Web Design

Why Web Agencies Choose Tailwind

Website technology is changing and improving all the time. This includes website CSS, being one of the fastest moving with elements including aspect-ratio, flex and grid options, CSS variables and other elements that change how we write website code when styling our websites. By having these enhancements in place, we look forward to new and exciting framework methodologies.

What Is Tailwind?

Tailwind is a utility-first class framework which avoids using stylesheets and confusing class names like “banner-image-title-small” and write all your styling in classes within HTML elements. Each utility class that is available sets just one CSS attribute and has options to apply it across other page elements to make responsiveness very quick. The CSS framework allows for use of pre-defined, low-level utility classes that’s designed to easily build custom websites without having to use custom CSS that seems to be all over the place in stylesheets. Rather than focusing on using components with predefined designs (like Bootstrap), Tailwind gives you the utilities that will help you create your unique user interface.

Instead of writing custom CSS like this:

In Tailwind, you can use utility classes directly within the HTML element:

The Benefits of using Tailwind CSS

Tailwind CSS is a framework that is used for building front-end websites. This utility framework allows developers to build websites faster and more efficiently while having minimal runtime.

The framework allows for a different approach compared to the traditional Bootstrap. Instead of offering pre-built elements and stylesheets, Tailwind provides a range of utility classes to use. These classes represent low-level styles that target specific actions of elements such as the interface appearance, margin, padding, colour palettes and typography.

Speed and Flexibility

One of Tailwind’s main features is its utility-first approach. Unlike traditional CSS frameworks that come with pre-defined elements (buttons, navigation bars, padding etc.), Tailwind provides a low-level approach where you can combine to style any component you want without any restrictions to pre-built designs – you have the flexibility to create custom layouts and styles from scratch.

For web design agencies, this means greater control over the design layout. Instead of spending time and time again on overriding default styles or looking for the right element in the stylesheet, developers can directly style components by applying classes faster.

Consistency and Reusability

Once you can understand the utility classes, you can easily replicate designs across different sections of your website without having to repeatedly write custom CSS. Not only will this be easier for developers, but it can save time and reduce confusion when multiple developers are working on different pages or sections of the website.

Less Custom Code

One of the main reasons why web agencies are using Tailwind CSS is for its ability to reduce the amount of custom code for developers to write. Using traditional CSS often requires developers to build and customise styles from scratch or override preset elements, which can lead to a bloated website full of code, style conflicts, and a slower development process. Tailwind minimises the need for custom CSS, which leads to a cleaner backend code, leading to improvements to the website’s speed and performance.

Simple Responsive Design

Building responsive websites is a must for web agencies, but it often involves developers writing custom code separate to desktop queries so that layouts, fonts and spacing can adjust for different screen sizes. Tailwind allows you to make responsive design a breeze with its pre-built responsive utility classes. Instead of writing separate CSS for each device layout, Tailwind allows you to add responsive classes directly to your HTML code. The responsive utilities are simple and intuitive, allowing you to build responsive websites without having to write custom media queries for every device layout.

What does our team think?

The approach to adopting Tailwind across the team has been welcoming and positive yet there have been a few areas of doubt.

What we love about Tailwind:

  • It’s more simplified and speeds up the development process
  • By visually inspecting the HTML you can tell immediately how its styled
  • Easily keep updated with additions made to the CSS

What we think needs more time:

  • HTML may look more messy
  • Elements can easily be repeated
  • No areas to group responsive classes together

Final Word

For website agencies, Tailwind CSS is a powerful utility framework that is flexible and efficient for creating customised websites. It offers full control over the design while reducing the need to override complex CSS, which allows agencies to deliver high-performance and unique websites faster than other frameworks – all while providing a better experience for both the developer and end user.

By significantly reducing the need for custom CSS, Tailwind allows web agencies to focus on what really matters – the website’s design and functionality, leading to cleaner code that’s maintainable and efficient. Whether it’s through predefined utility classes or streamlined responsiveness, Tailwind minimises the amount of custom code required for building a high-quality website. This will improve meeting project deadlines, team performance and collaboration – ultimately creating better websites in less time.

If you’re looking for a modern, efficient and highly customisable CSS framework then Tailwind should be your first choice.