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Tailwind CSS ease-linear Class

The ease-linear utility class generates the following CSS when applied to an element.

CSS Output

CSS
.ease-linear {
  transition-timing-function: linear;
}

Variants

Use these variant prefixes to apply ease-linear conditionally:

responsive:ease-linearmotion-safe:ease-linearmotion-reduce:ease-linear

Use It

HTML
<div class="transition-all ease-linear duration-1000 hover:translate-x-full">
  Linear, even-paced movement
</div>

Understanding ease-linear

The Tailwind CSS ease-linear utility applies transition-timing-function: linear; to an element when added to its class attribute. It sets a constant animation speed with no acceleration or deceleration. Creates mechanical, even-paced transitions suitable for loaders and progress bars.

This utility is part of Tailwind's Transitions module, designed for adding smooth CSS transitions with configurable duration, timing, and property targeting. In Tailwind's utility-first workflow, you add ease-linear directly to your HTML elements rather than writing custom CSS. This approach accelerates development and keeps styles co-located with your markup, making it easy to see exactly how each element is styled at a glance.

Common responsive variants include sm:ease-linear, md:ease-linear, lg:ease-linear, and xl:ease-linear, allowing different behavior at each breakpoint. State variants like hover:ease-linear and focus:ease-linear enable interactive styling without any JavaScript. You can also combine multiple variants for fine-grained control over when the utility applies.

This class works well alongside `ease-in`, `ease-out`, `ease-in-out`, `duration-300` to build complete, production-ready interfaces. Tailwind's tree-shaking ensures only utilities you actually use appear in your final CSS bundle, keeping file sizes minimal. Browser support for the underlying CSS is excellent across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

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