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Install Tailwind CSS in Sveltekit + Vite + Typescript

In this section we will install & setup Svelte kit + Vite + Typescript with Tailwind CSS 3. For this section we will use create-tw it will help to CLI to scaffold tailwindcss-ready projects. create-tw help to create simple ready template for Svelte kit + vite + typescript with tailwind css 3.
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Create Tailwind CSS Project with Sveltekit

Create tailwind-app with sveltekit using npx:



npx create-tw@latest
# OR
npx create-tw@latest <project-name> --template <id>


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Create tailwind-app with sveltekit using yarn:



yarn create tw
# OR
yearn create tw <project-name> --template <id>


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Select Sveltekit project.

install & setup sveltekit app with tailwindcss v3 + typescript + vite

Next, you need to select typescript.



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Welcome to create-tw!
The easiest way to create a Tailwind project

? Project name tailwind-sveltekit
? App type Svelte Kit (create-svelte)
tid svelte-kit
? What language will your project be written in? (Use arrow keys)
 TypeScript 
 JavaScript  


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Select code style.



? Which dependencies would you like to include? (Press <space> to select, <a> to toggle all, <i> to invert selection, and <enter> to proceed)
❯◯ prettier
  clsx


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Select tailwind plugin for svelte kit.




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Welcome to create-tw!
The easiest way to create a Tailwind project

? Project name tailwind-sveltekit
? App type Svelte Kit (create-svelte)
tid svelte-kit
? What language will your project be written in? ts
templateIdKey svelte-kit-ts
? Which dependencies would you like to include? 
? Which plugins would you like to include? (Press <space> to select, <a> to toggle all, <i> to invert selection, and <enter> to proceed)
❯◯ @tailwindcss/typography
  @tailwindcss/forms
  @tailwindcss/aspect-ratio


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Move to Project and run vite svelte kit.



cd tailwind-sveltekit
npm run dev


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src/routes/index.svelte



<svelte:head>
  <script async defer src="https://buttons.github.io/buttons.js"></script>
</svelte:head>

<div
  class="h-screen bg-gradient-to-b from-gray-900 to-slate-800 flex flex-col text-white"
>
  <header class="py-16">
    <h1 class="text-4xl font-bold text-center mb-1">Create Tailwind + Sveltekit + Vite + TypeScript</h1>
    <p class="text-center mb-6 text-neutral-300">
      If you like this project, consider giving it a star on GitHub!
    </p>
    <div class="flex flex-row justify-center items-center gap-4">
      <a
        class="github-button"
        href="https://github.com/andrejjurkin/create-tailwind-app"
        data-color-scheme="no-preference: dark; light: dark; dark: dark;"
        data-icon="octicon-star"
        data-size="large"
        data-show-count="true"
        aria-label="Star andrejjurkin/create-tailwind-app on GitHub">Star</a
      >
      <a
        class="github-button"
        href="https://github.com/andrejjurkin/create-tailwind-app/discussions"
        data-color-scheme="no-preference: dark; light: dark; dark: dark;"
        data-icon="octicon-comment-discussion"
        data-size="large"
        aria-label="Discuss andrejjurkin/create-tailwind-app on GitHub"
        >Discuss</a
      >
    </div>
  </header>
</div>


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sveltekit app with tailwindcss + typescript + vite

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