How can I create responsive spacing between elements using Tailwind’s gap utilities?

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How can I create responsive spacing between elements using Tailwind’s gap utilities?

Asked on Sep 23, 2025

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Tailwind CSS provides gap utilities to control spacing between grid and flex items, which can be made responsive by using breakpoint prefixes. This allows you to adjust the spacing for different screen sizes.

<!-- BEGIN COPY / PASTE -->
    <div class="grid gap-4 md:gap-8 lg:gap-12">
      <div class="bg-blue-500 p-4">Item 1</div>
      <div class="bg-blue-500 p-4">Item 2</div>
      <div class="bg-blue-500 p-4">Item 3</div>
    </div>
    <!-- END COPY / PASTE -->

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The "gap-4" class sets a default gap of 1rem between items.
Responsive classes like "md:gap-8" and "lg:gap-12" adjust the gap at medium and large breakpoints, respectively.
These utilities work for both grid and flexbox layouts.
Breakpoints are customizable in the Tailwind configuration file.

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