# Tailwind CSS

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Tailwind, TailwindCSS, Tail wind

A styling [framework](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tech-stack) for websites. [Developers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) style each element with small ready-made class names instead of writing separate style [sheets](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/spreadsheet).

**For example:** A [developer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) builds a clean [pricing page](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pricing-tiers) in an hour using Tailwind's spacing and color classes.

Official site: <https://tailwindcss.com>

## Connects to (6)

- [Tech stack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tech-stack): The set of programming languages and tools a product is built with.
- [Front end](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/front-end): The part of an app or website that people see and tap, running in their browser or on their phone.
- [UX / UI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ux-ui): UI, the user interface, is what people see and tap on the screen.
- [shadcn/ui](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/shadcn-ui): A free set of interface components, such as buttons, dialogs, forms and tables, that become part of an app's own code.
- [CSS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/css): Cascading Style Sheets.
- [v0](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/v0): Vercel's AI app builder.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tailwind-css