How to use Tailwind CSS with Next.js Image ?

Last Updated : 29 Jul, 2024

Integrating Tailwind CSS with Next.js enables you to style your application efficiently using utility-first CSS. When combined with the Next.js Image component, you can create responsive and optimized images with ease and consistency.

In this article, we will learn how to use Tailwind CSS with Next.js Image.

Prerequisite:

Approach

First, we will import an Image Component from "next/image" then we will add the following required props src, alt, width, and height then we will use Tailwind CSS to style the Image like adding a shadow, making the borders rounded, add padding, etc,

Next.js Image Component is just like a <img/> tag but with better performance, automatic optimization, lazy loading, responsive image rendering, and good for SEO ranking the width and height props are required

Syntax:

import Image from "next/image";
<Image src="img url" alt="img name" width={100} height={100} />

Props:

src: Source link of image file
alt: A n alternative name for the image to display if the image is not rendered
width: Width of the image
height: Height of the image

Step to Use Tailwind CSS with Next.js

Step 1: I nitialize a next.js project using the below command.

npx create-next-app@latest

Step 2: Enter the project name and Select Yes for Tailwind CSS and others as per your need

What is your project named?  my-app
Would you like to use TypeScript?  No / Yes
Would you like to use ESLint?  No / Yes
Would you like to use Tailwind CSS?  Yes
Would you like to use `src/` directory?  No / Yes
Would you like to use App Router? (recommended)  No / Yes
Would you like to customize the default import alias?  No / Yes

Note: In the latest version of Next.js the installation of Tailwind CSS and Next.js is made Simpler

Project Structure:

PS_nexttail

Step 3: Enter the folder using the command

cd my_app

Step 4: Update the next.config.js file

// next.config.js
/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
const nextConfig = {
    reactStrictMode: true,
    images : {
        domains : ['media.geeksforgeeks.org']
    }
}
module.exports = nextConfig

Example 1: In this example, image is loaded and styled using Tailwind CSS.

JavaScript

// Filename - src/pages.js

import Image from "next/image";

export default function Home() {
    return (
        <div className="flex flex-col p-6 m-6 
                justify-center items-center">
            <h1 className="text-2xl text-center 
                  font-semibold text-green-600">
                Geeks for Geeks Tailwind 
                Next.js Image
            </h1>
            <div className="p-10">
                <Image
                    src=
{"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20230722121133/GFG.png"}
                    width={300}
                    height={300}
                    className="shadow-2xl bg-white 
                        rounded-xl p-4 shadow-red-800"
                />
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}

Step 4: To run the project enter the following command

npm run dev

Then click on the link or enter localhost:3000 in your browser to open the project

Output:

Screenshot-(53)

Example 2: In this example, we will use Tailwind CSS animations to animate the images.

JavaScript

// src/pages.js

import Image from "next/image";

export default function Home() {
    return (
        <div className="flex flex-col p-6 
                    m-6 justify-center 
                    items-center">
            <h1 className="text-2xl text-center 
                     font-semibold text-green-600">
                Geeks for Geeks Tailwind Next.js Image
            </h1>
            <div className="p-10 flex flex-row">
                <Image
                    src=
{"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20230722121133/GFG.png"}
                    width={300}
                    height={300}
                    className="shadow-2xl bg-red rounded-xl 
                     p-4 m-4  shadow-rose-400 
                     hover:rotate-45 duration-150 
                     ease-in-out "
                />
                <Image
                    src=
{"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20230722121133/GFG.png"}
                    width={300}
                    height={300}
                    className="shadow-2xl bg-red rounded-xl 
                     p-4 m-4 shadow-cyan-400 
                     hover:scale-125 
                     duration-150 ease-in-out "
                />
                <Image
                    src=
{"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20230722121133/GFG.png"}
                    width={300}
                    height={300}
                    className="shadow-2xl bg-red 
                     rounded-xl p-4 m-4 
                     shadow-green-400 
                     hover:skew-x-12 
                     duration-150 ease-in-out "
                />
                <Image
                    src=
{"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20230722121133/GFG.png"}
                    width={300}
                    height={300}
                    className="shadow-2xl bg-red rounded-xl 
                     p-4 m-4 shadow-pink-400 
                     hover:skew-y-12 duration-150 
                     ease-in-out "
                />
            </div>
        </div>
    );
}

To run the project enter the following command

npm run dev

Then click on the link or enter localhost:3000 in your browser to open the project