How to extend tailwind screen size?

@darrion.kuhn 

To extend the screen size in Tailwind CSS, you can either modify the default configuration or define custom screen sizes in your project. Here's how you can do it:

1. Modify default screen sizes: By default, Tailwind CSS has four pre-defined screen sizes - sm, md, lg, and xl. You can extend these sizes by modifying the theme section in your tailwind.config.js file. For example, to add an extra-large screen size, you can add the following code:

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module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      screens: {
        '2xl': '1536px',
      }
    }
  }
}

1. Define custom screen sizes: If you need more flexibility in defining screen sizes, you can define custom screen sizes in the theme section of your tailwind.config.js file. For example, you can define mobile and tablet screen sizes as follows:

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module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      screens: {
        'mobile': '320px',
        'tablet': '768px'
      }
    }
  }
}

After adding or modifying the screen sizes in your tailwind.config.js file, you can use these custom screen sizes in your utility classes like sm:, md:, xl:, etc. For example, you can apply styles specific to the mobile screen size by using the mobile: prefix in your class names:

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<div class="mobile:flex md:flex lg:hidden">Responsive content</div>

By following these steps, you can extend the screen size in Tailwind CSS to better suit your project's design requirements.