Tailwind Sorter

Automatically sort Tailwind classes on save. Use your preferred sort order to keep your classes organized.

Extension Settings

Custom sort order and categories can be configured in settings.

1. Open settings
   • Click the gear icon in the bottom left corner, or
   • Navigate to File > Preferences > Settings
2. Search for "Tailwind Sorter" in the search bar at the top of the settings window.
3. Modify the settings according to your preferences:
   • Tailwind Sorter: Category Order: The order categories will be sorted.
   • Tailwind Sorter: Categories: Which style classes will belong to which category and in what order.
   • Tailwind Sorter: Pseudo Classes Order: How pseudo-classes should be ordered.
   • Tailwind Sorter: Custom Prefixes: Prefixes that identify class strings other than the default class= and className=.

The default category order is: box model, grid, flexbox, background, margins and padding, borders, width and height, typography, transformations, and other`.

The default order for pseudo-classes order is: screens (sm, md, lg, xl, 2xl), before and after pseudo-elements, states (hover, focus, active, visited, disabled), dark mode, child selectors (first, last, odd, even), group states (group-over, group-focus), and motion preferences (motion-safe, motion-reduce).

Category example:

"box": [
      "group",
      "block",
      "relative",
      "top",
      "right",
      "bottom",
      "left",
      "z-",
      "float",
      "clear",
      "box-border",
      "static",
      "fixed",
      "absolute",
      "sticky",
      "inset-",
    ],

Custom Prefixes: Tailwind Sorter checks for class= and className= as well as any custom prefixes defined in settings. Default custom prefixes include: twMerge(, cva(, and clsx(

Sorting

The extension sorts any strings that are preceded by a prefix and do not included dynamic syntax

• Strings: "" '' ``
• Prefixes: Custom prefixes class= className=
• Dynamic Syntax: ? < > {

With Prettier

If you don't need control over the sort order, the prettier plugin is recommended.

• Using prettier-plugin-tailwindcss alongside Tailwind Sorter causes classes to "flash" on save.
• To prevent this, remove prettier-plugin-tailwindcss from plugins: [] in your prettier config file and reload window.