The Art of Styling: Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui

A Modern Approach to CSS

Forget writing custom CSS files for every component. Tailwind CSS provides utility classes that let you build designs directly in your markup.

Why Utility-First?

• No more naming things: No need to invent class names like .post-card-container.
• Consistency: Design systems are easier to maintain.
• Performance: Tailwind automatically purges unused CSS.

Introducing shadcn/ui

shadcn/ui is not a component library. It's a collection of reusable components that you can copy and paste into your apps.

Key Features

1. Accessible: Built on top of Radix UI primitives.
2. Customizable: You own the code, so you can style it however you want.
3. Beautifully Designed: Provides a great starting point for your UI.

npx shadcn-ui@latest add button

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Conclusion

Combining Tailwind CSS with shadcn/ui offers a powerful and flexible workflow for building beautiful, modern user interfaces in your Next.js applications.