Tailwind CSS Gap

The tailwind gap utility class allows you to easily control the spacing between grid or flex container children. With Tailwind's gap class, you can add consistent and visually appealing gaps between elements without writing custom CSS.

Applying Tailwind Gap

To apply a Tailwind gap between container children, you can use the gap-{size} utility class, where {size} represents the desired gap size. The {size} can be one of the predefined sizes in Tailwind CSS, such as gap-1, gap-2, gap-4, or you can customize the gap size using the spacing scale. Here's an example:

<div class="gap-4">
  <div class="bg-green-500">Element 1</div>
  <div class="bg-green-500">Element 2</div>
  <div class="bg-green-500">Element 3</div>
  <div class="bg-green-500">Element 4</div>
  <div class="bg-green-500">Element 5</div>
  <div class="bg-green-500">Element 6</div>
</div>

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Responsive Tailwind Gap

Tailwind CSS allows you to apply gap responsively at different breakpoints. To use responsive tailwind gap classes, you can append the breakpoint prefix to the gap class. For example, md:gap-4 applies a gap of size 4 starting from the medium breakpoint and above.

<div class="gap-2 md:gap-4">
  <div class="bg-gray-200">Element 1</div>
  <div class="bg-gray-200">Element 2</div>
  <div class="bg-gray-200">Element 3</div>
</div>

In the above example, a gap of size gap-2 is applied by default, creating a 2-pixel gap between each child element. However, starting from the medium breakpoint and above (md:gap-4), the gap increases to 4 pixels.

Tailwind Gap with Grids

When using the tailwind gap utility class with grid layouts, the gap will be applied between the grid cells. This allows you to easily create consistent spacing between grid items.

<div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
  <div class="bg-gray-200">Item 1</div>
  <div class="bg-gray-200">Item 2</div>
  <div class="bg-gray-200">Item 3</div>
  <div class="bg-gray-200">Item 4</div>
</div>

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In the above example, a gap of size gap-4 is applied between each grid cell, creating a 4-pixel gap between the items.

Tailwind Gap for row and column

Tailwind gap also allows you to change the gaps between rows and/ or columns independenty.

<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-8">
  <div class="bg-indigo-500">Element 1</div>
  <div class="bg-indigo-500">Element 2</div>
  <div class="bg-indigo-500">Element 3</div>
  <div class="bg-indigo-500">Element 4</div>
  <div class="bg-indigo-500">Element 5</div>
  <div class="bg-indigo-500">Element 6</div>
</div>

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