@tailwindcss/container-queries

A plugin for Tailwind CSS v3.2+ that provides utilities for container queries.

Installation

Install the plugin from npm:

npm install @tailwindcss/container-queries

Then add the plugin to your tailwind.config.js file:

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    // ...
  },
  plugins: [
    require('@tailwindcss/container-queries'),
    // ...
  ],
}

Usage

Start by marking an element as a container using the @container class, and then applying styles based on the size of that container using the container variants like @md:, @lg:, and @xl::

<div class="@container">
  <div class="@lg:underline">
    <!-- This text will be underlined when the container is larger than `32rem` -->
  </div>
</div>

By default we provide container sizes from @xs (20rem) to @7xl (80rem).

Named containers

You can optionally name containers using a @container/{name} class, and then include that name in the container variants using classes like @lg/{name}:underline:

<div class="@container/main">
  <!-- ... -->
  <div class="@lg/main:underline">
    <!-- This text will be underlined when the "main" container is larger than `32rem` -->
  </div>
</div>

Arbitrary container sizes

In addition to using one of the container sizes provided by default, you can also create one-off sizes using any arbitrary value:

<div class="@container">
  <div class="@[17.5rem]:underline"></div>
    <!-- This text will be underlined when the container is larger than `17.5rem` -->
  </div>
</div>

Removing a container

To stop an element from acting as a container, use the @container-normal class.

Configuration

By default we ship with the following configured values:

Name	CSS	1rem = 16px
@xs	@container (min-width: 20rem)	320px
@sm	@container (min-width: 24rem)	384px
@md	@container (min-width: 28rem)	448px
@lg	@container (min-width: 32rem)	512px
@xl	@container (min-width: 36rem)	576px
@2xl	@container (min-width: 42rem)	672px
@3xl	@container (min-width: 48rem)	768px
@4xl	@container (min-width: 56rem)	896px
@5xl	@container (min-width: 64rem)	1024px
@6xl	@container (min-width: 72rem)	1152px
@7xl	@container (min-width: 80rem)	1280px

You can configure which values are available for this plugin under the containers key in your tailwind.config.js file:

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      containers: {
        '2xs': '16rem',
      },
    },
  },
}