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3 Things You Must Know To Make A Footer With Tailwind CSS

- What is Tailwind CSS?
- The description of Footer ui component
- Why use Tailwind CSS to build a Footer ui component?
- The preview of Footer ui component
- The source code of Footer ui component
- How to build a Footer with Tailwind CSS?
- Install tailwind css of verion 3.0.18
- All the unility class needed to build a Footer component
- 41 steps to build a Footer component with Tailwind CSS
- Conclusion
What is Tailwind CSS?
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that focuses on creating personalized user interfaces quickly. It can gives you all the building blocks you are able to create personalized designs without having to fight to override irritating opinionated styles. Also, Tailwind CSS is a highly configurable, low-level CSS framework.
The description of Footer ui component
Application website footer, browse more on tailus.io/blocks/footer
Why use Tailwind CSS to build a Footer ui component?
- It can make the building process of Footer ui component faster and more easily.
- Enables building complex responsive layouts and components freely.
- Minimum lines of CSS code in Footer component file.
The preview of Footer ui component
Free download of the Footer's source code
The source code of Footer ui component
<footer class="relative py-20 flex flex-col items-center bg-cyan-900 overflow-hidden md:py-40">
<div class="relative z-[1] container m-auto px-6 md:px-12">
<div class="m-auto md:w-10/12 lg:w-8/12 xl:w-6/12">
<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between md:flex-nowrap">
<div class="w-full space-x-12 flex justify-center text-gray-300 sm:w-7/12 md:justify-start">
<ul class="list-disc list-inside space-y-8">
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<div aria-hidden="true" class="absolute h-full inset-0 flex items-center">
<div aria-hidden="true" class="bg-layers bg-scale w-56 h-56 m-auto blur-xl bg-gradient-to-r from-cyan-400 via-blue-500 to-purple-600 rounded-full md:w-[30rem] md:h-[30rem] md:blur-3xl"></div>
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<div aria-hidden="true" class="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full bg-[#020314] opacity-80"></div>
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<!--
Add to your stylesheet
.bg-layers {
-webkit-animation: filter-animation 4s infinite;
animation: filter-animation 4s infinite;
}
.bg-scale {
-webkit-animation: filter-animation 8s infinite;
animation: filter-scale 8s infinite;
}
@-webkit-keyframes filter-animation {
0% {
-webkit-filter: hue-rotate(0deg);
}
50% {
-webkit-filter: hue-rotate(45deg);
}
100% {
-webkit-filter: hue-rotate(0deg);
}
}
@keyframes filter-animation {
0% {
filter: hue-rotate(0deg);
}
50% {
filter: hue-rotate(45deg);
}
100% {
filter: hue-rotate(0deg);
}
}
@keyframes filter-scale {
0% {
transform:scale(1);
}
50% {
transform:scale(1.4);
}
100% {
transform:scale(.8);
}
}
-->
How to build a Footer with Tailwind CSS?
Install tailwind css of verion 3.0.18
Use the script
html tag to import the script of Tailwind CSS of the version 3.0.18
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
All the unility class needed to build a Footer component
relative
py-20
flex
flex-col
bg-cyan-900
overflow-hidden
md:py-40
z-[1]
m-auto
px-6
md:px-12
md:w-10/12
lg:w-8/12
xl:w-6/12
flex-wrap
md:flex-nowrap
w-full
text-gray-300
sm:w-7/12
md:justify-start
hover:text-sky-400
w-5
h-5
w-10/12
mt-16
text-center
sm:text-left
sm:w-5/12
sm:mt-auto
block
text-white
absolute
h-full
bg-layers
bg-scale
w-56
h-56
bg-gradient-to-r
md:w-[30rem]
md:h-[30rem]
bg-[#020314]
41 steps to build a Footer component with Tailwind CSS
Use
relative
to position an element according to the normal flow of the document.Control the vertical padding of an element to 5rem using the
py-20
utilities.Use
flex
to create a block-level flex container.Use
flex
to create a block-level flex container.Control the background color of an element to cyan-900 using the
bg-cyan-900
utilities.Use
overflow-hidden
to clip any content within an element that overflows the bounds of that element.Control the vertical padding of an element to 10rem at only medium screen sizes using the
md:py-40
utilities.Control the stack order (or three-dimensional positioning) of an element to [1] in Tailwind, regardless of order it has been displayed, using the
z-[1]
utilities.Control the margin on all sides of an element to auto using the
m-auto
utilities.Control the horizontal padding of an element to 1.5rem using the
px-6
utilities.Control the horizontal padding of an element to 3rem at only medium screen sizes using the
md:px-12
utilities.Use
md:w-10/12
to set an element to a fixed width(10/12) at only medium screen sizes.Use
lg:w-8/12
to set an element to a fixed width(8/12) at only large screen sizes.Use
xl:w-6/12
to set an element to a fixed width(6/12) at only extremely large screen sizes.Use
flex
to create a block-level flex container.Use
flex
to create a block-level flex container at only medium screen sizes.Use
w-full
to set an element to a 100% based width.Control the text color of an element to gray-300 using the
text-gray-300
utilities.Use
sm:w-7/12
to set an element to a fixed width(7/12) at only small screen sizes.Use
justify-start
to justify items against the start of the container’s main axis at only medium screen sizes.Control the text color of an element to sky-400 on hover using the
hover:text-sky-400
utilities.Use
w-5
to set an element to a fixed width(1.25rem).Use
h-5
to set an element to a fixed height(1.25rem).Use
w-10/12
to set an element to a fixed width(10/12).Control the margin on top side of an element to 4rem using the
mt-16
utilities.Control the text color of an element to center using the
text-center
utilities.Control the text color of an element to left at only small screen sizes using the
sm:text-left
utilities.Use
sm:w-5/12
to set an element to a fixed width(5/12) at only small screen sizes.Control the margin on top side of an element to auto at only small screen sizes using the
sm:mt-auto
utilities.Use
inline
utilities to put the element on its own line and fill its parent.Control the text color of an element to white using the
text-white
utilities.Use
absolute
to position an element outside of the normal flow of the document, causing neighboring elements to act as if the element doesn’t exist.Use
h-full
to set an element’s height to 100% of its parent, as long as the parent has a defined height.Control the background color of an element to layers using the
bg-layers
utilities.Control the background color of an element to scale using the
bg-scale
utilities.Use
w-56
to set an element to a fixed width(14rem).Use
h-56
to set an element to a fixed height(14rem).Control the background color of an element to gradient-to-r using the
bg-gradient-to-r
utilities.Use
md:w-[30rem]
to set an element to a fixed width([30rem]) at only medium screen sizes.Use
md:h-[30rem]
to set an element to a fixed height([30rem]) at only medium screen sizes.Control the background color of an element to [#020314] using the
bg-[#020314]
utilities.
Conclusion
The above is a step-by-step tutorial on how to use Tailwind CSS to build a Footer components, learn and follow along to implement your own components.