Tailwind CSS tutorial #21: Letter Spacing
Shubhi✨
Posted on November 24, 2022
In the article, we will go into detail on how to use Letter spacing
.
Letter spacing
Format
tracking-{size}
Tailwind Class | CSS Property |
---|---|
tracking-tighter |
letter-spacing: -0.05em; |
tracking-tight |
letter-spacing: -0.025em; |
tracking-normal |
letter-spacing: 0em; |
tracking-wide |
letter-spacing: 0.025em; |
tracking-wider |
letter-spacing: 0.05em; |
tracking-widest |
letter-spacing: 0.1em; |
Code
<ul class="container mx-auto divide-y divide-gray-400 divide-dotted" style="font-family: Raleway">
<li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
<div>
<p class="tracking-tighter text-md leading-tight">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>
<div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing:</span>: -0.05em</div>
</div>
<div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">tracking-tighter</div>
</li>
<li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
<div>
<p class="tracking-tight text-md leading-tight">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>
<div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing</span>: -0.025em</div>
</div>
<div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">tracking-tight</div>
</li>
<li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
<div>
<p class="tracking-normal text-md leading-tight">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>
<div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing:</span>: 0</div>
</div>
<div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">tracking-normal</div>
</li>
<li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
<div>
<p class="tracking-wide text-md leading-tight">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>
<div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing</span>: 0.025em</div>
</div>
<div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">tracking-wide</div>
</li>
<li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
<div>
<p class="tracking-wider text-md leading-tight">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>
<div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing</span>: 0.05em</div>
</div>
<div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">tracking-wider</div>
</li>
<li class="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2">
<div>
<p class="tracking-widest text-md leading-tight">Bubble Gum robot, or “Bubbles” for short, is from a family of track-footed robots that ¬originated from an experiment melding candy vending machines with robotics in the early 1980s. Bubbles is a favorite of Binaryville, not just because she generously dispenses candy, but also because she has one of the more "bubbly" personalities of the villagers.</p>
<div class="text-xs font-mono font-light leading-tight text-gray-500 mt-2"><span class="font-bold">letter-spacing</span>: 0.1em</div>
</div>
<div class="text-xs font-semibold font-mono whitespace-nowrap px-2 py-1 ml-5 rounded text-white bg-pink-500 rounded-2">tracking-widest</div>
</li>
</ul>
Full code:
The overall code will be attached to repo link.
Resources:
tailwind.css
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Shubhi✨
Posted on November 24, 2022
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