About

Are you a fan of using Tailwind CSS for styling your applications? If so, NativeWind is designed specifically for you, allowing you to utilize Tailwind CSS within React Native! It’s important to note that NativeWind is a styling library, not a component library. If you’re in search of component libraries that support NativeWind, check out the options below.

NativeWind ensures you’re leveraging the best styling engine for your platform, be it CSS StyleSheet or StyleSheet.create. Its goals include a consistent styling experience across all platforms, enhancing developer UX, component performance, and code maintainability.

Installation

If you already have an existing project, be sure to utilize the guides available to configure NativeWind for your specific stack. Alternatively, you can kickstart a new pre-configured project using one of the Quickstart options below.

Quickstart

You can get started with any of the following options:

• Create Expo Stack:

  npx create-expo-stack@latest --nativewind

• Create Expo App:

  npx create-expo-app -e with-nativewind

  (This is being updated to work with v4)

Features

• Compatible with all React Native platforms, utilizing the optimal style system for each.
• Incorporates the Tailwind CSS compiler.
• Styles are computed at **build time**, enhancing performance.
• Minimal runtime ensures swift component performance.
• jsxImportSourceTransform: Only wraps native components for a lightweight experience, allowing **className** propagation.
• Compliance with all tailwind.config.js settings, including themes, custom values, and plugins.
• Support for custom CSS properties (CSS Variables), dark mode, animations, transitions, and pseudo classes such as hover, focus, and active.
• Fast, consistent style application through hot reload, reflecting changes made to tailwind.config.js.

Understanding NativeWind Code – An Analogy

Imagine you’re setting up a multi-tiered buffet for a grand party (this represents your application), where each tier offers a different variety of dishes (these signify the styles). Now, NativeWind serves as your catering service. Instead of preparing meals at the time of serving, it cooks and arranges everything in advance (this is similar to how styles are processed at build time), ensuring that guests can enjoy a consistent and speedy experience while dining. The minimal runtime acts like an efficient waiter—taking care of what’s needed quickly without any delays. Every style tweak you aim to make can be effortlessly applied beforehand, making the dining experience delightful without worrying about running out of food.

NPM Distribution Tags

It’s vital to understand that we don’t have GitHub branches that directly correspond to npm distribution tags. Instead, deployments to specific npm tags occur either through automated GitHub actions or manually for snapshot versions:

• Release: latest (currently v2.0.11) – This is the version to utilize for stability.
• Canary: canary (currently v4.0.36) – More robust than the latest but potentially less stable.
• Experimental: next tag (currently v4.1) – Generally not advised for use due to its testing phase.
• Bleeding Edge: snapshot releases prefixed with 0.0.0 – These are internal releases not to be used.

FAQ

Is it safe to use v4?

Using the canary version is relatively safe but may cause styles to be inconsistently applied. This issue should resolve in the upcoming version. Refer to our npm distribution tags for clarity on which version corresponds to each tag.

Is NativeWind moving to Expo?

No, while Expo continually investigates improving style management, NativeWind will remain an independent project.

Can I disable the recent change regarding auto-adding NativeWind types?

Currently, there is no way to disable this functionality without risking future TypeScript compatibility issues. Future options might allow disabling, but that is under consideration.

What led to the discontinuation of v3?

The decision to drop v3 was based on the realization that it was not a viable pathway forward—hence transitioning directly to v4.

Contribution

If you’re interested in contributing, please refer to our contribution guide.

Documentation

For comprehensive guides and resources, visit our official website.

Troubleshooting

Should you encounter any issues, here are some troubleshooting ideas:

• Ensure that you are using the stable version unless you need experimental features.
• Check for any conflicts in CSS properties that might arise from your existing configuration.
• Revisit comprehensive guides if you face integration problems.
• Clear your cache and restart your development server to apply any changes.

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