Tailwind CSS font-extrabold Class
The font-extrabold utility class generates the following CSS when applied to an element.
CSS Output
.font-extrabold {
font-weight: 800;
}Variants
Use these variant prefixes to apply font-extrabold conditionally:
Use It
<h1 class="text-5xl font-extrabold tracking-tight">
Extra Bold Hero
</h1>Understanding font-extrabold
The Tailwind CSS font-extrabold utility applies font-weight: 800; to an element when added to its class attribute. It sets the font weight to 800, heavier than bold. Used for dramatic headings, hero text, and elements that need maximum typographic impact.
This utility is part of Tailwind's Typography module, designed for styling text with appropriate sizes, weights, spacing, alignment, and decorations. In Tailwind's utility-first workflow, you add font-extrabold 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:font-extrabold, md:font-extrabold, lg:font-extrabold, and xl:font-extrabold, allowing different behavior at each breakpoint. State variants like hover:font-extrabold and focus:font-extrabold 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 `font-bold`, `font-semibold`, `font-thin`, `font-normal` 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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