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How to apply background image from Unsplash with Tailwind CSS

Install via your favorite package Manager:

NPM

npm install -D tailwindcss-unsplash
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Yarn

yarn add -D tailwindcss-unsplash
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PNPM

pnpm add -D tailwindcss-unsplash
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Register the plugin into the Tailwind CSS config file

plugins: [require('tailwindcss-unsplash')],
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Add unsplashImages utility by register a name and the unsplash ID

unsplashImages: {
 apple: 'wAygsCk20h8',
 stars: '4dpAqfTbvKA',
 yourName: 'sF4RV2lDtW0',
},
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eg: apple: 'wAygsCk20h8'

Add unsplashResolutions utility to set resolution parameter

unsplashResolutions: {
 default: null,
 xs: 480,
 sm: 720,
 md: 1280,
 lg: 1920,
 xl: 3840,
 '2xl': 7680,
},
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And finally add the css class to your HTML tag

<div class="bg-unsplash-[juJQdVYml78] w-96 h-96" />
<div class="bg-unsplash-[YMi66afAE3I/lg]" />
<div class="bg-unsplash-[YMi66afAE3I/1920]" />
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The plugin generates the following utilities
Plugin utilities

🔗 Sources

GitHub Repo
https://github.com/shorwood/tailwindcss-unsplash…

Unsplash
https://unsplash.com

Code Screenshot made with http://kod.so

Example Project on Tailwind CSS Play
https://play.tailwindcss.com/i0kWe5MaWs?file=config

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