Tailwind CSS IntelliSense enhances the Tailwind development experience by providing Visual Studio Code users with advanced features such as autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and linting.
Install via the Visual Studio Code Marketplace →
In order for the extension to activate you must have tailwindcss
installed and one of these:
.css
file that imports a Tailwind CSS stylesheet (e.g. @import "tailwindcss"
)tailwind.config.{js,cjs,mjs,ts,cts,mts}
in your workspace.@config
Intelligent suggestions for class names, as well as CSS functions and directives.
Highlights errors and potential bugs in both your CSS and your markup.
See the complete CSS for a Tailwind class name by hovering over it.
Tailwind CSS Language ModeAn alternative to VS Code's built-in CSS language mode which maintains full CSS IntelliSense support even when using Tailwind-specific at-rules. Syntax definitions are also provided so that Tailwind-specific syntax is highlighted correctly in all CSS contexts.
Recommended VS Code SettingsUse the files.associations
setting to tell VS Code to always open .css
files in Tailwind CSS mode:
"files.associations": { "*.css": "tailwindcss" }
By default VS Code will not trigger completions when editing "string" content, for example within JSX attribute values. Updating the editor.quickSuggestions
setting may improve your experience:
"editor.quickSuggestions": { "strings": "on" }
Tailwind CSS: Show Output
Reveal the language server log panel. This command is only available when there is an active language server instance.
Tailwind CSS: Sort Selection
(pre-release)
When a list of CSS classes is selected this command can be used to sort them in the same order that Tailwind orders them in your CSS. This command is only available when the current document belongs to an active Tailwind project and the tailwindcss
version is 3.0.0
or greater.
tailwindCSS.includeLanguages
This setting allows you to add additional language support. The key of each entry is the new language ID and the value is any one of the extensions built-in languages, depending on how you want the new language to be treated (e.g. html
, css
, or javascript
):
{ "tailwindCSS.includeLanguages": { "plaintext": "html" } }
tailwindCSS.files.exclude
Configure glob patterns to exclude from all IntelliSense features. Inherits all glob patterns from the files.exclude
setting. Default: ["**/.git/**", "**/node_modules/**", "**/.hg/**", "**/.svn/**"]
tailwindCSS.emmetCompletions
Enable completions when using Emmet-style syntax, for example div.bg-red-500.uppercase
. Default: false
tailwindCSS.classAttributes
The HTML attributes for which to provide class completions, hover previews, linting etc. Default: class
, className
, ngClass
, class:list
tailwindCSS.classFunctions
Functions in which to provide completions, hover previews, linting etc. Currently, this works for both function calls and tagged template literals in JavaScript / TypeScript.
Each entry is treated as regex pattern that matches on a function name. You cannot match on content before or after the function name — matches are limited to function names only.
Example:
{ "tailwindCSS.classFunctions": ["tw", "clsx", "tw\\.[a-z-]+"] }
let classes = tw`flex bg-red-500` let classes2 = clsx([ "flex bg-red-500", { "text-red-500": true } ]) let element = tw.div`flex bg-red-500`
tailwindCSS.colorDecorators
Controls whether the editor should render inline color decorators for Tailwind CSS classes and helper functions. Default: true
Note that
editor.colorDecorators
must be enabled for color decorators to be shown.
tailwindCSS.showPixelEquivalents
Show px
equivalents for rem
CSS values in completions and hovers. Default: true
Root font size in pixels. Used to convert rem
CSS values to their px
equivalents. See tailwindCSS.showPixelEquivalents
. Default: 16
Enable hovers. Default: true
Enable autocomplete suggestions. Default: true
Enable code actions. Default: true
Enable linting. Rules can be configured individually using the tailwindcss.lint
settings:
ignore
: disable lint rule entirelywarning
: rule violations will be considered "warnings," typically represented by a yellow underlineerror
: rule violations will be considered "errors," typically represented by a red underlinetailwindCSS.lint.invalidScreen
Unknown screen name used with the @screen
directive. Default: error
tailwindCSS.lint.invalidVariant
Unknown variant name used with the @variants
directive. Default: error
tailwindCSS.lint.invalidTailwindDirective
Unknown value used with the @tailwind
directive. Default: error
tailwindCSS.lint.invalidApply
Unsupported use of the @apply
directive. Default: error
tailwindCSS.lint.invalidConfigPath
Unknown or invalid path used with the theme
helper. Default: error
tailwindCSS.lint.cssConflict
Class names on the same HTML element which apply the same CSS property or properties. Default: warning
tailwindCSS.lint.recommendedVariantOrder
Class variants not in the recommended order (applies in JIT mode only). Default: warning
tailwindCSS.lint.usedBlocklistedClass
Usage of class names that have been blocklisted via @source not inline(…)
. Default: warning
Enable the Node.js inspector agent for the language server and listen on the specified port. Default: null
Experimental settings may be changed or removed at any time.
tailwindCSS.experimental.configFile
Default: null
This setting allows you to manually specify the CSS entrypoints (for v4 projects) or the Tailwind configuration file (for v3 projects). By default, the extension attempts to detect your project setup automatically:
tailwind.config.{js,cjs,mjs,ts,cts,mts}
file it finds.If IntelliSense is unable to detect your project, you can use this setting to define your config files manually.
Tailwind CSS v4.x (CSS entrypoints)For v4 projects, specify the CSS file(s) that serve as your Tailwind entrypoints.
If your project contains a single CSS entrypoint, set this option to a string:
"tailwindCSS.experimental.configFile": "src/styles/app.css"
For projects with multiple CSS entrypoints, use an object where each key is a file path and each value is a glob pattern (or array of patterns) representing the files it applies to:
"tailwindCSS.experimental.configFile": { "packages/a/src/app.css": "packages/a/src/**", "packages/b/src/app.css": "packages/b/src/**" }Tailwind CSS v3.x and earlier (config files)
For v3 projects and below, specify the Tailwind configuration file(s) instead.
If your project contains a single Tailwind config, set this option to a string:
"tailwindCSS.experimental.configFile": ".config/tailwind.config.js"
For projects with multiple config files, use an object where each key is a config file path and each value is a glob pattern (or array of patterns) representing the files it applies to:
"tailwindCSS.experimental.configFile": { "themes/simple/tailwind.config.js": "themes/simple/**", "themes/neon/tailwind.config.js": "themes/neon/**" }
If you’re having issues getting the IntelliSense features to activate, there are a few things you can check:
tailwindcss
installed in your workspace via npm
, pnpm
, or yarn
. The extension will then attempt to detect your Tailwind CSS configuration, which can be located in one of the following:
@import "tailwindcss";
and @theme { ... }
. Preprocessor files like Less, Sass, or Stylus are not supported. A .css
file is required for IntelliSense to function.tailwind.config.{js,cjs,mjs,ts,cts,mts}
), or a stylesheet that points to a config file via @config
.files.exclude
, files.watcherExclude
, or tailwindCSS.files.exclude
settings.Tailwind CSS: Show Output
command from the command palette. This may show errors that are preventing the extension from activating.@import "tailwindcss"
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