Mastering Border-x and Border-y in Tailwind CSS: A Comprehensive Guide

Tailwind CSS offers, the border-x and border-y utilities are particularly useful for creating horizontal and vertical borders on elements without writing custom CSS. In this blog post, we will explore the border-x and border-y utilities in Tailwind CSS and demonstrate how to use them effectively.

What are border-x and border-y utilities?

With Tailwind CSS, you can easily apply horizontal and vertical borders to elements using the border-x and border-y utilities. They do away with the requirement for complex CSS or extra classes to produce the desired result. You can quickly build aesthetically appealing designs with consistent borders using these tools.

1. Combining border-x and border-y utilities with other classes:

<div class="border-y-2 border-indigo-500  p-4 h-fit rounded-sm">
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  <div class="border-x-2 border-indigo-500  p-4 h-fit rounded-sm">
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In this example, we combine the border-x and border-y utilities with other Tailwind CSS classes. We add p-4 to create padding and rounded-lg to round the corners of the element. This showcases the flexibility of Tailwind CSS to combine multiple utilities for complex designs.

2. Creating a bordered card with padding and shadow:

<div class="flex min-h-screen flex-col items-center justify-center gap-16 px-6">
  <div class="border-x border-y border-blue-500 p-4 shadow-lg">
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3. Creating a bordered image container with centered content:

 <div class="flex items-center justify-center rounded-full  border-x-2 border-y-2 border-yellow-500"><img src="user.png" alt="user" class="h-20 w-20 rounded-full object-cover object-left-top"" /></div>

Note: Here you have to add the user image.

Read More:

1. Mastering Border Radius in Tailwind CSS: A Comprehensive Guide
2. Exploring Tailwind CSS Border Width: Tips and Examples
3. A Deep Dive into Tailwind CSS Border Colors: Tips and Examples