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h4 Heading

h5 Heading
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Typographic replacements

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(c) (C) (r) (R) (tm) (TM) (p) (P) +-

test.. test… test….. test?….. test!….

!!!!!! ???? ,, – —

“Smartypants, double quotes” and ‘single quotes’

Emphasis

This is bold text

This is bold text

This is italic text

This is italic text

Strikethrough

Blockquotes

Blockquotes can also be nested…

…by using additional greater-than signs right next to each other…

…or with spaces between arrows.

Lists

Unordered

Ordered

  1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

  2. Consectetur adipiscing elit

  3. Integer molestie lorem at massa

  4. You can use sequential numbers…

  5. …or keep all the numbers as 1.

Start numbering with offset:

  1. foo
  2. bar

Code

Inline code

Indented code

// Some comments
line 1 of code
line 2 of code
line 3 of code

Block code “fences”

Sample text here...

Syntax highlighting

var foo = function (bar) {
  return bar++;
};

console.log(foo(5));

Tables

Option Description
data path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates.
engine engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default.
ext extension to be used for dest files.

Right aligned columns

Option Description
data path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates.
engine engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default.
ext extension to be used for dest files.

link text

link with title

Autoconverted link https://github.com/nodeca/pica (enable linkify to see)

Images

Minion Stormtroopocat

Like links, Images also have a footnote style syntax

Alt text

With a reference later in the document defining the URL location:

Plugins

The killer feature of markdown-it is very effective support of syntax plugins.

Emojies

Classic markup: 😉 :crush: 😢 :tear: 😆 😋

Shortcuts (emoticons): :-) :-( 8-) ;)

see how to change output with twemoji.

Subscript / Superscript

<ins>

++Inserted text++

<mark>

==Marked text==

Footnotes

Footnote 1 link1.

Footnote 2 link2.

Inline footnote^[Text of inline footnote] definition.

Duplicated footnote reference2.

Definition lists

Term 1

Definition 1 with lazy continuation.

Term 2 with inline markup

Definition 2

{ some code, part of Definition 2 }

Third paragraph of definition 2.

Compact style:

Term 1 ~ Definition 1

Term 2 ~ Definition 2a ~ Definition 2b

Abbreviations

This is HTML abbreviation example.

It converts “HTML”, but keep intact partial entries like “xxxHTMLyyy” and so on.

*[HTML]: Hyper Text Markup Language

Custom containers

::: warning here be dragons :::

@tailwindcss/typography

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Beautiful typographic defaults for HTML you don’t control.

The official Tailwind CSS Typography plugin provides a set of prose classes you can use to add beautiful typographic defaults to any vanilla HTML you don’t control, like HTML rendered from Markdown, or pulled from a CMS.

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<article class="prose lg:prose-xl">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

To see what it looks like in action, check out our live demo on Tailwind Play. ​

Installation

Install the plugin from npm:

npm install -D @tailwindcss/typography

Then add the plugin to your tailwind.config.js file: tailwind.config.js

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    // ...
  },
  plugins: [
    require('@tailwindcss/typography'),
    // ...
  ],
}

Basic usage

Now you can use the prose classes to add sensible typography styles to any vanilla HTML:

<article class="prose lg:prose-xl">
  <h1>Garlic bread with cheese: What the science tells us</h1>
  <p>
    For years parents have espoused the health benefits of eating garlic bread with cheese to their
    children, with the food earning such an iconic status in our culture that kids will often dress
    up as warm, cheesy loaf for Halloween.
  </p>
  <p>
    But a recent study shows that the celebrated appetizer may be linked to a series of rabies cases
    springing up around the country.
  </p>
</article>

Choosing a gray scale

This plugin includes a modifier class for each of the five gray scales Tailwind includes by default so you can easily style your content to match the grays you’re using in your project.

<article class="prose prose-slate">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

Here are the classes that are generated using a totally default Tailwind CSS v2.0 build:

Class Gray scale
prose-gray (default) Gray
prose-slate Slate
prose-zinc Zinc
prose-neutral Neutral
prose-stone Stone

Modifier classes are designed to be used with the multi-class modifier pattern and must be used in conjunction with the base prose class.

Always include the prose class when adding a gray scale modifier

<article class="prose prose-stone">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

To learn about creating your own color themes, read the adding custom color themes documentation. ​

Applying a type scale

Size modifiers allow you to adjust the overall size of your typography for different contexts.

<article class="prose prose-xl">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

Five different typography sizes are included out of the box:

Class Body font size

prose-sm Gray scale
prose-gray (default) 0.875rem (14px)
prose-base (default) 1rem (16px)
prose-lg 1.125rem (18px)
prose-xl 1.25rem (20px)
prose-2xl 1.5rem (24px)

These can be used in combination with Tailwind’s breakpoint modifiers to change the overall font size of a piece of content at different viewport sizes:

<article class="prose md:prose-lg lg:prose-xl">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

Everything about the provided size modifiers has been hand-tuned by professional designers to look as beautiful as possible, including the relationships between font sizes, heading spacing, code block padding, and more.

Size modifiers are designed to be used with the multi-class modifier pattern and must be used in conjunction with the base prose class.

Always include the prose class when adding a size modifier

<article class="prose prose-lg">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

To learn about customizing the included type scales, read the documentation on customizing the CSS.

Adapting to dark mode

Each default color theme includes a hand-designed dark mode version that you can trigger by adding the prose-invert class:

<article class="prose dark:prose-invert">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

To learn about creating your own color themes, read the adding custom color themes documentation.

​ Element modifiers Use element modifiers to customize the style of individual elements in your content directly in your HTML:

<article class="prose prose-img:rounded-xl prose-headings:underline prose-a:text-blue-600">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

This makes it easy to do things like style links to match your brand, add a border radius to images, and tons more.

Here’s a complete list of available element modifiers:

Modifier Target
prose-headings:{utility} h1, h2, h3, h4, th
prose-lead:{utility} [class~=“lead”]
prose-h1:{utility} h1
prose-h2:{utility} h2
prose-h3:{utility} h3
prose-h4:{utility} h4
prose-p:{utility} p
prose-a:{utility} a
prose-blockquote:{utility} blockquote
prose-figure:{utility} figure
prose-figcaption:{utility} figcaption
prose-strong:{utility} strong
prose-em:{utility} em
prose-code:{utility} code
prose-pre:{utility} pre
prose-ol:{utility} ol
prose-ul:{utility} ul
prose-li:{utility} li
prose-table:{utility} table
prose-thead:{utility} thead
prose-tr:{utility} tr
prose-th:{utility} th
prose-td:{utility} td
prose-img:{utility} img
prose-video:{utility} video
prose-hr:{utility} hr

When stacking these modifiers with other modifiers like hover, you most likely want the other modifier to come first:

<article class="prose prose-a:text-blue-600 hover:prose-a:text-blue-500">
  {{ markdown }}
</article>

Read the Tailwind CSS documentation on ordering stacked modifiers to learn more.

​ Overriding max-width Each size modifier comes with a baked in max-width designed to keep the content as readable as possible. This isn’t always what you want though, and sometimes you’ll want the content to just fill the width of its container.

In those cases, all you need to do is add max-w-none to your content to override the embedded max-width:

<div class="grid grid-cols-4">
  <div class="col-span-1">
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
  <div class="col-span-3">
    <article class="prose max-w-none">
      {{ markdown }}
    </article>
  </div>
</div>

Advanced topics

​ Undoing typography styles If you have a block of markup embedded in some content that shouldn’t inherit the prose styles, use the not-prose class to sandbox it:

<article class="prose">
  <h1>My Heading</h1>
  <p>...</p>

  <div class="not-prose">
    <!-- Some example or demo that needs to be prose-free -->
  </div>

  <p>...</p>
  <!-- ... -->
</article>

Note that you can’t nest new prose instances within a not-prose block at this time. ​

Adding custom color themes

You can create your own color theme by adding a new key in the typography section of your tailwind.config.js file and providing your colors under the css key:

tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      typography: ({ theme }) => ({
        pink: {
          css: {
            '--tw-prose-body': theme('colors.pink[800]'),
            '--tw-prose-headings': theme('colors.pink[900]'),
            '--tw-prose-lead': theme('colors.pink[700]'),
            '--tw-prose-links': theme('colors.pink[900]'),
            '--tw-prose-bold': theme('colors.pink[900]'),
            '--tw-prose-counters': theme('colors.pink[600]'),
            '--tw-prose-bullets': theme('colors.pink[400]'),
            '--tw-prose-hr': theme('colors.pink[300]'),
            '--tw-prose-quotes': theme('colors.pink[900]'),
            '--tw-prose-quote-borders': theme('colors.pink[300]'),
            '--tw-prose-captions': theme('colors.pink[700]'),
            '--tw-prose-code': theme('colors.pink[900]'),
            '--tw-prose-pre-code': theme('colors.pink[100]'),
            '--tw-prose-pre-bg': theme('colors.pink[900]'),
            '--tw-prose-th-borders': theme('colors.pink[300]'),
            '--tw-prose-td-borders': theme('colors.pink[200]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-body': theme('colors.pink[200]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-headings': theme('colors.white'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-lead': theme('colors.pink[300]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-links': theme('colors.white'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-bold': theme('colors.white'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-counters': theme('colors.pink[400]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-bullets': theme('colors.pink[600]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-hr': theme('colors.pink[700]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-quotes': theme('colors.pink[100]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-quote-borders': theme('colors.pink[700]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-captions': theme('colors.pink[400]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-code': theme('colors.white'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-pre-code': theme('colors.pink[300]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-pre-bg': 'rgb(0 0 0 / 50%)',
            '--tw-prose-invert-th-borders': theme('colors.pink[600]'),
            '--tw-prose-invert-td-borders': theme('colors.pink[700]'),
          },
        },
      }),
    },
  },
  plugins: [
    require('@tailwindcss/typography'),
    // ...
  ],
}

See our internal style definitions for some more examples. ​

Changing the default class name

If you need to use a class name other than prose for any reason, you can do so using the className option when registering the plugin:

  tailwind.config.js
  module.exports = {
    theme: {
      // ...
    },
    plugins: [
      require('@tailwindcss/typography')({
        className: 'wysiwyg',
      }),
    ]
    ...
  }

Now every instance of prose in the default class names will be replaced by your custom class name:

  <article class="wysiwyg wysiwyg-slate lg:wysiwyg-xl">
    <h1>My Heading</h1>
    <p>...</p>

    <div class="not-wysiwyg">
      <!-- Some example or demo that needs to be prose-free -->
    </div>

    <p>...</p>
    <!-- ... -->
  </article>

Customizing the CSS

If you want to customize the raw CSS generated by this plugin, add your overrides under the typography key in the theme section of your tailwind.config.js file:

  tailwind.config.js
  module.exports = {
    theme: {
      extend: {
        typography: {
          DEFAULT: {
            css: {
              color: '#333',
              a: {
                color: '#3182ce',
                '&:hover': {
                  color: '#2c5282',
                },
              },
            },
          },
        },
      },
    },
    plugins: [
      require('@tailwindcss/typography'),
      // ...
    ],
  }

Like with all theme customizations in Tailwind, you can also define the typography key as a function if you need access to the theme helper:

tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      typography: (theme) => ({
        DEFAULT: {
          css: {
            color: theme('colors.gray.800'),

            // ...
          },
        },
      }),
    },
  },
  plugins: [
    require('@tailwindcss/typography'),
    // ...
  ],
}

Customizations should be applied to a specific modifier like DEFAULT or xl, and must be added under the css property. Customizations are authored in the same CSS-in-JS syntax used to write Tailwind plugins.

See the default styles for this plugin for more in-depth examples of configuring each modifier.


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