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The 5 Really Obvious Ways To Create A Stat Grid With Tailwind CSS Better That You Ever Did

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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 Stat Grid ui component

Easy to use stat component using heroicons

Why use Tailwind CSS to create a Stat Grid ui component?

  • It can make the building process of Stat Grid ui component faster and more easily.
  • Enables building complex responsive layouts and components freely.
  • Minimum lines of CSS code in Stat Grid component file.

The preview of Stat Grid ui component

Free download of the Stat Grid's source code

The source code of Stat Grid ui component

<!-- This is an example component -->
<div id="wrapper" class="max-w-xl px-4 py-4 mx-auto">
            <div class="sm:grid sm:h-32 sm:grid-flow-row sm:gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
                <div id="jh-stats-positive" class="flex flex-col justify-center px-4 py-4 bg-white border border-gray-300 rounded">
                    <div>
                        <div>
                            <p class="flex items-center justify-end text-green-500 text-md">
                                <span class="font-bold">6%</span>
                                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="w-5 h-5 fill-current" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path class="heroicon-ui" d="M20 15a1 1 0 002 0V7a1 1 0 00-1-1h-8a1 1 0 000 2h5.59L13 13.59l-3.3-3.3a1 1 0 00-1.4 0l-6 6a1 1 0 001.4 1.42L9 12.4l3.3 3.3a1 1 0 001.4 0L20 9.4V15z"/></svg>
                            </p>
                        </div>
                        <p class="text-3xl font-semibold text-center text-gray-800">43</p>
                        <p class="text-lg text-center text-gray-500">New Tickets</p>
                    </div>
                </div>
    
                <div id="jh-stats-negative" class="flex flex-col justify-center px-4 py-4 mt-4 bg-white border border-gray-300 rounded sm:mt-0">
                    <div>
                        <div>
                            <p class="flex items-center justify-end text-red-500 text-md">
                                <span class="font-bold">6%</span>
                                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="w-5 h-5 fill-current" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path class="heroicon-ui" d="M20 9a1 1 0 012 0v8a1 1 0 01-1 1h-8a1 1 0 010-2h5.59L13 10.41l-3.3 3.3a1 1 0 01-1.4 0l-6-6a1 1 0 011.4-1.42L9 11.6l3.3-3.3a1 1 0 011.4 0l6.3 6.3V9z"/></svg>
                            </p>
                        </div>
                        <p class="text-3xl font-semibold text-center text-gray-800">43</p>
                        <p class="text-lg text-center text-gray-500">New Tickets</p>
                    </div>
                </div>

                <div id="jh-stats-neutral" class="flex flex-col justify-center px-4 py-4 mt-4 bg-white border border-gray-300 rounded sm:mt-0">
                    <div>
                        <div>
                            <p class="flex items-center justify-end text-gray-500 text-md">
                                <span class="font-bold">0%</span>
                                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="w-5 h-5 fill-current" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path class="heroicon-ui" d="M17 11a1 1 0 010 2H7a1 1 0 010-2h10z"/></svg>
                            </p>
                        </div>
                        <p class="text-3xl font-semibold text-center text-gray-800">43</p>
                        <p class="text-lg text-center text-gray-500">New Tickets</p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

How to create a Stat Grid with Tailwind CSS?

Install tailwind css of verion 1.2.0

Use the link html tag to import the stylesheet of Tailwind CSS of the version 1.2.0

<link href=https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/tailwind.min.css rel="stylesheet">

All the unility class needed to create a Stat Grid component

  • max-w-xl
  • px-4
  • py-4
  • mx-auto
  • sm:grid
  • sm:h-32
  • sm:grid-flow-row
  • sm:gap-4
  • sm:grid-cols-3
  • flex
  • flex-col
  • bg-white
  • border-gray-300
  • text-green-500
  • text-md
  • w-5
  • h-5
  • text-3xl
  • text-center
  • text-gray-800
  • text-lg
  • text-gray-500
  • mt-4
  • sm:mt-0
  • text-red-500

25 steps to create a Stat Grid component with Tailwind CSS

  1. Set the maximum width/height of an element using the max-w-xl utilities.

  2. Control the horizontal padding of an element to 1rem using the px-4 utilities.

  3. Control the vertical padding of an element to 1rem using the py-4 utilities.

  4. Control the horizontal margin of an element to auto using the mx-auto utilities.

  5. Use grid to create a grid container at only small screen sizes.

  6. Use sm:h-32 to set an element to a fixed height(8rem) at only small screen sizes.

  7. Use grid to create a grid container at only small screen sizes.

  8. To specify the width between columns at only small screen sizes, you can use the sm:gap-4 utilities.

  9. Use grid to create a grid container at only small screen sizes.

  10. Use flex to create a block-level flex container.

  11. Use flex to create a block-level flex container.

  12. Control the background color of an element to white using the bg-white utilities.

  13. Control the border color of an element to gray-300 using the border-gray-300 utilities.

  14. Control the text color of an element to green-500 using the text-green-500 utilities.

  15. Control the text color of an element to md using the text-md utilities.

  16. Use w-5 to set an element to a fixed width(1.25rem).

  17. Use h-5 to set an element to a fixed height(1.25rem).

  18. Control the text color of an element to 3xl using the text-3xl utilities.

  19. Control the text color of an element to center using the text-center utilities.

  20. Control the text color of an element to gray-800 using the text-gray-800 utilities.

  21. Control the text color of an element to lg using the text-lg utilities.

  22. Control the text color of an element to gray-500 using the text-gray-500 utilities.

  23. Control the margin on top side of an element to 1rem using the mt-4 utilities.

  24. Control the margin on top side of an element to 0rem at only small screen sizes using the sm:mt-0 utilities.

  25. Control the text color of an element to red-500 using the text-red-500 utilities.

Conclusion

The above is a step-by-step tutorial on how to use Tailwind CSS to create a Stat Grid components, learn and follow along to implement your own components.