Fully responsive Navbar with React.js and Tailwind CSS
Tags: react, tailwindcss, css, webdev
Published: 2023-07-24 15:49:24

# Build a fully responsive Navbar with React.js and Tailwind CSS

Creating a responsive and attractive navigation bar is an important aspect of web development. In this article, we will learn how to build a fully responsive dashboard using React.js and Tailwind CSS. React.js is a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces, and Tailwind CSS is the first very easy CSS framework. By combining these two powerful tools, we can achieve an efficient and modern navigation experience.

## Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) installed on your device. If not, go to the official Node.js website  and download the latest stable version.

## Build the project

Let's start by creating a new React.js project using React. Open your terminal and run the following command:

```
npx create-react-app react-tailwind-navbar
cd meta-tailwind-navbar
```

Next, you need to install Tailwind CSS and dependencies:

```
npm tailwindcss install postcss-client autoprefix
```

Now, create a Tailwind CSS configuration file. Create a file named "tailwind.config.js" in the root of your project and add the following content:

```
module.exports = {
  clear: [],
  darkMode: false
  subject: {
    extend: {},
  },
  type: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [],
};
```

Now that the installation is complete, let's move on to installing the responsive dashboard.

## Build the navbar component

In this example, we will create a simple navigation bar with a logo on the left and navigation links on the right. The menu bar will collapse into a hamburger menu on smaller screens.

### **Step 1: Create the "Navbar" component.**

Create a new file named "Navbar.js" in the "src" folder and specify the following code:

```
import 'reaction';

const Row = () => {
  return (
    <nav className="bg-blue-500 p-4">
      <div className = "container mx-auto flex arguments-between-elements">
        {/*Logo*/}
        <div className="text-white text-xl font-bold">Your logo</div>

        {/* Navigation links */ }
        <div className="hidden md:flex space-x-4">
          <a href="#" className="text-white">Home</a>
          <a href="#" className="text-white"> About </a>
          <a href="#" className="text-white">Service</a>
          <a href="#" className="text-white">Communication</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </nav>
  );
};

Navbar default export;
```

### Step 2: Import the "Navbar" component.

Now, let's import the Navbar component from the App.js file:

```
import 'reaction';
import Navbar from './Navbar';

function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Navbar/>
      {/* Add the rest of your content here */ }
    </div>
  );
}

export the main program;
```

### Step 3: Adding the Tailwind CSS Class

We are almost stone! The navbar component is working, but it doesn't show responsive behavior yet. Change the component to use Tailwind CSS threads for sensitivity.

Change the "nav" element in "navbar.js" as follows:

```
<nav className="bg-blue-500 p-4 md:flex md:delil-antara md:item-center">
  {/*Logo*/}
  <div className="text-white text-xl font-bold">Your logo</div>

  {/*Menu Hamburg*/}
  <div className="md:hidden">
    <button className="text-white">
      <svg
        className = "h-6 w-6 filler"
        xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
        viewBox = "0 0 24 24"
      >
        <way
          fillRule = "none"
          d = "M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0zm-8 2a2 2 0 100-4 2 2 0 000 4zM5 12a2 2 0 114 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 01-40z"
        />
      </svg>
    </button>
  </div>

  {/* Navigation links */ }
  <div className="hidden md:flex space-x-4">
    <a href="#" className="text-white">Home</a>
    <a href="#" className="text-white"> About </a>
    <a href="#" className="text-white">Service</a>
    <a href="#" className="text-white">Communication</a>
  </div>
</nav>
```

In this updated code, we added Tailwind CSS classes like "md: flex", "md: justify-between", "md: item-center" and "md: hidden". Navigation links will be hidden on smaller screens and displayed as a horizontal list on larger screens.

## Test Navbar

Now that our dashboard is installed, start the development server by running the following command:

```
npm start
```

Your React app will run in the browser. You should see a navigation bar at the top of the page. Try resizing the browser window to test its responsiveness. On smaller screens, the navigation links will be hidden and the hamburger menu will appear. Clicking on the hamburger menu should change the navigation link screen.

## The results

Congratulations! You have successfully built a fully responsive navigation bar using React.js and Tailwind CSS. By combining the power of these two tools, you can easily create beautiful and impressive UI components for your web application.