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Tailwind CSS v4: Oxide Engine, CSS-First Config, and Lightning Speed
By Sayyed Abrar Akhtar โข Published 2025-02-20
Explore the performance leap in Tailwind CSS v4 powered by Rust-based compilation and native CSS variables.
Tailwind CSS v4 redesigns the engine from the ground up using Rust (Oxide). Build speeds are up to 10x faster, and dynamic configuration is now written directly in CSS using standard `@theme` blocks rather than JS configuration files.
@import "tailwindcss";@theme { --color-brand-primary: #3894f6; --font-display: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; } ```
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