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Advanced tailwind tricks by shadcn

Tailwind CSS Vue.js

examples.js #

// https://www.reddit.com/r/tailwindcss/comments/1icfwbo/here_are_10_tailwind_tricks_shared_by_shadcn_they/
// https://x.com/shadcn/status/1842329158879420864


// 1. Dynamic CSS Variables in Tailwind
<div style={{ "--width": isCollapsed ? "8rem" : "14rem" }} className="w-[--width] transition-all" />

// 2. Data Attribute State Management
<div 
  data-state={isOpen ? "open" : "closed"}
  className="data-[state=open]:bg-blue-500"
/>


// 3. Nested SVG Controll
<div 
  data-collapsed={isCollapsed}
  className="[&[data-collapsed=true]_svg]:rotate-180"
>
  <svg>...</svg>
</div>


// 4. Parent-Child Style Inheritance
<section :data-collapsed="isCollapsed"
  <div className="[[data-collapsed=true]_&]:rotate-180">
    {/* Child inherits rotation when parent has data-collapsed=true */}
  </div>
</section>


// 5. Group Data States
<div className="group" data-collapsed={isCollapsed}>
  <div className="group-data-[collapsed=true]:rotate-180"/>
</div>


// 6. Data Slots
<div className="data-[slot=action]:*:hover:mr-0">
  <div data-slot="action" class="-mr-10">...</div>
</div>


// 7. Peer Element Control
<button className="peer" :data-active="isActive">Menu</button>
<div className="peer-data-[active=true]:bg-blue-500"/>


// 8. Named Group Focus
<div className="group/menu">
  <button className="group-focus-within/menu:bg-blue-500"/>
</div>


// 9. Group Has Selectors
<div className="group/menu">
  <div className="group-has-[[data-active=true]]/menu:bg-blue-500"/>
</div>


// 10. Variant Props
<button 
  data-variant={variant}
  className="data-[variant=ghost]:border-blue-500"
/>

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Arbitrary props / variants / styling by parent

Popular ⭐ Tailwind CSS

demo.html #

<!-- https://play.tailwindcss.com/yyRSjWdDIv -->
<!--
https://tailwindcss.com/docs/adding-custom-styles#using-arbitrary-values
-->
<section class="m-5 *:mb-2 *:border *:text-red-400 [&_p]:text-blue-500">
  <div>text1</div>
  <div>text2</div>
  <div>text3</div>
  <div>text4</div>
  <div>text5</div>
  <p>Para 1</p>
  <p>Para 2</p>
  <div>text 6</div>
</section>


<div class="[&:nth-child(3)]:py-0">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>








<ul role="list" class="space-y-4 [&>*]:rounded-lg [&>*]:bg-white [&>*]:p-4 [&>*]:shadow">
  <li class="flex"> <!-- ... -->
</ul>


<ul
  role="list"
  class="space-y-4 [&>*]:rounded-lg [&>*]:bg-white [&>*]:p-4 [&>*]:shadow hover:[&>li:nth-child(2)>div>p:first-child]:text-indigo-500"
>
    
    
    
<ul class="m-5 [&>*:not(:last-child)]:text-green-500">
  <li>1</li>
  <li>2</li>
  <li>3</li>
  <li>4</li>
  <li>5</li>
</ul


<ul class="m-5 [&>*:not(:last-child)]:after:content-[':)']">
  <li>1</li>
  <li>2</li>
  <li>3</li>
  <li>4</li>
  <li>5</li> 
</ul>


<div class="[--scroll-offset:56px] lg:[--scroll-offset:44px]">

<div class="[mask-type:luminance] hover:[mask-type:alpha]">
  
<div class="bg-[url('/what_a_rush.png')]">
  
  
  
When using arbitrary values, Tailwind can generally handle this ambiguity automatically based on the value you pass in:

<!-- Will generate a font-size utility -->
<div class="text-[22px]">...</div>

<!-- Will generate a color utility -->
<div class="text-[#bada55]">...</div>
Sometimes it really is ambiguous though, for example when using CSS variables:

<div class="text-[var(--my-var)]">...</div>
In these situations, you can “hint” the underlying type to Tailwind by adding a CSS data type before the value:

<!-- Will generate a font-size utility -->
<div class="text-[length:var(--my-var)]">...</div>

<!-- Will generate a color utility -->
<div class="text-[color:var(--my-var)]">...</div>





<!--
  https://play.tailwindcss.com/sLrFGm1VtG
--


<!-- Via class, ale muze to chytnout i vyssi tridu, takze radsi jeste dat #ID na ten element a pres nej ve smyslu [#nejakeId.theme-light_&] -->
<section class="theme-light">
  <article>
    <div class="[.theme-light_&]:bg-red-200 [.theme-dark_&]:bg-gray-800">
      Obsah
    </div>
  </article>
</section>



<!-- Přes data atribut -->
<div data-theme="dark" class="[&[data-theme='light']]:bg-red-200 [&[data-theme='dark']]:bg-gray-800">
  Obsah
</div>

<!-- Nebo pro parent selector -->
<section data-theme="light">
  <div class="[[data-theme='light']_&]:bg-red-200 [[data-theme='dark']_&]:bg-gray-800">
    Obsah
  </div>
</section>


<!--

:root {
  --x: pink;
}
-->
<div class="hover:bg-[--x]"> kuku</div>

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CSS Colors: color opacity (tailwind)

Tailwind CSS CSS CSS trick

index.html #

<!--
https://ishadeed.com/article/css-relative-colors/#adjust-the-opacity-with-color-mix
-->

<!-- works only for color from config not defined like css variables -->

<!--v2 -->
<div class="ring-msp-red-default/30"></div>

<!--v3 -->
<div class="ring-msp-red-default ring-opacity-30"></div>

<!-- Hack if color is defined like css variable in config -->
'my-red': 'var(--primary-color)', // '#ba0c2f',

<!--v2 hack -->
does not exist

<!--v3 hack -->
ring-[color-mix(in_srgb,theme(colors.my-red)_50%,transparent)]

<!--v4 -->
no hack needed, v4 is functional (read doc)

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Dropdown without JS

Tailwind CSS CSS HTML

code.html #

<!-- https://codepen.io/xqbuilds/pen/LYwvOer  -->

<head>
    <script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
</head>
<body class="bg-black text-white flex items-center justify-center min-h-screen space-x-6">
    <!-- Hover Dropdown -->
    <div class="relative group">
        <button class="bg-amber-900 hover:bg-amber-800 px-6 py-3 rounded-lg transition">
            Hover Dropdown
        </button>
        <div class="absolute left-0 hidden w-40 bg-gray-800 rounded-lg group-hover:block">
            <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-700">Option 1</a>
            <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-700">Option 2</a>
            <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-700">Option 3</a>
            <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-700">Option 4</a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <!-- Click Dropdown -->
    <div class="relative">
        <details>
            <summary class="bg-teal-800 hover:bg-teal-700 px-6 py-3 rounded-lg cursor-pointer transition">
                Click to Open
            </summary>
            <div class="absolute left-0 w-40 bg-gray-800 rounded-lg">
                <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-700">Option A</a>
                <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-700">Option B</a>
                <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-700">Option C</a>
                <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-700">Option D</a>
            </div>
        </details>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

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Sandbox skeleton (demo code) tailwind, alpine

Popular ⭐ Tailwind CSS Alpine.js

index.html #

<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge" />
    <title>Sandbox - RJ</title>
    <meta name="description" content="" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>
    <script defer src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
  
   <!-- Code here ... -->
   
   
    
  </body>
</html>

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Grid instead of wrapper containers (edges)

Tailwind CSS CSS CSS trick

grid.css #

/* Kevin Powell 
https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/ExrZrrw
(https://ryanmulligan.dev/blog/layout-breakouts/)
*/

.content-grid {
  --padding-inline: 1rem;
  --content-max-width: 900px;
  --breakout-max-width: 1200px;

  --breakout-size: calc(
    (var(--breakout-max-width) - var(--content-max-width)) / 2
  );

  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns:
    [full-width-start] minmax(var(--padding-inline), 1fr)
    [breakout-start] minmax(0, var(--breakout-size))
    [content-start] min(
      100% - (var(--padding-inline) * 2),
      var(--content-max-width)
    )
    [content-end]
    minmax(0, var(--breakout-size)) [breakout-end]
    minmax(var(--padding-inline), 1fr) [full-width-end];
}

.content-grid > :not(.breakout, .full-width),
.full-width > :not(.breakout, .full-width) {
  grid-column: content;
}

.content-grid > .breakout {
  grid-column: breakout;
}

.content-grid > .full-width {
  grid-column: full-width;

  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: inherit;
}

img.full-width {
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 45vh;
  object-fit: cover;
}

:root {
  --color-scheme: dark;

  --font-family: system-ui;

  --fs-300: clamp(0.94rem, calc(0.92rem + 0.08vw), 0.98rem);
  --fs-400: clamp(1.13rem, calc(1.06rem + 0.33vw), 1.31rem);
  --fs-500: clamp(1.35rem, calc(1.21rem + 0.69vw), 1.75rem);
  --fs-600: clamp(1.62rem, calc(1.37rem + 1.24vw), 2.33rem);
  --fs-700: clamp(1.94rem, calc(1.54rem + 2.03vw), 3.11rem);
  --fs-800: clamp(2.33rem, calc(1.7rem + 3.15vw), 4.14rem);
  --fs-900: clamp(2.8rem, calc(1.85rem + 4.74vw), 5.52rem);

  --clr-primary-300: hsl(219, 76%, 55%);
  --clr-primary-400: hsl(219, 76%, 40%);
  --clr-primary-500: hsl(219, 76%, 25%);
  --clr-secondary-300: hsl(269, 75%, 55%);
  --clr-secondary-400: hsl(269, 75%, 40%);
  --clr-secondary-500: hsl(269, 75%, 25%);
  --clr-accent-200: hsl(358, 85%, 80%);
  --clr-accent-300: hsl(358, 72%, 65%);
  --clr-accent-400: hsl(358, 72%, 50%);
  --clr-accent-500: hsl(358, 72%, 35%);
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  color-scheme: var(--color-scheme);
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-family);
  font-size: var(--fs-400);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
p,
figure {
  margin: 0;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  display: block;
}

.site-title {
  font-size: var(--fs-900);
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-title {
  font-size: var(--fs-800);
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.bg-primary {
  background: var(--clr-primary-500);
}

.visually-hidden {
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 1px;
}

.call-to-action {
  padding: 1rem;
  background: hsl(0 0% 100% / 0.15);
}

.wrapper {
  width: calc(100% - 3rem);
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.flow > * + * {
  margin-top: var(--flow-spacing, 1em);
}

.section-padding {
  padding-block: 2.5rem;
}

.primary-header {
  padding-block: 1rem;
  margin-block-end: 3rem;
  background: var(--clr-accent-200);
  color: var(--clr-primary-500);
}

.primary-header__layout {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.logo {
  max-width: 250px;
}

nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: max(5vw, 1rem);
}

nav a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

nav a:hover,
nav a:focus {
  color: var(--clr-accent-500);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.even-columns {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
}

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SVG Circle + TW + animation

Tailwind CSS HTML SVG

index.html #


<!--
https://play.tailwindcss.com/B8YFBxQAJO
-->

<div class="group relative flex h-[10em] w-[10em] items-center justify-center rounded-[1.5em] px-[0.5rem] pt-[1rem]">
  <svg class="absolute left-1/2 top-[calc(50%+8px)] h-[9rem] w-[9rem] -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2" viewBox="0 0 160 160" fill="none" height="160" width="160" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <path d="M130.912 130.912a71.997 71.997 0 0 0-10.911-110.778A71.999 71.999 0 0 0 9.383 94.046a72.004 72.004 0 0 0 19.705 36.866" stroke-width="16" stroke-linecap="round" stroke="#EEDC82"></path>
    <path d="M146.65 52.764A72.004 72.004 0 0 0 69.647 8.748a71.998 71.998 0 0 0-40.559 122.164" class="duration-[1s] [stroke-dasharray:100] [stroke-dashoffset:-99] group-hover:[stroke-dashoffset:0]" pathLength="100" stroke-width="16" stroke-linecap="round" stroke="#B49A18"></path>
  </svg>
  <p class="text-[0.75rem] font-semibold">1729/2500 Steps</p>
</div>

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Dynamic variants

Tailwind CSS

tailwind.config.js #

// https://tailwindcss.com/docs/plugins#static-variants
// https://tallpad.com/series/tailwind/lessons/styling-vue-components-using-tailwindcss-custom-variants
// https://play.tailwindcss.com/8Pmxm8TomW


const plugin = require('tailwindcss/plugin')

/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
export default {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      // ...
    },
  },
  plugins: [
    plugin(function ({ addVariant }) {
      addVariant('hocus', ['&:hover', '&:focus'])
      addVariant('error', ['&[data-error=true]', '[data-error=true] &'])
    }),

  ],
}

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Dynamic components

Tailwind CSS

index.html #

<!--
https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-aspect-ratio/blob/master/src/index.js#L39
https://play.tailwindcss.com/4cuLPqCv05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxxUK0l8jKE
-->

<div class="p-20 flex justify-center items-center gap-12">
  <img class="avatar-sm" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/thirus/image/upload/v1705061543/images/avatar.png" alt="" />
  <img class="avatar" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/thirus/image/upload/v1705061543/images/avatar.png" alt="" />
  <img class="avatar-lg" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/thirus/image/upload/v1705061543/images/avatar.png" alt="" />
  <img class="avatar-xl" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/thirus/image/upload/v1705061543/images/avatar.png" alt="" />
</div>

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Subgrid examples by Thirus (Rows and columns)

Tailwind CSS CSS CSS trick

example1.html #

<!-- https://play.tailwindcss.com/CF9WdM43Jf -->

<section class="bg-slate-900 min-h-screen text-slate-100">

    <!-- Shopping Cart -->
    <div class="rounded-md bg-slate-800 p-8 grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr_auto_auto_auto] gap-6">
        <div class="grid gap-6 col-span-5 grid-cols-subgrid">
            <p class="col-span-2">Product</p>
            <p>Price</p>
            <p>Quantity</p>
            <p class="text-right">Total</p>
        </div>

        <div class="grid gap-6 col-span-5 grid-cols-subgrid">
            <img
                class="size-20 object-cover"
                src="https://tinyurl.com/3r25tr36"
                alt=""
            />
            <div>
                <h3 class="text-xl font-medium">
                    Stylish Tote Bag
                </h3>
                <p class="text-sm text-slate-400">
                    Women's Tote Bag Brown
                </p>
                <span class="text-sm text-slate-500">
                    #368798
                </span>
            </div>
            <p class="text-slate-400">
                $99.00
            </p>
            <label>
                <input
                    class="border border-slate-600 bg-transparent px-2 py-1 text-sm text-slate-400"
                    type="text"
                    value="1"
                    size="2"
                />
            </label>
            <p class="font-medium text-right">
                $99.00
            </p>
        </div>

        <div class="grid gap-6 col-span-5 grid-cols-subgrid">
            <img
                class="size-20 object-cover"
                src="https://tinyurl.com/3pj5teex"
                alt=""
            />
            <div>
                <h3 class="text-xl font-medium">
                    Sunglasses
                </h3>
                <p class="text-sm text-slate-400">
                    Wooden Frame
                </p>
                <span class="text-sm text-slate-500">
                    #756328
                </span>
            </div>
            <p class="text-slate-400">
                $102.00
            </p>
            <label>
                <input
                    class="border border-slate-600 bg-transparent px-2 py-1 text-sm text-slate-400"
                    type="text"
                    value="10"
                    size="2" />
            </label>
            <p class="font-medium text-right">
                $1020.00
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>