Tailwind CSS Datepicker

Start receiving date and time data from your users using this free datepicker element based on Tailwind utility-classes and vanilla JavaScript

The Tailwind CSS datepicker component developed by Tailwind is built with vanilla JavaScript and using the utility-first classes from Tailwind. The datepicker features both inline and a date range picker functionality and some extra options such as autohide, custom format, positioning, and more.

Getting started #

If you want to use the datepicker component plugin from Tailwind you have to include the datepicker.js file either from NPM or CDN into your project.

Follow the quickstart guide and then include the following JavaScript file:

<script src="../path/to/flowbite/dist/datepicker.js"></script>

Alternatively you can also use CDN to include the datepicker JavaScript.

<script src="https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/datepicker.js"></script>

If you’d like to manually be able to manipulate the datepicker component using JavaScript then you should install the plugin using NPM and include it into your JavaScript code.

Datepicker example #

Use the following example of an input element to create a datepicker component. All you need to do is to add the datepicker data attribute to any input element.

        
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<div class="relative">
  <div class="flex absolute inset-y-0 left-0 items-center pl-3 pointer-events-none">
    <svg aria-hidden="true" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6 2a1 1 0 00-1 1v1H4a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V6a2 2 0 00-2-2h-1V3a1 1 0 10-2 0v1H7V3a1 1 0 00-1-1zm0 5a1 1 0 000 2h8a1 1 0 100-2H6z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
  </div>
  <input datepicker type="text" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full pl-10 p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Select date">
</div>

Inline datepicker #

Use the inline-datepicker and data-date data attributes to initalize and set the default date for an inline datepicker inside a block element such as a div.

        
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<div inline-datepicker data-date="02/25/2022"></div>

Date range picker #

Use the date-rangepicker data attribute and the following markup to initialize two datepickers as a range.

        
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<div date-rangepicker class="flex items-center">
  <div class="relative">
    <div class="flex absolute inset-y-0 left-0 items-center pl-3 pointer-events-none">
        <svg aria-hidden="true" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6 2a1 1 0 00-1 1v1H4a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V6a2 2 0 00-2-2h-1V3a1 1 0 10-2 0v1H7V3a1 1 0 00-1-1zm0 5a1 1 0 000 2h8a1 1 0 100-2H6z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
    </div>
    <input name="start" type="text" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full pl-10 p-2.5  dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Select date start">
  </div>
  <span class="mx-4 text-gray-500">to</span>
  <div class="relative">
    <div class="flex absolute inset-y-0 left-0 items-center pl-3 pointer-events-none">
        <svg aria-hidden="true" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6 2a1 1 0 00-1 1v1H4a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V6a2 2 0 00-2-2h-1V3a1 1 0 10-2 0v1H7V3a1 1 0 00-1-1zm0 5a1 1 0 000 2h8a1 1 0 100-2H6z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
    </div>
    <input name="end" type="text" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full pl-10 p-2.5  dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Select date end">
</div>
</div>

Options #

With the Tailwind Datepicker you can also add extra options using the custom data attributes developed by Tailwind based on a Vanilla JS library.

Autohide #

If you want the datepicker to dissapear right after clicking on a date then you need to use the datepicker-autohide data attribute.

        
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<div class="relative">
  <div class="flex absolute inset-y-0 left-0 items-center pl-3 pointer-events-none">
    <svg aria-hidden="true" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6 2a1 1 0 00-1 1v1H4a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V6a2 2 0 00-2-2h-1V3a1 1 0 10-2 0v1H7V3a1 1 0 00-1-1zm0 5a1 1 0 000 2h8a1 1 0 100-2H6z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
  </div>
  <input datepicker datepicker-autohide type="text" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full pl-10 p-2.5  dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Select date">
</div>

Action buttons #

By adding the datepicker-buttons data attribute you will enable the today and clear buttons with the following features:

Clicking on the today button will browse back to the current day/month/year
Clicking on the clear button will reset all selections

        
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<div class="relative">
  <div class="flex absolute inset-y-0 left-0 items-center pl-3 pointer-events-none">
    <svg aria-hidden="true" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6 2a1 1 0 00-1 1v1H4a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V6a2 2 0 00-2-2h-1V3a1 1 0 10-2 0v1H7V3a1 1 0 00-1-1zm0 5a1 1 0 000 2h8a1 1 0 100-2H6z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
  </div>
  <input datepicker datepicker-buttons type="text" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full pl-10 p-2.5  dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Select date">
</div>

Date format #

If you want to use a custom format such as mm/dd/yyyythen you can use the datepicker-format="{format}" data attribute to change it.

        
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    <svg aria-hidden="true" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6 2a1 1 0 00-1 1v1H4a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V6a2 2 0 00-2-2h-1V3a1 1 0 10-2 0v1H7V3a1 1 0 00-1-1zm0 5a1 1 0 000 2h8a1 1 0 100-2H6z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
  </div>
  <input datepicker datepicker-format="mm/dd/yyyy" type="text" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full pl-10 p-2.5  dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Select date">
</div>

Orientation #

You can override the default positioning algorithm by using the datepicker-orientation="{top|right|bottom|left}" data attributes. You can even combine right with bottom or left with top.

        
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  </div>
  <input datepicker datepicker-orientation="bottom right" type="text" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full pl-10 p-2.5  dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Select date">
</div>

Title #

You can also add a title to the datepicker by using the datepicker-title="{title}" data attribute.

        
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    <svg aria-hidden="true" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6 2a1 1 0 00-1 1v1H4a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h12a2 2 0 002-2V6a2 2 0 00-2-2h-1V3a1 1 0 10-2 0v1H7V3a1 1 0 00-1-1zm0 5a1 1 0 000 2h8a1 1 0 100-2H6z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg>
  </div>
  <input datepicker datepicker-title="Tailwind datepicker" type="text" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full pl-10 p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Select date">
</div>

Dark mode #

If you would like to enable dark mode for the datepicker please follow the dark mode guide on Tailwind and enable it either manually or by using a dark mode switcher.

JavaScript #

If you want to use the Tailwind Datepicker plugin using JavaScript you will need to include it into your project via NPM:

npm i flowbite-datepicker --save

After you’ve installed the NPM library, you will need to import the Datepicker module:

import Datepicker from 'flowbite-datepicker/Datepicker'

Initialize a new element using the Datepicker constructor and optionally add custom options based on your needs:

const datepickerEl = document.getElementById('datepickerId')
new Datepicker(datepickerEl, {
  // options
})

If you want to use the Tailwind Date Range Picker you have to import the DateRangePicker module:

import DateRangePicker from 'flowbite-datepicker/DateRangePicker'

Then in the same fashion you can initalize a date range picker component by using the DateRangePicker constructor:

const dateRangePickerEl = document.getElementById('dateRangePickerId')
new DateRangePicker(dateRangePickerEl, {
  // options
})