Tailwind CSS Container

Using the container

The container class sets the max-width of an element to match the min-width of the current breakpoint. This is useful if you’d prefer to design for a fixed set of screen sizes instead of trying to accommodate a fully fluid viewport.

Note that unlike containers you might have used in other frameworks, Tailwind's container does not center itself automatically and does not have any built-in horizontal padding.

To center a container, use the mx-auto utility:

                
                  <div class="container mx-auto">
                    <!-- ... -->
                  </div>
                
              

To add horizontal padding, use the px-{size} utilities:

                
                  <div class="container mx-auto px-4">
                    <!-- ... -->
                  </div>
                
              

If you'd like to center your containers by default or include default horizontal padding, see the customization options below.

Responsive variants

The container class also includes responsive variants like md:container by default that allow you to make something behave like a container at only a certain breakpoint and up:

                
                  <!-- Full-width fluid until the `md` breakpoint, then lock to container -->
                  <div class="md:container md:mx-auto">
                    <!-- ... -->
                  </div>
                
              

Centering by default

To center containers by default, set the center option to true in the theme.container section of your config file:

                
                  // tailwind.config.js
                  module.exports = {
                    theme: {
                      container: {
                        center: true,
                      },
                    },
                  }