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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a common misconception by people who never used it. The truth is you need to know CSS to use Tailwind. Just because it simplifies styling doesn't mean it simplifies the underlying technology.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you need to know css to use tailwind because it’s basically style= on everything: it’s css with extra steps

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Well, it's className on everything ;) And yes, it's literally CSS utility classes with an extra installation step that you only do once