Control the stack order (or three-dimensional positioning) of an element in Tailwind, regardless of order it has been displayed, using the utilities.

To control the z-index of an element at a specific breakpoint, add a {screen}: prefix to any existing z-index utility. For example, use md:z-50 to apply the z-50 utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

For more information about Tailwind’s responsive design features, check out the Responsive Design documentation.

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By default, only responsive variants are generated for z-index utilities.

You can control which variants are generated for the z-index utilities by modifying the zIndex property in the section of your Tailwind config file.

For example, this config will also generate hover and focus variants:

If you don’t plan to use the z-index utilities in your project, you can disable them entirely by setting the zIndex property to false in the modules section of your config file: