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tailwind

Tailwind CSS v4 best-practices skill covering utility-first patterns, @theme variables, responsive design, dark mode, custom styles, performance, accessibility, and a Figma-to-Tailwind theme generation workflow. Use when the user mentions Tailwind, tailwindcss, @theme, utility classes, Tailwind config, Figma design tokens, or asks to build, configure, audit, or migrate a Tailwind CSS project (including v3 to v4 migrations).

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npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/other/tailwind-display-design-studi-skills

SKILL.md

Tailwind CSS Best Practices

Tailwind CSS v4 guide organized as modular rules. Covers the utility-first model, @theme variables, responsive/state variants, custom styles, performance, accessibility, and the Figma → Tailwind theme workflow for generating design tokens directly from Figma variables.

ROUTING: Which rule file to load

IF setting up Tailwind or understanding how utility classes work: → Read rules/core-utility-model.md

IF working with theme variables (@theme), design tokens, colors, fonts, spacing: → Read rules/core-theme-variables.md

IF working with responsive design, hover/focus states, dark mode, or custom variants: → Read rules/core-responsive-and-states.md

IF adding custom CSS, component classes, base styles, or custom utilities: → Read rules/core-custom-styles.md

IF optimizing build size, purging unused classes, or configuring content detection: → Read rules/perf-purging-and-scanning.md

IF working on accessibility or dark mode strategies: → Read rules/a11y-and-dark-mode.md

IF translating Figma variables/design tokens into Tailwind v4 theme CSS: → Read rules/figma-to-theme-workflow.md + see figma-tokens/ templates

Rule index

Topic Description File
Sections overview Categories and reading order rules/_sections.md
Utility model Utility-first principles, composing classes, arbitrary values rules/core-utility-model.md
Theme variables @theme directive, namespaces, extend/override, inline/static rules/core-theme-variables.md
Responsive & states Breakpoints, hover/focus/dark variants, custom variants rules/core-responsive-and-states.md
Custom styles @layer, @utility, @variant, component classes rules/core-custom-styles.md
Performance Content detection, JIT, build optimization rules/perf-purging-and-scanning.md
A11y & dark mode Accessibility utilities, dark mode patterns rules/a11y-and-dark-mode.md
Figma workflow Agent workflow: Figma variables → Tailwind @theme CSS rules/figma-to-theme-workflow.md

Figma → Tailwind theme workflow

This skill includes a dedicated agent workflow to convert Figma design variables into Tailwind v4 @theme CSS files. The workflow is described in rules/figma-to-theme-workflow.md and uses the annotated templates in figma-tokens/ as output targets.

How to trigger it: paste your Figma CSS variables into chat and ask the agent to generate the Tailwind theme files.

Template files in figma-tokens/:

  • colors.css--color-* namespace
  • typography.css--font-*, --text-*, --font-weight-*, --tracking-*, --leading-*
  • spacing.css--spacing and --spacing-*
  • radius-shadows.css--radius-*, --shadow-*
  • breakpoints.css--breakpoint-*

Rule categories by priority

Priority Category Impact Prefix
1 Utility model & theme CRITICAL core-
2 Responsive & states HIGH core-
3 Custom styles HIGH core-
4 Figma workflow HIGH (standalone)
5 Performance MEDIUM-HIGH perf-
6 Accessibility MEDIUM a11y-

Coverage and maintenance

  • Coverage map: rules/_coverage-map.md
  • Source: https://tailwindcss.com/docs (v4.2)
  • Update when Tailwind releases a new major/minor version with breaking @theme changes.

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