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New features in UnoCSS: A Tailwind CSS alternative

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Doro Onome
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UnoCSS is an innovative, fully customizable Atomic CSS engine that draws inspiration from popular utility-first CSS frameworks such as Tailwind CSS, Windi CSS, and Twind. Unlike traditional CSS frameworks, UnoCSS acts as an engine to create custom frameworks, offering flexibility through presets and the ability to integrate custom rules and variants. It features Attributify Mode, which simplifies code organization by allowing utilities to be grouped with attributes or classes while maintaining Tailwind CSS syntax. UnoCSS also supports CSS scoping, enabling isolated styles for components without interfering with existing styles. Its performance is notably superior, boasting speeds up to 200 times faster than Tailwind's JIT and Windi CSS, with minimal overhead, making it an efficient choice for integrating with existing applications. The tool is gaining traction among developers for its simplicity, flexibility, and reliability, allowing for the construction of custom class libraries and the use of pure CSS icons through the Iconify preset.