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  1. Installation
  2. Install Tailwind CSS with Nuxt

  1. Create your project

    Start by creating a new Nuxt project if you don’t have one set up already. The most common approach is to use the Nuxt Command Line Interface.

    Terminal
    npx nuxi init my-projectcd my-project

  2. Install Tailwind CSS

    Install tailwindcss and its peer dependencies via npm, and then run the init command to generate a tailwind.config.js file.

    Terminal
    npm install -D tailwindcss@3 postcss autoprefixernpx tailwindcss init

  3. Add Tailwind to your PostCSS configuration

    Add tailwindcss and autoprefixer to the postcss.plugins object in your nuxt.config.js file.

    nuxt.config.js
    // https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  devtools: { enabled: true },
  postcss: {
    plugins: {
      tailwindcss: {},
      autoprefixer: {},
    },
  },
})

  4. Configure your template paths

    Add the paths to all of your template files in your tailwind.config.js file.

    tailwind.config.js
    /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  content: [
    "./components/**/*.{js,vue,ts}",
    "./layouts/**/*.vue",
    "./pages/**/*.vue",
    "./plugins/**/*.{js,ts}",
    "./app.vue",
    "./error.vue",
  ],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
}

  5. Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS

    Create an ./assets/css/main.css file and add the @tailwind directives for each of Tailwind’s layers.

    main.css
    @tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

  6. Add the CSS file globally

    Add your newly-created ./assets/css/main.css to the css array in your nuxt.config.js file.

    nuxt.config.js
    // https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  devtools: { enabled: true },
  css: ['~/assets/css/main.css'],
  postcss: {
    plugins: {
      tailwindcss: {},
      autoprefixer: {},
    },
  },
})

  7. Start your build process

    Run your build process with npm run dev.

    Terminal
    npm run dev

  8. Start using Tailwind in your project

    Start using Tailwind’s utility classes to style your content.

    app.vue
    <template>
  <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold underline">
    Hello world!
  </h1>
</template>