Installation

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In order for the extension to activate you must have tailwindcss installed and a Tailwind config file named tailwind.config.js or tailwind.js in your workspace.

Features

• Autocomplete
  Intelligent suggestions for class names, CSS directives, and theme helper.

  

• Linting
  Highlights errors and potential bugs in both your CSS and your markup.

  

• Hover Preview
  See the complete CSS for a Tailwind class name by hovering over it.

  

• CSS Syntax Highlighting
  Provides syntax definitions so that Tailwind features are highlighted correctly.

Settings

tailwindCSS.includeLanguages

This setting allows you to add additional language support. The key of each entry is the new language ID and the value is any one of the extensions built-in languages, depending on how you want the new language to be treated (e.g. html, css, or javascript):

{
  "tailwindCSS.includeLanguages": {
    "plaintext": "html"
  }
}

tailwindCSS.emmetCompletions

Enable completions when using Emmet-style syntax, for example div.bg-red-500.uppercase. Default: false

{
  "tailwindCSS.emmetCompletions": true
}

tailwindCSS.validate

Enable linting. Rules can be configured individually using the tailwindcss.lint settings:

• ignore: disable lint rule entirely
• warning: rule violations will be considered "warnings," typically represented by a yellow underline
• error: rule violations will be considered "errors," typically represented by a red underline

tailwindCSS.lint.invalidScreen

Unknown screen name used with the @screen directive. Default: error

tailwindCSS.lint.invalidVariant

Unknown variant name used with the @variants directive. Default: error

tailwindCSS.lint.invalidTailwindDirective

Unknown value used with the @tailwind directive. Default: error

tailwindCSS.lint.invalidApply

Unsupported use of the @apply directive. Default: error

tailwindCSS.lint.invalidConfigPath

Unknown or invalid path used with the theme helper. Default: error

tailwindCSS.lint.cssPropertyConflict

Class names on the same HTML element which apply the same CSS property or properties. Default: warning