Cards

Examples of building card components with Tailwind CSS.


Tailwind doesn't include pre-designed card components out of the box, but they're easy to build using existing utilities.

Here are a few examples to help you get an idea of how to build components like this using Tailwind.

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Sunset in the mountains
The Coldest Sunset

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#photography #travel #winter
<div class="max-w-sm rounded overflow-hidden shadow-lg">
  <img class="w-full" src="/img/card-top.jpg" alt="Sunset in the mountains">
  <div class="px-6 py-4">
    <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2">The Coldest Sunset</div>
    <p class="text-gray-700 text-base">
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Voluptatibus quia, nulla! Maiores et perferendis eaque, exercitationem praesentium nihil.
    </p>
  </div>
  <div class="px-6 pt-4 pb-2">
    <span class="inline-block bg-gray-200 rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 mr-2 mb-2">#photography</span>
    <span class="inline-block bg-gray-200 rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 mr-2 mb-2">#travel</span>
    <span class="inline-block bg-gray-200 rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 mr-2 mb-2">#winter</span>
  </div>
</div>

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Can coffee make you a better developer?

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Jonathan Reinink

Aug 18

<div class="max-w-sm w-full lg:max-w-full lg:flex">
  <div class="h-48 lg:h-auto lg:w-48 flex-none bg-cover rounded-t lg:rounded-t-none lg:rounded-l text-center overflow-hidden" style="background-image: url('/img/card-left.jpg')" title="Woman holding a mug">
  </div>
  <div class="border-r border-b border-l border-gray-400 lg:border-l-0 lg:border-t lg:border-gray-400 bg-white rounded-b lg:rounded-b-none lg:rounded-r p-4 flex flex-col justify-between leading-normal">
    <div class="mb-8">
      <p class="text-sm text-gray-600 flex items-center">
        <svg class="fill-current text-gray-500 w-3 h-3 mr-2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
          <path d="M4 8V6a6 6 0 1 1 12 0v2h1a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v8a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H3a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-8c0-1.1.9-2 2-2h1zm5 6.73V17h2v-2.27a2 2 0 1 0-2 0zM7 6v2h6V6a3 3 0 0 0-6 0z" />
        </svg>
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      </p>
      <div class="text-gray-900 font-bold text-xl mb-2">Can coffee make you a better developer?</div>
      <p class="text-gray-700 text-base">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Voluptatibus quia, nulla! Maiores et perferendis eaque, exercitationem praesentium nihil.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="flex items-center">
      <img class="w-10 h-10 rounded-full mr-4" src="/img/jonathan.jpg" alt="Avatar of Jonathan Reinink">
      <div class="text-sm">
        <p class="text-gray-900 leading-none">Jonathan Reinink</p>
        <p class="text-gray-600">Aug 18</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

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