Visualize responsive breakpoint with TailwindCSS

#tailwindcss

When I was writing a responsive template using TailwindCSS, I felt that it is not easy to know which breakpoint is active.

So I made a simple component that visualizes which breakpoint is active. The following snippet is the implementation of the component:



<div class="fixed top-0 right-0 m-8 p-3 text-xs font-mono text-white h-6 w-6 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center bg-gray-700 sm:bg-pink-500 md:bg-orange-500 lg:bg-green-500 xl:bg-blue-500">
  <div class="block  sm:hidden md:hidden lg:hidden xl:hidden">al</div>
  <div class="hidden sm:block  md:hidden lg:hidden xl:hidden">sm</div>
  <div class="hidden sm:hidden md:block  lg:hidden xl:hidden">md</div>
  <div class="hidden sm:hidden md:hidden lg:block  xl:hidden">lg</div>
  <div class="hidden sm:hidden md:hidden lg:hidden xl:block">xl</div>
</div>

Copying this and pasting to your TailwindCSS template, you will see the indicator of the breakpoint on top right in your browser.

Also, you can check the live demo at CodePen.

See the Pen Tailwind CSS Responsive Active Breakpoint Indicator by suin (@suin) on CodePen.

Top comments (4)

ElvarP • Feb 27 '23

updated to include 2xl support:

<div class="fixed top-0 right-0 flex items-center justify-center w-6 h-6 p-3 m-8 font-mono text-xs text-white bg-gray-700 rounded-full sm:bg-pink-500 md:bg-orange-500 lg:bg-green-500 xl:bg-blue-500 2xl:bg-purple-500">
    <div class="block sm:hidden md:hidden lg:hidden xl:hidden">al</div>
    <div class="hidden sm:block md:hidden lg:hidden xl:hidden">sm</div>
    <div class="hidden sm:hidden md:block lg:hidden xl:hidden">md</div>
    <div class="hidden sm:hidden md:hidden lg:block xl:hidden">lg</div>
    <div class="hidden sm:hidden md:hidden lg:hidden xl:block 2xl:hidden">xl</div>
    <div class="hidden sm:hidden md:hidden lg:hidden xl:hidden 2xl:block">2xl</div>
</div>

Matthias Niess • Apr 3 '20 • Edited

I used this so many times now. Just wanted to leave you a big thank you. It's easy to write this, but it's even easier to just google tailwind breakpoints every time I need this. :)