frontend-tailwind-best-practices
Tailwind CSS patterns and conventions for frontend apps. Use when writing component styles, layouts, or working with CSS classes.
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Tailwind CSS Best Practices
Styling patterns and conventions for frontend applications. Contains 10 rules covering layout utilities, affordances, color schemes, responsive design, and className handling.
When to Apply
Reference these guidelines when:
- Writing component styles with Tailwind
- Creating layouts (stacks, grids, centering)
- Handling responsive design
- Working with color schemes
- Merging className props
Rules Summary
Layout Utilities (CRITICAL)
layout-stack-utilities - @rules/layout-stack-utilities.md
Use custom stack utilities instead of flex classes.
// Bad
<div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
<div className="flex flex-row gap-4">
// Good
<div className="v-stack gap-4">
<div className="h-stack gap-4">
Available utilities:
v-stack- Vertical stack (flex column)h-stack- Horizontal stack (flex row)v-stack-reverse- Reversed vertical stackh-stack-reverse- Reversed horizontal stackz-stack- Overlapping stack (grid-based, centers children on top of each other)center- Center content both horizontally and verticallyspacer- Flexible spacer that fills available spacecircle- Perfect circle with aspect-ratio 1/1
layout-prefer-gaps - @rules/layout-prefer-gaps.md
Use gap-* on parents instead of child margins.
// Bad
<div>
<Item className="mb-4" />
<Item className="mb-4" />
</div>
// Good
<div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
<Item />
<Item />
</div>
layout-responsive-stacks - @rules/layout-responsive-stacks.md
Switch layout direction at breakpoints.
// Mobile: vertical, Desktop: horizontal
<div className="v-stack lg:h-stack gap-4">
<main className="grow">...</main>
<aside className="shrink-0 lg:w-80">...</aside>
</div>
// Mobile: horizontal, Desktop: vertical
<div className="h-stack md:v-stack">
Color Schemes (CRITICAL)
color-schemes - @rules/color-schemes.md
Use class-based color schemes with a custom dark variant.
<button className="rounded-full bg-gray-900 px-4 py-2 text-white dark:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-900">
Toggle
</button>
className Handling (CRITICAL)
classname-cn-utility - @rules/classname-cn-utility.md
Always use cn() to merge classNames in components.
import { cn } from "~/lib/cn";
function Button({ className, variant }: Props) {
return (
<button
className={cn(
"base-classes",
{
"variant-primary": variant === "primary",
"variant-secondary": variant === "secondary",
},
className, // external className always last
)}
/>
);
}
classname-prop-types - @rules/classname-prop-types.md
Use proper types for className props.
import type { ClassName, ClassNameRecord } from "~/lib/cn";
// Single element
type Props = {
className?: ClassName;
};
// Multiple elements
type Props = {
className?: ClassNameRecord<"root" | "label" | "input">;
};
// Usage
<Input className={{ root: "w-full", label: "font-bold" }} />;
Affordances (HIGH)
affordance-classes - @rules/affordance-classes.md
Define element-agnostic visual patterns that compose with utilities.
<label className="ui-button" htmlFor="document-upload">
Choose file
</label>
Responsive Design (MEDIUM)
responsive-breakpoints - @rules/responsive-breakpoints.md
Use responsive prefixes with Tailwind defaults.
// Standard breakpoints (min-width)
<div className="px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-12">
// Show/hide with standard breakpoints
<div className="hidden md:block">Desktop only</div>
<div className="md:hidden">Mobile only</div>
responsive-text - @rules/responsive-text.md
Scale text responsively.
// Responsive font size
<h1 className="text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl">
// Responsive line height with text
<p className="text-sm leading-5 md:text-base md:leading-6">
responsive-capabilities - @rules/responsive-capabilities.md
Design for input capabilities (pointer/hover) instead of device labels.
<button className="h-10 w-10 pointer-coarse:h-12 pointer-coarse:w-12">
<Icon />
</button>
Anti-Patterns
| Don't | Do |
|---|---|
flex flex-col | v-stack |
flex flex-row | h-stack |
flex items-center justify-center | center |
bg-gray-100 | bg-neutral-100 |
bg-[#hex] | Use design tokens |
className="..." without cn() | cn("...", className) |
Inline style for responsive | Tailwind prefixes |
Key Files
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
tailwind.config.js | Config, custom utilities, colors |
app/styles/global.css | Color scheme CSS variables |
app/styles/tailwind.css | Additional utilities |
app/utils/cn.ts | className merge utility |
FAQ
What does the frontend-tailwind-best-practices skill do?
Tailwind CSS patterns and conventions for frontend apps. Use when writing component styles, layouts, or working with CSS classes.
How do I install frontend-tailwind-best-practices?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/sergiodxa/agent-skills --skill frontend-tailwind-best-practices in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/frontend-tailwind-best-practices/ (personal) or .claude/skills/frontend-tailwind-best-practices/ (project).
Which AI agents can use frontend-tailwind-best-practices?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is frontend-tailwind-best-practices safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains frontend-tailwind-best-practices?
It is published by sergiodxa in sergiodxa/agent-skills. It has 464 recorded installs.
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