Overview

Compile-time Tailwind CSS for React Native with zero runtime overhead. Transform className props to optimized StyleSheet.create calls at build time using a Babel plugin.

Features

- ⚡ Zero Runtime Overhead - All transformations happen at compile time
- 🔧 No Dependencies - Direct-to-React-Native style generation without tailwindcss package
- 🎯 Babel-only Setup - No Metro configuration required
- 📝 TypeScript-first - Full type safety and autocomplete support
- 🚀 Optimized Performance - Compiles down to StyleSheet.create for optimal performance
- 🔀 Dynamic className - Conditional styles support with compile-time optimization
- 📦 Small Bundle Size - Only includes actual styles used in your app
- 🎯 State Modifiers - active:, hover:, focus:, and disabled: modifiers for interactive components
- 📱 Platform Modifiers - ios:, android:, and web: modifiers for platform-specific styling
- 🌓 Color Scheme Modifiers - dark: and light: and scheme: modifiers for automatic theme adaptation
- 🎨 Custom Colors - Extend the default palette via tailwind.config.\*
- 📐 Arbitrary Values - Use custom sizes and borders: w-[123px], rounded-[20px]
- 📜 Special Style Props - Support for contentContainerClassName, columnWrapperClassName, and more

📊 How It Compares - See how this library stacks up against other React Native styling solutions.

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- For iOS native components, check out @mgcrea/react-native-swiftui.
- For Android native components, check out @mgcrea/react-native-jetpack-compose.

Demo

!demo

Quick Start

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``bash
npm install @mgcrea/react-native-tailwind


or

yarn add @mgcrea/react-native-tailwind

or

pnpm add @mgcrea/react-native-tailwind
`

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Update your babel.config.js:

`javascript
module.exports = {
presets: ["module:@react-native/babel-preset"],
plugins: [
"@mgcrea/react-native-tailwind/babel", // Add this line
],
};
`

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Create a type declaration file to enable className prop autocomplete:

`typescript
// src/types/react-native-tailwind.d.ts
import "@mgcrea/react-native-tailwind/react-native";
`

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`tsx
import { View, Text } from "react-native";

export function MyComponent() {
return (

Hello, Tailwind!

);
}
`

How It Works

The Babel plugin transforms your code at compile time:

Input (what you write):

`tsx
rounded-lg p-4 ${isSelected ? "bg-blue-500 border border-blue-700" : "bg-gray-200"}} />
`

Output (what Babel generates):

`tsx
import { StyleSheet } from "react-native";

style={[
_twStyles._rounded_lg,
_twStyles._p_4,
isSelected ? _twStyles._bg_blue_500_border_border_blue_700 : _twStyles._bg_gray_200,
]}
/>;

const _twStyles = StyleSheet.create({
_rounded_lg: { borderRadius: 8 },
_p_4: { padding: 16 },
_bg_blue_500_border_border_blue_700: { backgroundColor: "#3B82F6", borderWidth: 1, borderColor: "#1D4ED8" },
_bg_gray_200: { backgroundColor: "#E5E7EB" },
});
`

Documentation

📚 Full Documentation

- Getting Started - Installation and setup
- Guides - Usage examples and patterns
- API Reference - Complete utility reference
- Advanced - Configuration and customization

Examples

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`tsx
import { useState } from "react";
import { Pressable, Text } from "react-native";

export function ToggleButton() {
const [isActive, setIsActive] = useState(false);

return (
onPress={() => setIsActive(!isActive)}
className={isActive ? "bg-green-500 p-4" : "bg-red-500 p-4"}
>
{isActive ? "Active" : "Inactive"}

);
}
`

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`tsx
import { Pressable, Text } from "@mgcrea/react-native-tailwind";

export function MyButton() {
return (

Press Me

);
}
`

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`tsx
import { View, Text } from "react-native";

export function ThemeCard() {
return (

Adapts to device theme

);
}
`

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`tsx
import { View, Text } from "react-native";

export function PlatformCard() {
return (

Platform-specific styles

);
}
`

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details.

Credits

- Tailwind CSS - The utility-first CSS framework that revolutionized the way we style applications. If you enjoy this library, consider supporting them by purchasing Tailwind Plus.

Authors

- Olivier Louvignes - @mgcrea

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