Tailwind CSS h-screen Class
The h-screen utility class generates the following CSS when applied to an element.
CSS Output
.h-screen {
height: 100vh;
}Variants
Use these variant prefixes to apply h-screen conditionally:
Use It
<div class="h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-500 to-purple-600">
<h1 class="text-white text-5xl">Full Screen Hero</h1>
</div>Understanding h-screen
The Tailwind CSS h-screen utility applies height: 100vh; to an element when added to its class attribute. It sets the element's height to 100% of the viewport height. Essential for full-screen hero sections, landing pages, and app-like layouts.
This utility is part of Tailwind's Sizing module, designed for defining width, height, and min/max constraints that control how elements occupy space. In Tailwind's utility-first workflow, you add h-screen 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:h-screen, md:h-screen, lg:h-screen, and xl:h-screen, allowing different behavior at each breakpoint. State variants like hover:h-screen and focus:h-screen 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 `h-full`, `h-auto`, `w-screen`, `min-h-full` 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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