Tailwind CSS Theming - Flowbite
Use the theming options from the configuration file to override the default utility classes from FlowBite
You can use the theme
object from the configuration file to define any style related classes, such as the color palette, fonts, breakpoints, and more.
// tailwind.config.js
const colors = require('tailwindcss/colors')
module.exports = {
theme: {
screens: {
sm: '480px',
md: '768px',
lg: '976px',
xl: '1440px',
},
colors: {
gray: colors.coolGray,
blue: colors.lightBlue,
red: colors.rose,
pink: colors.fuchsia,
},
fontFamily: {
sans: ['Graphik', 'sans-serif'],
serif: ['Merriweather', 'serif'],
},
extend: {
spacing: {
'128': '32rem',
'144': '36rem',
},
borderRadius: {
'4xl': '2rem',
}
}
}
}
Theme structure
Some of the more widely used theme
keys are screens
, colors
, and spacing
as one of the core utility classes.
You can read all of the configurable keys on Tailwind CSS.
Breakpoints
Use the screens
key to update the responsive breakpoints.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
screens: {
'sm': '640px',
'md': '768px',
'lg': '1024px',
'xl': '1280px',
'2xl': '1536px',
}
}
}
Colors
Use the colors
key to set the colors of your site.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
colors: {
transparent: 'transparent',
black: '#000',
white: '#fff',
gray: {
100: '#f7fafc',
// ...
900: '#1a202c',
},
// ...
}
}
}
Spacing
Update the spacing
key to set new values for the spacing utilities (such as paddings and margins).
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
spacing: {
px: '1px',
0: '0',
0.5: '0.125rem',
1: '0.25rem',
1.5: '0.375rem',
2: '0.5rem',
2.5: '0.625rem',
3: '0.75rem',
3.5: '0.875rem',
4: '1rem',
5: '1.25rem',
6: '1.5rem',
7: '1.75rem',
8: '2rem',
9: '2.25rem',
10: '2.5rem',
11: '2.75rem',
12: '3rem',
14: '3.5rem',
16: '4rem',
20: '5rem',
24: '6rem',
28: '7rem',
32: '8rem',
36: '9rem',
40: '10rem',
44: '11rem',
48: '12rem',
52: '13rem',
56: '14rem',
60: '15rem',
64: '16rem',
72: '18rem',
80: '20rem',
96: '24rem',
},
}
}
Customizing the theme
By default, the configuration file will set the base utility classes from FlowBite and Tailwind CSS. However, you can customize them by using the extend
object.
Extending
Use the extend
object if you want to keep the values from the default settings but you want to extend them with your own.
For example, you can keep all of the default breakpoints, but you may want to add another larger one for the screens
key.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
// Adds a new breakpoint in addition to the default breakpoints
screens: {
'3xl': '1600px',
}
}
}
}
Overriding
Alternatively, you can also completely override certain settings.
For example, the following code will override all of the opacity
settings with your own.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
// Replaces all of the default `opacity` values
opacity: {
'0': '0',
'20': '0.2',
'40': '0.4',
'60': '0.6',
'80': '0.8',
'100': '1',
}
}
}
Please read the official Tailwind CSS Theming documentation if you want a full overview of the theming options.