Flowbite

Language: JavaScript

UI Framework

Flowbite was created to accelerate front-end development by providing Tailwind CSS-based components with pre-built interactivity using JavaScript. It aims to help developers build responsive and consistent interfaces quickly without writing all UI logic from scratch.

Flowbite is a component library built on top of Tailwind CSS that provides ready-to-use interactive UI components such as buttons, modals, dropdowns, and navigation menus.

Installation

npm: npm install flowbite

yarn: yarn add flowbite

cdn: <script src='https://unpkg.com/flowbite/dist/flowbite.min.js'></script>

manual: Include Flowbite CSS and JS files in your HTML project manually.

Usage

Flowbite provides UI components that are styled with Tailwind CSS and include JavaScript for interactivity. Components include buttons, forms, modals, dropdowns, tooltips, tabs, and more.

Button usage

<button class='btn btn-primary'>Click Me</button>

Creates a primary-styled button using Flowbite utility classes.

Modal component

<button data-modal-target='myModal' class='btn btn-secondary'>Open Modal</button>
<div id='myModal' class='modal hidden'>
  <div class='modal-content'>
    <p>Modal content here</p>
  </div>
</div>

Opens a modal when the button is clicked using Flowbite's modal JS behavior.

Dropdown menu

<button id='dropdownButton' data-dropdown-toggle='dropdownMenu'>Dropdown</button>
<div id='dropdownMenu' class='hidden'>
  <a href='#'>Option 1</a>
  <a href='#'>Option 2</a>
</div>

Creates a dropdown menu toggled via Flowbite's JavaScript.

Tooltip example

<button data-tooltip-target='tooltipExample'>Hover me</button>
<div id='tooltipExample' role='tooltip'>Tooltip text</div>

Shows a tooltip when hovering over the button, managed by Flowbite.

Tabs component

<ul class='tabs'>
  <li data-tabs-target='#tab1'>Tab 1</li>
  <li data-tabs-target='#tab2'>Tab 2</li>
</ul>
<div id='tab1' class='tab-content'>Content 1</div>
<div id='tab2' class='tab-content hidden'>Content 2</div>

Implements a tab navigation interface using Flowbite's tab behavior.

Error Handling

Component not interactive: Check that Flowbite JavaScript is loaded and data attributes are correctly set.

Modal or dropdown not showing: Ensure the target element exists and the data-modal-target/data-dropdown-toggle attribute matches the element ID.

CSS not applied: Verify Tailwind CSS and Flowbite CSS are correctly imported in your project.

Best Practices

Import only the components you need to reduce bundle size.

Combine Flowbite with Tailwind CSS for consistent styling.

Use data attributes correctly for interactive components (modals, dropdowns, tabs).

Ensure Flowbite JS is included for interactive components to work.

Keep HTML structure as per Flowbite documentation for proper functionality.

Official Docs Github