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Vscode Tailwind CSS Highlight

Vscode Tailwind CSS Highlight

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Tailwind CSS Highlight

This extension highlights the utilities of TailwindCSS.

Installation

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ellreka.tailwindcss-highlight

Development

  1. yarn install
  2. yarn dev
  3. Run debug mode on the vscode.

Configuration

tailwindcss-highlight.languages

List of languages to apply highlighting.

"tailwindcss-highlight.languages": [
  "html",
  "javascript",
  "javascriptreact",
  "typescript",
  "typescriptreact",
  "vue",
  "php",
  "svelte"
]

tailwindcss-highlight.enabledUtilities

List of utilities to highlight.

Utility name list: src/defaultConfig.ts

"tailwindcss-highlight.enabledUtilities": [
  "padding",
  "margin",
  "space",
  "width",
  "height",
  "flex",
  "grid",
  "position"
]

tailwindcss-highlight.customUtilitiesConfig

Configuration for highlighting utilities. Override default config. Set only the properties you want to override.

Name Description Type
regex Regex to match the utility String
color Color of the highlight. Style property takes precedence. String
style Highlight styles DecorationRenderOptions

Example: Make it a underline instead of a highlight

"tailwindcss-highlight.customUtilitiesConfig": {
  "padding": {
    "style": {
      "backgroundColor": "",
      "borderWidth": "0 0 3px 0",
      "borderStyle": "solid",
      "borderColor": "rgba(187, 196, 136, 1)",
      "color": "currentColor"
    }
  },
}

tailwindcss-highlight.defaultVariantsColor

Default color of the variants.

"tailwindcss-highlight.defaultVariantsColor": "#1FAB89"

tailwindcss-highlight.customVariantsConfig

Configuration for highlighting variants.

Name Description Type
Key Color String
Value List of variant String[]
"tailwindcss-highlight.customVariantsConfig": {
  "#08D9D6": [
    "sm",
    "md",
    "lg",
    "xl",
    "2xl"
  ]
}

Example: Change the color of the focus variants

"tailwindcss-highlight.customVariantsConfig": {
  "#FFB6C1": [
    "focus",
    "focus-within",
    "focus-visible"
  ]
}
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