(Author of Tailwind here) The difference is that inline styles can't use several important CSS features, like media queries or pseudo-classes like `:hover`, `:

(Author of Tailwind here) The difference is that inline styles can't use several important CSS features, like media queries or pseudo-classes like `:hover`, `:focus`, etc. You have to first be convinced that inline styles are not inherently an anti-pattern to understand a framework like Tailwind. After that, the benefit of Tailwind is that it's like inline styles, except with the ability to style elements in different states and at different screen sizes. I wrote a post a while back that is my best effort at arguing for the validity of presentational class names if you're interested: https://adamwathan.me/css-utility-classes-and-separation-of-concerns/ https://adamwathan.me/css-utility-classes-and-separation-of-...