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tailwind

Applies utility-first CSS styling with Tailwind and custom theme configuration. Use when: Styling components, implementing dark mode themes, creating animations, using glassmorphism effects, or working with shadcn/ui components.

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Tailwind Skill

This codebase implements a dark cinematic design system using Tailwind CSS 3.x with HSL-based CSS custom properties for runtime theme switching across 11 theme variants. All styling flows through the cn() utility combining clsx and tailwind-merge.

Quick Start

Class Composition with cn()

typescript
// src/lib/utils.ts - ALWAYS use this for class merging
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";

// Conditional classes
<div className={cn(
  "base-classes",
  isActive && "active-styles",
  className // Allow prop overrides
)} />

HSL Color Variables

typescript
// Use semantic color tokens, not raw colors
<div className="bg-primary text-primary-foreground" />
<div className="border-border bg-card" />
<div className="text-muted-foreground" />

// Opacity modifiers work with HSL
<div className="bg-primary/20 border-border/50" />

CVA Variant Components

typescript
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority";

const buttonVariants = cva(
  "inline-flex items-center justify-center transition-all duration-300",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90",
        outline: "border border-border hover:bg-card",
      },
      size: {
        default: "h-10 px-5 rounded-lg",
        sm: "h-9 px-4 text-xs",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: { variant: "default", size: "default" },
  }
);

Key Concepts

Concept Usage Example
Color tokens HSL variables via hsl(var(--name)) bg-primary, text-foreground
Glass effects Backdrop blur + transparency glass, glass-subtle
Book covers Shadow + shine overlay book-cover, book-cover-glow
Status badges Semantic color classes status-requested, status-available
Animations Radix-aware keyframes animate-fade-in-up, animate-glow

Common Patterns

Hover Effects with Transform

typescript
// Scale + shadow on hover
<div className="transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-105" />

// Reveal on hover with staggered animation
<div className="translate-y-2 opacity-0 group-hover:translate-y-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-[transform,opacity] duration-300" />

Glassmorphism (Desktop Only)

typescript
// Glass effect - disabled on mobile for performance
<div className="glass" />        // bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-xl
<div className="glass-subtle" /> // bg-card/40 backdrop-blur-lg
<div className="glass-strong" /> // bg-card/80 backdrop-blur-2xl

See Also

  • patterns - Component styling patterns, anti-patterns
  • workflows - Theme customization, adding new components

Related Skills

  • See the shadcn-ui skill for component primitives
  • See the react skill for component patterns
  • See the typescript skill for type-safe variants with CVA

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