The Digital Press

Tailwind CSS does not work natively inside Web Components due to Shadow DOM style isolation, but precompiling scoped Tailwind CSS for each component at build time solves this issue efficiently.

Why it matters: This method keeps CSS bundles small and components fully styled without duplicating global styles or client-side compilation overhead.

The big picture: Leveraging CSS variables from the document root allows theme consistency inside Shadow DOM without bloating component stylesheets.

Quick takeaway: A custom Vite plugin generates optimized, scoped Tailwind CSS per component, enabling seamless integration with frameworks like Lit.

Commenters say: Users appreciate the clever build-time solution to a common Web Components challenge, while noting limitations like missing CSS resets and the need to import styles per file.