Basic usage
Block & Inline
Use inline
, inline-block
, and block
to control the flow of text and elements.
While using the property display: inline-block will wrap the element to prevent the text inside from extending beyond its parent.
Lastly, using the property display: block will put the element on it's own line and fill its parent.
<div>
When controlling the flow of text, using the CSS property
<span class="inline">display: inline</span>
will cause the text inside the element to wrap normally.
While using the property <span class="inline-block">display: inline-block</span>
will wrap the element to prevent the text inside from extending beyond its parent.
Lastly, using the property <span class="block">display: block</span>
will put the element on it's own line and fill its parent.
</div>
Flow Root
Use flow-root
to create a block-level element with its own block formatting context.
<div class="p-4">
<div class="flow-root ...">
<div class="my-4 ...">Well, let me tell you something, ...</div>
</div>
<div class="flow-root ...">
<div class="my-4 ...">Sure, go ahead, laugh if you want...</div>
</div>
</div>
Flex
Use flex
to create a block-level flex container.
<div class="flex items-center">
<img src="path/to/image.jpg">
<div>
<strong>Andrew Alfred</strong>
<span>Technical advisor</span>
</div>
</div>
Inline Flex
Use inline-flex
to create an inline flex container that flows with text.
Today I spent most of the day researching ways to take advantage of the fact that bottles can be returned for 10 cents in Michigan, but only 5 cents here.
Kramer
keeps telling me there is no way to make it work, that he has run the numbers on every possible approach, but I just have to believe there's a way to make it work, there's simply too much opportunity here.
<p>
Today I spent most of the day researching ways to ...
<span class="inline-flex items-baseline">
<img src="path/to/image.jpg" alt="" class="self-center w-5 h-5 rounded-full mx-1" />
<span>Kramer</span>
</span>
keeps telling me there is no way to make it work, that ...
</p>
Grid
Use grid
to create a grid container.
<div class="grid gap-4 grid-cols-3 grid-rows-3">
<!-- ... -->
</div>
Inline Grid
Use inline-grid
to create an inline grid container.
<span class="inline-grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
<span>01</span>
<span>02</span>
<span>03</span>
<span>04</span>
<span>05</span>
<span>06</span>
</span>
<span class="inline-grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
<span>01</span>
<span>02</span>
<span>03</span>
<span>04</span>
<span>05</span>
<span>06</span>
</span>
Contents
Use contents
to create a “phantom” container whose children act like direct children of the parent.
<div class="flex ...">
<div class="flex-1 ...">01</div>
<div class="contents">
<div class="flex-1 ...">02</div>
<div class="flex-1 ...">03</div>
</div>
<div class="flex-1 ...">04</div>
</div>
Table
Use the table
, .table-row
, .table-cell
, .table-caption
, .table-column
, .table-column-group
, .table-header-group
, table-row-group
, and .table-footer-group
utilities to create elements that behave like their respective table elements.
<div class="table w-full ...">
<div class="table-header-group ...">
<div class="table-row">
<div class="table-cell text-left ...">Title</div>
<div class="table-cell text-left ...">Artist</div>
<div class="table-cell text-left ...">Year</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="table-row-group">
<div class="table-row">
<div class="table-cell ...">Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water</div>
<div class="table-cell ...">Limp Bizkit</div>
<div class="table-cell ...">2000</div>
</div>
<div class="table-row">
<div class="table-cell ...">Significant Other</div>
<div class="table-cell ...">Limp Bizkit</div>
<div class="table-cell ...">1999</div>
</div>
<div class="table-row">
<div class="table-cell ...">Three Dollar Bill, Y’all $</div>
<div class="table-cell ...">Limp Bizkit</div>
<div class="table-cell ...">1997</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Hidden
Use hidden
to set an element to display: none
and remove it from the page layout (compare with .invisible
from the visibility documentation).
<div class="flex ...">
<div class="hidden ...">01</div>
<div>02</div>
<div>03</div>
</div>
Applying conditionally
Hover, focus, and other states
Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:inline-flex
to only apply the inline-flex
utility on hover.
<div class="flex hover:inline-flex">
<!-- ... -->
</div>
For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.
Breakpoints and media queries
You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:inline-flex
to apply the inline-flex
utility at only medium screen sizes and above.
<div class="flex md:inline-flex">
<!-- ... -->
</div>
To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.