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Create Tailwindcss Boilerplate

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Updated: 15 Nov 2025
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A bare-bones Tailwind CSS boilerplate

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Overview:

The Tailwind CSS Boilerplate is a simple HTML + CSS template that provides support for Tailwind CSS. It is designed to be a bare-bones boilerplate, allowing users to quickly set up a project with Tailwind CSS, served by Parcel and using PurgeCSS in production builds. This boilerplate is easy to install and can be customized to fit the needs of any project.

Features:

  • Easy Setup: The boilerplate provides clear instructions on how to set up the project, making it easy for users to get started.
  • Tailwind CSS Support: The template is preconfigured to support Tailwind CSS, allowing users to take advantage of its powerful utility classes.
  • Parcel and PurgeCSS Integration: The project is served by Parcel, a fast and zero-config bundler, and uses PurgeCSS in production builds to eliminate unused CSS, optimizing the final output.

Installation:

To create a Tailwind CSS Boilerplate, follow the steps below:

  1. Ensure you have Yarn installed on your system. If not, you can use npm instead.
  2. Open your terminal and navigate to the desired directory for your project.
  3. Clone the Tailwind CSS Boilerplate repository using git clone https://github.com/username/repo.git.
  4. Once the repository is cloned, navigate into the project directory using cd repo.
  5. Run yarn install (or npm install) to install the necessary dependencies.
  6. Start coding in your favorite text editor!

To build the project for production, follow these steps:

  1. Run yarn build (or npm run build) to generate the production-ready files.
  2. The built files will be located in the /dist directory.

Contributing:

If you want to contribute to the Tailwind CSS Boilerplate, you can do so by submitting an issue or opening a pull request. Whether it’s a feature addition, bug fix, or a proposed change, contributions are welcome.

Acknowledgments:

The Tailwind CSS Boilerplate is built upon the excellent TailwindCSS + Parcel + PurgeCSS Starter Project by didier. Check out his blog post on getting started with Tailwind CSS for more information.

Summary:

The Tailwind CSS Boilerplate is a minimalistic template that provides an easy way to set up a project with Tailwind CSS. With its easy installation process and integrated support for Parcel and PurgeCSS, it offers a convenient way to start coding with Tailwind CSS. Contributions are welcome, and the project is built upon the work of didier’s Starter Project, which adds to its credibility.