Install Tailwind CSS

Install Tailwind CSS with Next.js (v3 and v4).

Tailwind CSS v3 Installation (Legacy)

Create a new project

To get started, create a new Next.js project using your preferred package manager:

npx create-next-app@latest my-project --typescript --eslint
cd my-project

Install Tailwind CSS

npm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init -p

Configure your template paths

tailwind.config.ts

/** @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

global.css

  @tailwind base;
  @tailwind components;
  @tailwind utilities;

Start using Tailwind

page.tsx

export default function Home() {
  return <h1 className="text-4xl font-semibold italic text-blue-600">Welcome!</h1>;
}

Note

ScrollX UI components are built for Tailwind CSS v3.
We are currently experimenting with Tailwind v4 support for learning purposes, but it is not yet stable and components may break.

Tailwind CSS v4 Installation

Create a new project

To get started, create a new Next.js project using your preferred package manager:

npx create-next-app@latest my-project --typescript --eslint
cd my-project

Install Tailwind CSS

npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/postcss @tailwindcss/cli

Next Steps

After installation, check out globals.css format.

Set up styles v4

src/styles/globals.css
@import "tailwindcss";
@import "tw-animate-css";
 
@custom-variant dark (&:is(.dark *));
 
:root {
--background: oklch(1 0 0);
--foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
--card: oklch(1 0 0);
--card-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
--popover: oklch(1 0 0);
--popover-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
--primary: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--secondary: oklch(0.97 0 0);
--secondary-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--muted: oklch(0.97 0 0);
--muted-foreground: oklch(0.556 0 0);
--accent: oklch(0.97 0 0);
--accent-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--destructive: oklch(0.577 0.245 27.325);
--destructive-foreground: oklch(0.577 0.245 27.325);
--border: oklch(0.922 0 0);
--input: oklch(0.922 0 0);
--ring: oklch(0.708 0 0);
--chart-1: oklch(0.646 0.222 41.116);
--chart-2: oklch(0.6 0.118 184.704);
--chart-3: oklch(0.398 0.07 227.392);
--chart-4: oklch(0.828 0.189 84.429);
--chart-5: oklch(0.769 0.188 70.08);
--radius: 0.625rem;
--sidebar: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--sidebar-foreground: oklch(0.145 0 0);
--sidebar-primary: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--sidebar-primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--sidebar-accent: oklch(0.97 0 0);
--sidebar-accent-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--sidebar-border: oklch(0.922 0 0);
--sidebar-ring: oklch(0.708 0 0);
}
 
.dark {
--background: oklch(0.145 0 0);
--foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--card: oklch(0.145 0 0);
--card-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--popover: oklch(0.145 0 0);
--popover-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--primary: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--primary-foreground: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--secondary: oklch(0.269 0 0);
--secondary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--muted: oklch(0.269 0 0);
--muted-foreground: oklch(0.708 0 0);
--accent: oklch(0.269 0 0);
--accent-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--destructive: oklch(0.396 0.141 25.723);
--destructive-foreground: oklch(0.637 0.237 25.331);
--border: oklch(0.269 0 0);
--input: oklch(0.269 0 0);
--ring: oklch(0.439 0 0);
--chart-1: oklch(0.488 0.243 264.376);
--chart-2: oklch(0.696 0.17 162.48);
--chart-3: oklch(0.769 0.188 70.08);
--chart-4: oklch(0.627 0.265 303.9);
--chart-5: oklch(0.645 0.246 16.439);
--sidebar: oklch(0.205 0 0);
--sidebar-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--sidebar-primary: oklch(0.488 0.243 264.376);
--sidebar-primary-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--sidebar-accent: oklch(0.269 0 0);
--sidebar-accent-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
--sidebar-border: oklch(0.269 0 0);
--sidebar-ring: oklch(0.439 0 0);
}
 
@theme inline {
--color-background: var(--background);
--color-foreground: var(--foreground);
--color-card: var(--card);
--color-card-foreground: var(--card-foreground);
--color-popover: var(--popover);
--color-popover-foreground: var(--popover-foreground);
--color-primary: var(--primary);
--color-primary-foreground: var(--primary-foreground);
--color-secondary: var(--secondary);
--color-secondary-foreground: var(--secondary-foreground);
--color-muted: var(--muted);
--color-muted-foreground: var(--muted-foreground);
--color-accent: var(--accent);
--color-accent-foreground: var(--accent-foreground);
--color-destructive: var(--destructive);
--color-destructive-foreground: var(--destructive-foreground);
--color-border: var(--border);
--color-input: var(--input);
--color-ring: var(--ring);
--color-chart-1: var(--chart-1);
--color-chart-2: var(--chart-2);
--color-chart-3: var(--chart-3);
--color-chart-4: var(--chart-4);
--color-chart-5: var(--chart-5);
--radius-sm: calc(var(--radius) - 4px);
--radius-md: calc(var(--radius) - 2px);
--radius-lg: var(--radius);
--radius-xl: calc(var(--radius) + 4px);
--color-sidebar: var(--sidebar);
--color-sidebar-foreground: var(--sidebar-foreground);
--color-sidebar-primary: var(--sidebar-primary);
--color-sidebar-primary-foreground: var(--sidebar-primary-foreground);
--color-sidebar-accent: var(--sidebar-accent);
--color-sidebar-accent-foreground: var(--sidebar-accent-foreground);
--color-sidebar-border: var(--sidebar-border);
--color-sidebar-ring: var(--sidebar-ring);
}
 
@layer base {
* {
  @apply border-border outline-ring/50;
}
body {
  @apply bg-background text-foreground;
}
}

Configure PostCSS

postcss.config.js

module.exports = {
 plugins: {
   "@tailwindcss/postcss": {},
   },
 };

Start using Tailwind

page.tsx

export default function Home() {
  return <h1 className="text-4xl font-semibold italic text-blue-600">Welcome!</h1>;
}

Done , All Set

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