I encountered an error while setting up Tailwind CSS in a Nuxt 3 environment.

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#996 opened on Jun 3, 2025 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 28/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: nuxt, tailwindcss, typescript
Domain: frontend

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported Nuxt 3 setup with @nuxtjs/tailwindcss 7.0.0-beta.0, using the dependency versions and Windows environment listed in the issue. Investigate the virtual .nuxt/tailwind.css failure to resolve tailwindcss; done means the project starts without the reported pre-transform error.

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Description

bug

Environment

Working directory: X:/Demo/Nuxt3/Financial nuxi 15:24:43
Nuxt project info: (copied to clipboard) nuxi 15:24:43

Operating System: Windows_NT
Node Version: v20.11.1
Nuxt Version: 3.17.4
CLI Version: 3.25.1
Nitro Version: 2.11.12
Package Manager: pnpm@9.12.3
Builder: -
User Config: compatibilityDate, devtools, modules
Runtime Modules: @element-plus/nuxt@1.1.2, @nuxtjs/tailwindcss@7.0.0-beta.0
Build Modules: -

"dependencies": {
"@nuxtjs/tailwindcss": "7.0.0-beta.0",
"nuxt": "^3.17.4",
"vue": "^3.5.16",
"vue-router": "^4.5.1"
}

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Describe the bug

I got an error when trying to install/configure Tailwind CSS in my Nuxt 3 project. Here’s the error message: ERROR Pre-transform error: Can't resolve 'tailwindcss' in 'X:\Demo\Nuxt3\Financial' 15:19:00
Plugin: @tailwindcss/vite:generate:serve
File: virtual:nuxt:X%3A%2FDemo%2FNuxt3%2FFinancial%2F.nuxt%2Ftailwind.css

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