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Setup Nextjs Tailwind CSS Styled Components with TypeScript

#nextjs #tailwindcss #typescript #styledcomponents

Introduction

In this post, we will setup Nextjs Tailwind CSS Styled Components with TypeScript, and we will use the following tools:

  • Nextjs
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Styled Components
  • TypeScript

Prerequisites

You need to have the following tools installed on your system:

  • Node.js
  • Yarn

Setup Nextjs App

Step 1: Create a Nextjs app

First, we will create a Nextjs app using the following command:

# Create a Nextjs app
yarn create next-app nextjs-tailwind-styled-components-typescript
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Then, you will be asked to choose a TypeScript and ESLint, choose the following options:

# Choose a TypeScript
✔ Would you like to use TypeScript with this project? … No / Yes # Choose Yes

# Choose a ESLint
✔ Would you like to use ESLint with this project? … No / Yes # Choose Yes
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Step 2: Go to the Nextjs app directory

After creating the Nextjs app, we need to go to the Nextjs app directory using the following command:

# Go to the Nextjs app directory
cd nextjs-tailwind-styled-components-typescript
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Step 3: Prepare the Nextjs app

First, we need to install the following dependencies:

# Install the following dependencies
yarn add -D eslint-config-prettier eslint-plugin-prettier prettier
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Next, we need to create a .npmrc file in the root directory of the Nextjs app, and we will add the following content to the .npmrc file:

# Create a .npmrc file
touch .npmrc
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# Add the following content to the .npmrc file
shamefully-hoist=true
engine-strict=true
save-exact = true
tag-version-prefix=""
strict-peer-dependencies = false
auto-install-peers = true
lockfile = true
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After, we need to create a .nvmrc file in the root directory of the Nextjs app, and we will add the following content to the .nvmrc file:

# Create a .nvmrc file
touch .nvmrc
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# Add the following content to the .nvmrc file
lts/fermium
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Then, we need to create a .yarnrc file in the root directory of the Nextjs app, and we will add the following content to the .yarnrc file:

# Create a .yarnrc file
touch .yarnrc
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# Add the following content to the .yarnrc file
--install.ignore-engines true
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Then, we need to create a .prettierrc file in the root directory of the Nextjs app, and we will add the following content to the .prettierrc file:

# Create a .prettierrc file
touch .prettierrc
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# Add the following content to the .prettierrc file
{
  "printWidth": 80,
  "tabWidth": 2,
  "useTabs": false,
  "semi": true,
  "singleQuote": true,
  "quoteProps": "as-needed",
  "jsxSingleQuote": false,
  "trailingComma": "es5",
  "bracketSpacing": true,
  "jsxBracketSameLine": false,
  "arrowParens": "always",
  "requirePragma": false,
  "insertPragma": false,
  "proseWrap": "preserve",
  "htmlWhitespaceSensitivity": "css",
  "endOfLine": "lf"
}
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Then, we need to create a .prettierignore file in the root directory of the Nextjs app, and we will add the following content to the .prettierignore file:

# Create a .prettierignore file
touch .prettierignore
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# Add the following content to the .prettierignore file
.yarn
.vscode
.next
dist
node_modules
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Then, we need to create a .eslintrc file in the root directory of the Nextjs app, and we will add the following content to the .eslintrc file:

# Create a .eslintrc file
touch .eslintrc
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# Add the following content to the .eslintrc file
{
  "extends": ["next", "next/core-web-vitals", "plugin:prettier/recommended"],
  "rules": {
    "prettier/prettier": ["error", {}, { "usePrettierrc": true }]
  }
}
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Then, we need to create a .eslintignore file in the root directory of the Nextjs app, and we will add the following content to the .eslintignore file:

# Create a .eslintignore file
touch .eslintignore
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# Add the following content to the .eslintignore file
.yarn
.vscode
.next
dist
node_modules
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Add, the engines field to the package.json file, and we will add the following content to the package.json file:

# Add the following content to the package.json file
{
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=16.0.0",
    "yarn": ">=1.22.0",
    "npm": "please-use-yarn"
  },
}
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Step 4: Install Tailwind CSS

First, we will install Tailwind CSS using the following command:

# Install Tailwind CSS
yarn add -D tailwindcss@latest postcss@latest autoprefixer@latest
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Then, we will create a Tailwind CSS configuration file using the following command:

# Create a Tailwind CSS configuration file
npx tailwindcss init -p
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After, we will change the tailwind.config.js file, and we will add the following content to the tailwind.config.js file:

// Add the following content to the tailwind.config.js file
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */

module.exports = {
  content: ['./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}'],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
};
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Step 5: Install Styled Components

First, we will install Styled Components using the following command:

# Install Styled Components
yarn add styled-components

# Install Styled Components TypeScript
yarn add -D @types/styled-components

# Install Styled Components Babel Plugin
yarn add -D babel-plugin-styled-components
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Then, we will create a .babelrc file in the root directory of the Nextjs app using the following command:

# Create a .babelrc file
touch .babelrc
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Then, we will add the following code to the .babelrc file:

{
  "presets": ["next/babel"],
  "plugins": [
    [
      "styled-components",
      {
        "ssr": true,
        "displayName": true,
        "preprocess": false
      }
    ]
  ]
}
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Step 6: Install and Setup twin.macro

First, we will install twin.macro using the following command:

# Install twin.macro
yarn add twin.macro

# Install twin.macro Babel Plugin
yarn add -D babel-plugin-twin
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Then, we will add the following code to the .babelrc file:

{
  "presets": ["next/babel"],
  "plugins": [
    [
      "styled-components",
      {
        "ssr": true,
        "displayName": true,
        "preprocess": false
      }
    ],
    [
      "babel-plugin-twin",
      {
        "debug": false,
        "styled": "styled-components"
      }
    ],
    "babel-plugin-macros"
  ]
}
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Add, the babelMacros field to the package.json file, and we will add the following content to the package.json file:

# Add the following content to the package.json file
{
  "babelMacros": {
    "twin": {
      "styled": {
        "import": "default",
        "from": "styled-components"
      }
    }
  }
}
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Step 7: Setup _document.tsx

First, we will create a pages/_document.tsx file using the following command:

# Create a pages/_document.tsx file
touch pages/_document.tsx
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Then, we will add the following code to the pages/_document.tsx file:

import Document, {
  DocumentContext,
  Head,
  Html,
  Main,
  NextScript,
} from 'next/document';
import { ServerStyleSheet } from 'styled-components';

export default class _Document extends Document {
  static async getInitialProps(ctx: DocumentContext) {
    const sheet = new ServerStyleSheet();
    const originalRenderPage = ctx.renderPage;

    try {
      ctx.renderPage = () =>
        originalRenderPage({
          enhanceApp: (App) => (props) =>
            sheet.collectStyles(<App {...props} />),
        });

      const initialProps = await Document.getInitialProps(ctx);
      return {
        ...initialProps,
        styles: (
          <>
            {initialProps.styles}
            {sheet.getStyleElement()}
          </>
        ),
      };
    } finally {
      sheet.seal();
    }
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <Html>
        <Head>
          <meta name="theme-color" content="#000000" />
        </Head>
        <body>
          <Main />
          <NextScript />
        </body>
      </Html>
    );
  }
}
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Step 8: Setup _app.tsx

We will add the following code to the pages/_app.tsx file:

import type { AppProps } from 'next/app';
import Head from 'next/head';

import 'tailwindcss/tailwind.css';

const _App = ({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) => {
  return (
    <>
      <Head>
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
        <title>Create Next App</title>
        <meta name="description" content="Generated by create next app" />
        <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
      </Head>
      <Component {...pageProps} />;
    </>
  );
};

export default _App;
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Step 9: Start styling

We will create a styles directory in the root directory of the Nextjs app using the following command:

# Create a styles directory
mkdir styles
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Then, we will create a main.ts file in the styles directory using the following command:

# Create a styles/main.ts file
touch styles/main.ts
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Then, we will add the following code to the styles/main.ts file:

import styled from 'styled-components';
import tw from 'twin.macro';

export const Container = tw.div`
  flex
  min-h-screen
  flex-col
  items-center
  justify-center
  py-2
`;

export const Main = tw.main`
  flex
  w-full
  flex-1
  flex-col
  items-center
  justify-center
  px-20
  text-center
`;

export const Title = tw.h1`
  text-6xl
  font-bold
`;

export const TitleLink = tw.a`
  text-blue-600
`;

export const Description = tw.p`
  mt-3
  text-2xl
`;

export const DescriptionCodeHighlight = tw.code`
  rounded-md
  bg-gray-100
  p-3
  font-mono 
  text-lg
`;

export const Cards = tw.div`
  mt-6 flex
  max-w-4xl
  flex-wrap
  items-center
  justify-around
  sm:w-full
`;

export const Card = tw.a`
  mt-6
  w-96
  rounded-xl
  border
  p-6
  text-left
  hover:text-blue-600
  focus:text-blue-600
`;

export const CardTitle = tw.h3`
  text-2xl
  font-bold
`;

export const CardDescription = tw.p`
  mt-4
  text-xl
`;

export const Footer = tw.footer`
  flex
  h-24
  w-full
  items-center
  justify-center
  border-t
`;

export const FooterCopyRight = tw.a`
  flex
  items-center
  justify-center
  gap-2
`;
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Then, we will redisign the pages/index.tsx file using the following code:

import type { NextPage } from 'next';
import Image from 'next/image';

import {
  Container,
  Main,
  Title,
  TitleLink,
  Description,
  DescriptionCodeHighlight,
  Cards,
  Card,
  CardTitle,
  Footer,
  FooterCopyRight,
} from '../styles/Home.styles';

const HomePage: NextPage = () => {
  return (
    <Container>
      <Main>
        <Title>
          Welcome to <TitleLink href="https://nextjs.org">Next.js!</TitleLink>
        </Title>

        <Description>
          Get started by editing{' '}
          <DescriptionCodeHighlight>pages/index.tsx</DescriptionCodeHighlight>
        </Description>

        <Cards>
          <Card href="https://nextjs.org/docs">
            <CardTitle>Documentation &rarr;</CardTitle>
            <p>Find in-depth information about Next.js features and API.</p>
          </Card>

          <Card href="https://nextjs.org/learn">
            <CardTitle>Learn &rarr;</CardTitle>
            <p>Learn about Next.js in an interactive course with quizzes!</p>
          </Card>

          <Card href="https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/examples">
            <CardTitle>Examples &rarr;</CardTitle>
            <p>Discover and deploy boilerplate example Next.js projects.</p>
          </Card>

          <Card
            href="https://vercel.com/new?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=default-template&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener noreferrer"
          >
            <h2>Deploy &rarr;</h2>
            <p>
              Instantly deploy your Next.js site to a public URL with Vercel.
            </p>
          </Card>
        </Cards>
      </Main>

      <Footer>
        <FooterCopyRight
          href="https://vercel.com?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=default-template&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
          target="_blank"
          rel="noopener noreferrer"
        >
          Powered by{' '}
          <Image src="/vercel.svg" alt="Vercel Logo" width={72} height={16} />
        </FooterCopyRight>
      </Footer>
    </Container>
  );
};

export default HomePage;
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Source Code

The source code for this tutorial is available on GitHub

Live Demo

The live demo for this tutorial is available on Vercel

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to use Tailwind CSS with Nextjs and Styled Components. We have also learned how to use TypeScript with Nextjs and Styled Components.

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