailwind CSS · Question Set
Tailwind with Frameworks & Best Practices interview questions for placements and exams.
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Extending the theme allows teams to define shared design tokens for colors, fonts, spacing, and breakpoints. This creates a single source of truth for UI consistency.
theme: { extend: { colors: { brand: '#2563EB' } } }Tailwind scans all specified content paths and removes unused classes during the build. This keeps production bundles lightweight and fast.
content: ['./src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,html}']JIT mode compiles classes as you use them in your project instead of generating all possible combinations. It makes builds faster and CSS files smaller.
npx tailwindcss -i ./src/input.css -o ./dist/output.css --watch
In React, you install Tailwind with PostCSS and Autoprefixer for processing CSS. After installation, you create a Tailwind config and import the directives into index.css.
npm install tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
In Next.js, you typically import Tailwind’s compiled CSS inside app.js or the root layout file. This ensures all components inherit its utility styles globally.
import '../styles/globals.css';
The @apply directive lets you create custom reusable class definitions by combining Tailwind utilities inside your CSS. It helps reduce duplication.
@layer components { .btn { @apply px-4 py-2 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded; } }Tailwind’s responsive utilities like 'w-full sm:w-1/2' make images fluid. Combined with Next.js's Image component, it ensures adaptive performance across devices.
class='w-full sm:w-1/2 rounded-lg'
You can combine Tailwind and styled-components using the @apply directive to inject utility styles directly into CSS-in-JS blocks for hybrid styling flexibility.
You can use libraries like clsx or classnames to conditionally apply and organize Tailwind classes. This keeps JSX clean and improves readability while dynamically toggling states or themes.
Tailwind enforces a consistent design language by using pre-defined utilities. Teams can extend the theme config to match brand colors and spacing. This removes style conflicts and ensures every developer designs within the same visual framework.
Centralizing theme values makes it easier to update colors, fonts, or spacing globally. It ensures that brand changes only need to be made once in the Tailwind config. This approach simplifies maintenance and promotes UI consistency.
Enable purge mode to remove unused classes, use minification, and prefer JIT mode for generating classes on demand. Also, avoid unnecessary inline styles and reduce dynamic class name generation for optimal performance.
Tailwind integrates with Vue using PostCSS. You install Tailwind, import it into your main CSS file, and configure purge paths for .vue components. This ensures Vue’s template classes are scanned correctly for utility usage.
Common mistakes include overusing arbitrary values, mixing inline and utility styles, not purging unused CSS, or missing responsive breakpoints. Avoiding these keeps your project clean, fast, and easy to maintain.