Create your project
Start by creating a new Next.js project if you don’t have one set up already. The most common approach is to use Create Next App.
Terminalnpx create-next-app@latest my-project --typescript --eslintcd my-project
Install Tailwind CSS
Install
tailwindcss
and its peer dependencies via npm, and then run the init command to generate bothtailwind.config.js
andpostcss.config.js
.Terminalnpm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixernpx tailwindcss init -p
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: [ "./app/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}", "./pages/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}", "./components/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}", // Or if using `src` directory: "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}", ], theme: { extend: {}, }, plugins: [], }
Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS
Add the
@tailwind
directives for each of Tailwind’s layers to yourglobals.css
file.globals.css@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities;
- Terminal
npm run dev
- index.tsx
export default function Home() { return ( <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold underline"> Hello world! </h1> ) }