If you’re a web developer, you know the importance of CSS frameworks to design responsive and mobile-first websites. Tailwind CSS is a popular utility-first CSS framework that provides you with a set of pre-defined classes that you can use to design your web pages. VueJS is also a popular JavaScript framework that is used to create dynamic user interfaces. In this article, we’ll discuss how to override Tailwind CSS classes in a reusable VueJS component.

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Description

When building web applications, you’ll often need to reuse components across different pages. Tailwind CSS provides you with a set of pre-defined classes that you can use to style your components. However, sometimes you may need to override these classes to suit your specific requirements. In this article, we’ll discuss how to override Tailwind CSS classes in a reusable VueJS component.

Syntax

<template>

 <div :class="'bg-gray-100'"></div>

 </template>

In the above example, we’ve used the :class binding syntax to apply the bg-gray-100 class to the div element.

Approaches

There are two approaches to override Tailwind CSS classes in a VueJS component:

1. Using Inline Styles
2. Using Class Binding Syntax

1. Using Inline Styles

One approach to override Tailwind CSS classes is by using inline styles. You can apply inline styles to any HTML element using the style attribute. Here’s an example:

<template> 

<div style="background-color: red;"></div>

 </template>

Above we’ve applied an inline style to the div element to set its background color to red. However, using inline styles can lead to code repetition and can make your code harder to maintain.

2. Using Class Binding Syntax

A better approach to override Tailwind CSS classes is by using the class binding syntax. You can use the class binding syntax to dynamically apply CSS classes to an HTML element. Here’s an example:

<template>
  <div :class="'bg-red-500'"></div>
</template>

Above we’ve used the :class binding syntax to apply the bg-red-500 class to the div element. This will override any pre-defined Tailwind CSS classes that were previously applied to the element.

Examples

Let’s take a look at a couple of examples of how to override Tailwind CSS classes in a reusable VueJS component.

Example 1: Changing Background Color

In this example, we’ll change the background color of a button component by overriding the Tailwind CSS bg-blue-500 class.

<template>
  <button :class="'bg-green-500 hover:bg-green-700 text-white font-bold py-2 px-4 rounded'">
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  </button>
</template>

In the above example, we’ve overridden the bg-blue-500 class with the ‘bg-green-500‘ class to change the background color of the button. We’ve also added the hover:bg-green-700 class to change the background color of the button when it’s hovered over.

Example 2: Changing Text Color

In this example, we’ll change the text color of a header component by overriding the Tailwind CSS text-gray-700 class.

<template>
  <h1 :class="'text-red-500 font-bold text