does @apply work?

[jayenne]

Hi Marcel et al,
I tried using @apply within a css file and it had no effect. Is @apply catered for?
https://codepen.io/jayenne/pen/BaWryVG

I was specifically hoping to use it within codepen to really help my pen:
https://codepen.io/jayenne/pen/GRWxgqO to display like my play.tailwindcss: https://play.tailwindcss.com/8gfgRpSQuw?file=config

[mpociot]

Hey,

It doesn't work with external stylesheets, but you can add an inline style tag with the type set to "postcss":

<script src="https://unpkg.com/tailwindcss-jit-cdn"></script>
<style type="postcss">
.foo {
  @apply bg-green-500 h-64 w-64 rounded-full;
}
</style>
<div class="p-16">
    <div class="foo"></div>
</div>

[jayenne]

Thanks very much for this Marcel,
*I had tried this before posting but without the type