Addressing Input Styling Inconsistencies

Comparing Unstyled vs. Styled Inputs

This input has no Tailwind styling. Its appearance is determined by browser defaults.

Styled with border border-sky-400 rounded px-3 py-2 .

Gotcha: Browser Default Styles & The Forms Plugin

As you can see with the "Default Browser Input" above, form inputs can look very different across various browsers if not explicitly styled. While Tailwind classes like border , rounded , px-3 , and py-2 provide a good starting point for custom styling, they are applied on top of existing browser defaults.

For more robust and consistent form styling, especially for complex forms or to reset more deeply ingrained browser styles, the @tailwindcss/forms plugin is highly recommended. This plugin provides a set of sensible defaults and makes styling form elements much easier and more predictable.

(Note: The @tailwindcss/forms plugin is not included in this CDN setup but would be added to your tailwind.config.js in a typical project.)