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Tailwind CSS

WebStorm integrates with the Tailwind CSS framework including completion for Tailwind classes in HTML files and completion suggestions for pseudo-class variants, preview of the resulting CSS on hovering over classes in HTML and CSS files or on autocompletion. WebStorm recognizes tailwind.config.js files and provides completion based on customization you make to them.

Before you start

  1. Make sure you have Node.js on your computer.

  2. Make sure the CSS and Tailwind CSS bundled plugins are enabled in the Installed tab of the Settings/Preferences | Plugins page as described in Managing plugins.

Install Tailwind CSS

  1. Open the embedded Terminal (Alt+F12) and type:

    npm install tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer

  2. To configure your Tailwind CSS installation, generate a tailwind.config.js configuration file in the root of your project. In the embedded Terminal (Alt+F12), type:

    npx tailwindcss init

Learn more from the Tailwind CSS official website.

Complete Tailwind classes

WebStorm autocompletes Tailwind classes in HTML files and in CSS files after the @apply directive.

Completing Tailwind classes after @apply directive

WebStorm suggests Tailwind classes for completion in JavaScript string literals.

Completion for Tailwind classes in JavaScript string literals

Completion suggestions are also shown for pseudo-class variants.

Completion suggestions for pseudo-class variants

Preview the resulting CSS

When you hover over a Tailwind class in an HTML or CSS file, WebStorm shows you the preview of the resulting CSS.

The preview is also shown in the Documentation popup (Ctrl+Q) when you complete your code.

Preview the resulting CSS while completing code

Edit your tailwind.config.js

WebStorm provides code completion based on the customization you make through your tailwind.config .js configuration files. For example, if you define a custom theme with new colors, newly generated classes with the name of the custom color will be shown in the completion popup.

Completion based on customization in tailwind.config.js
Last modified: 02 June 2021