Installation
Install Tailwind CSS with Vue 3 and Vite
Setting up Tailwind CSS in a Vue 3 and Vite project.

Create your project
Start by creating a new Vite project if you don’t have one set up already. The most common approach is to use Create Vite.
Terminalnpm init vite my-projectcd my-projectInstall Tailwind CSS
Install
tailwindcssand its peer dependencies via npm, and then run the init command to generate bothtailwind.config.jsandpostcss.config.js.Terminalnpm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixernpx tailwindcss init -pConfigure your template paths
Add the paths to all of your template files in your
tailwind.config.jsfile.tailwind.config.jsmodule.exports = { content: [ "./index.html", "./src/**/*.{vue,js,ts,jsx,tsx}", ], theme: { extend: {}, }, plugins: [], }Add the Tailwind directives to your CSS
Create a
./src/index.cssfile and add the@tailwinddirectives for each of Tailwind’s layers.index.css@tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities;Import the CSS file
Import the newly-created
./src/index.cssfile in your./src/main.jsfile.main.jsimport { createApp } from 'vue' import App from './App.vue' import './index.css' createApp(App).mount('#app')Start your build process
Run your build process with
npm run dev.Terminalnpm run devStart 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>

