A Chevron is a basic geometric shape that is used in websites to indicate directional movements or navigation. By utilizing specific border properties and transformations, a chevron shape can be achieved without the need for custom CSS. Tailwind’s utility-first approach allows for a straightforward and efficient implementation of complex geometric shapes like chevrons.

Chevron using borders

This approach involves using a border utility class to create a chevron shape. If we apply a border to a square in any two consecutive directions and rotate the element at 45 degrees. It will form a chevron.

Syntax

<div class="w-[width]  h-[height] border-t-[thickness] 
                     border-r-[thickness] transform rotate-45">
</div>

Example: Implementation to create a chevron using border of tailwind CSS.

Output:

chevron using borders in tailwindcss

Chevron using position

In this approach, we overlap two sqaure, rotate both of them to 45 degree and then shift the upper div a few pixels to right, left, up or down to create respective chevron. The translate-x and translate-y utilities are used to shift the positioning of the upper sqaure.

Note: The backgroud color of the overlapping div should be same as the background color of parent div.

Syntax

<div class="relative bg-{parent} w-[width] h-[height] ">
    <div class="absolute bg-[color1] w-[child-width] 
                h-[child-height] rotate-45">
    </div>
    <div class="absolute bg-{parent} w-[child-width] 
                h-[child-height] rotate-45 -translate-x-[shift-x] -translate-y-[shift-y]">
    </div>
</div>

Example: Implemetation of chevron using position.

Output:

chevron using position in tailwindcss