tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-typography

Beautiful typographic defaults for HTML you don't control.

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Summary Information

Updated 38 minutes ago
Added to GitGenius on September 10th, 2026
Created on November 1st, 2019
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 11 (+0)
GitHub issues: Enabled
Number of forks: 317
Total Stargazers: 6,467 (+0)
Total Subscribers: 17 (+0)

Repository Insights (GitGenius)

Median issue/PR response: 24.8 hours
Mean response time: 53.1 days
90th percentile: 173.1 days
Tracked items: 42

How this project is maintained

Around half of the issues opened in the past year never receive a reply. Only 7% of issues opened in the past year have been closed. Three people close 71% of everything that gets resolved.

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Open issues: 4
New in 7 days: 0
Closed in 7 days: 0
Avg open age: 530 days
Stale 30+ days: 2
Stale 90+ days: 1

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Detailed Description

Tailwind CSS Typography is a plugin that provides pre-styled prose classes for formatting unstyled HTML content.

The plugin solves the problem of styling HTML you don't control, such as content rendered from Markdown or pulled from a CMS. Rather than manually styling each element, it applies a complete set of typographic defaults through simple prose class names. The approach uses modifier classes to let you choose from five built-in gray scales and five size options, with all spacing, font sizes, and proportions hand-tuned by professional designers.

The tool suits projects where you need consistent, professional typography applied to dynamic or third-party HTML without writing custom CSS. It works well for blogs, documentation sites, and any application displaying user-generated or CMS-sourced content. The plugin integrates directly into Tailwind CSS configuration and requires only adding the prose class and optional modifiers to your markup.

The project maintains active development with regular updates to support new Tailwind CSS versions and refinements to the default styling. Documentation is comprehensive and includes guidance on customizing color themes and type scales to match project-specific design systems.