Tailwindcss supports both outline utility and ring.
While I understand that ring is implemented using shadows, I’m not sure what’s the use case to use each of them.
Do you have an example when to use what and why? Is one of them more suitable for focus styles? Why?
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The main difference is that ring allows you to outline an element with different widths where outline allows you to do it with different styles.
See these two pages from the tailwind docs :
https://tailwindcss.com/docs/ring-width
https://tailwindcss.com/docs/outline-style
By the question, i assume you know the general use case of both
outline
andring
.In a gist it can be used interchangeably, but
ring
is used when you want more customization andoutline
is used to produce simple effect.To explain further,
1.
outline
2.
ring
In summary,
ring
is used to create a customisable ring around an element,outline
is often used to create a solid or dashed outline around an element. Usering
when you require additional customization choices or want to create a circular highlight effect, and useoutline
when you want a simpler, more basic effect.