Responsive Design with Tailwind

Master fluid layouts and adaptive interfaces using Tailwind's powerful responsive utilities.

🚀 Start Building Responsive UIs

Responsive Design Principles

Breakpoint System

• sm: 640px
• md: 768px
• lg: 1024px
• xl: 1280px
• 2xl: 1536px

Media Query Approach

Tailwind uses min-width media queries that apply styles at the given breakpoint and up.

md:grid-cols-2 = @media (min-width: 768px)

Responsive Grid Examples

Card 1

Card 2

Card 3

Responsive grid (try resizing)

Responsive Layout Patterns

Mobile-First Navigation

<nav class="md:flex md:justify-between hidden">
  <div class="p-4">Logo</div>
  <div class="p-4">Menu</div>
</nav>
<button class="md:hidden block">Menu</button>

Adaptive Card Layout

<div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
  <div>Card Content</div>
  <div>Card Content</div>
  <div>Card Content</div>
</div>

Responsive Component Builder

Code Editor

Live Preview

Resize browser to see responsive changes

Advanced Responsive Techniques

Dark Mode

Create theme-aware components using dark: variants

Object Position

Responsive background positioning with bg-center md:bg-left

Container Queries

Experimental support for container-relative sizing