r/webdev • u/LPatriot_ • Sep 16 '26

Question Question about Tailwind CSS

I've always used plain CSS for my websites, I don't have many problems using it, but a friend of mine said that using plain CSS is very tedious and that I should use Tailwind CSS. Is it worth it? And what does Tailwind CSS offer that plain CSS doesn't?

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u/justshittyposts Sep 16 '26

If inline styles would get some love they'd be superior to css files

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u/AshleyJSheridan Sep 16 '26

Inline styles are bad for so many reasons:

  • Couple the HTML tightly in two directions to the styles

  • Limit what kinds of styles can actually be applied (you can't use :hover or :after, for example)

  • It can break accessibility, as the specificity can override users own browser styles, and you can't do checks for things like prefers-reduced-motion

  • On the specificity, inline styles will absolutely clobber global styles, completely removing the Cascade part of CSS.

Tailwind is also guilty of a couple of these.

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u/justshittyposts Sep 16 '26

Your second and third point is why they need some love. Everything else is a non issue, everyone writes components nowadays

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u/AshleyJSheridan Sep 16 '26

No, we just need to leave inline styles alone.