How to design a Beautiful Messenger Application Chat UI using Tailwind CSS
Categories - Tailwind CSS Tags - CSS   Maniruzzaman Akash   1 year ago   4731   11 minutes   28

How to design a Beautiful Messenger Application Chat UI using Tailwind CSS

Hi, today we’ll going to design a beautiful messenger application Chatbox UI using Tailwind CSS.

Here is the demo of our final design at the featured image.

Tailwind CSS version - 2, 3

Heading Part Assets -

  1. Include tailwind CSS, for this tutorial, I’ll use CDN.
  2. Include Font awesome library
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.2.1/css/all.min.css" integrity="sha512-MV7K8+y+gLIBoVD59lQIYicR65iaqukzvf/nwasF0nqhPay5w/9lJmVM2hMDcnK1OnMGCdVK+iQrJ7lzPJQd1w==" crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
					<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
</head>

Body part -

As our chat app will be full screen and no need to scroll, let’s make this using - h-screen overflow-hidden

<body style="">
    <div class="messenger p-4 bg-white h-screen overflow-hidden">
           <!-- flex parts will go here --->
    </div>
</body>

Body part wrapping-

As our chat app will be full screen and no need to scroll, let’s make this using - h-screen overflow-hidden

<body style="">
    <div class="messenger p-4 bg-white h-screen overflow-hidden">
           <div class="flex">
		   
			   <!-- Sidebar: start -->
				<div class="basis-2/6 pt-3 bg-white border-r border-slate-100">
					<div class="search-box">
						<!-- Sidebar: Search part -->
					</div>
					<div class="user-list overflow-y-auto h-screen bg-white">
						<!-- Sidebar: User list -->
					</div>
				</div> 
				<!-- End sidebar -->
				
				<!-- Messeg area: start -->
				<div class="basis-4/6">
					<div class="">
						<div class="bg-white user-info-header px-5 py-3">
							<!-- User header info -->
						</div>
						<div class="message-area mt-4 px-4">
							<!-- Messenger messeges -->
						</div>
					</div>
					
					<!-- Footer Message: start -->
					<div class="bg-gray-100 fixed bottom-0 w-full pl-4">
					  <textarea class="w-full bg-gray-100 pt-3 h-12 focus:outline-none font-light" placeholder="Write a message"></textarea>
					</div> 
					<!-- Footer message end -->
				</div>
				<!-- Messeg area: end -->
				
			</div> <!-- End flex -->
    </div>
</body>

Sidebar using Tailwind CSS -

<div class="">
        <div class="search-box h-10 text-slate-300">
          <div class="flex justify-between px-5 border-b border-slate-100 pb-4">
            <form class="flex justify-center items-center">
              <i class="fa fa-search pr-2"></i>
              <input type="text" name="search" id="search" placeholder="Search" class="font-light focus:outline-none" />
            </form>
            <div>
              <button class="relative">
                <i class="fa fa-message"></i>
                <i class="fa fa-plus absolute -top-2 text-sm"></i>
              </button>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div> <!-- End Search-box -->

        <div class="user-list overflow-y-auto h-screen bg-white">
          
          <div class="flex hover:bg-slate-100 transition px-5 py-3 hover:cursor-pointer">
            <div class="pr-4">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="50" />
            </div>
            <div>
              <h3 class="text-violet-500 tex-md">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
              <p class="text-sm text-gray-400 font-light overflow-hidden h-5">I got two ticket to go see the awesome</p>
            </div>
          </div> <!-- Single user item -->

          <div class="flex hover:bg-slate-100 transition px-5 py-3 hover:cursor-pointer">
            <div class="pr-4">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="50" />
            </div>
            <div>
              <h3 class="text-violet-500 tex-md">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
              <p class="text-sm text-gray-400 font-light overflow-hidden h-5">I got two ticket to go see the awesome</p>
            </div>
          </div> <!-- Single user item -->

          <div class="flex hover:bg-slate-100 transition px-5 py-3 hover:cursor-pointer">
            <div class="pr-4">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="50" />
            </div>
            <div>
              <h3 class="text-violet-500 tex-md">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
              <p class="text-sm text-gray-400 font-light overflow-hidden h-5">I got two ticket to go see the awesome</p>
            </div>
          </div> <!-- Single user item -->
          <div class="flex hover:bg-slate-100 transition px-5 py-3 hover:cursor-pointer">
            <div class="pr-4">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="50" />
            </div>
            <div>
              <h3 class="text-violet-500 tex-md">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
              <p class="text-sm text-gray-400 font-light overflow-hidden h-5">I got two ticket to go see the awesome</p>
            </div>
          </div> <!-- Single user item -->

        </div> <!-- End User list -->
      </div>

Main Message Section

<div class="">
        <div class="bg-white user-info-header px-5 py-3">
          <div class="flex justify-between">
            <div class="flex items-center">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="40" />
              <h3 class="text-gray-400 tex-md pl-4">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
            </div>
            <div>
              <i class="fa fa-message text-violet-300"></i>
              
              <i class="fa fa-video text-gray-200 ml-3"></i>

              <i class="fa fa-phone text-gray-200 ml-3"></i>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div> <!-- End User info header -->

        <div class="message-area mt-4 px-4">
          <!-- Chats -->
          <div class="relative receive-chat flex justify-start">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-400 text-white py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <i class="fa fa-caret-up text-violet-400 -top-2 absolute" ></i>
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="receive-chat flex justify-start">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-400 text-white py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="send-chat flex justify-end">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-200 text-slate-500 py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="receive-chat flex justify-start">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-400 text-white py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="relative send-chat flex justify-end">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-200 text-slate-500 py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <i class="fa fa-caret-down text-violet-200 bottom-0 right-4 absolute" ></i>
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div> <!-- End message area -->
          
        <div class="bg-gray-100 fixed bottom-0 w-full pl-4">
          <textarea class="w-full bg-gray-100 pt-3 h-12 focus:outline-none font-light" placeholder="Write a message"></textarea>
        </div> <!-- Footer message -->
      </div>
    </div>

Final Design Code using Tailwind CSS -

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.2.1/css/all.min.css" integrity="sha512-MV7K8+y+gLIBoVD59lQIYicR65iaqukzvf/nwasF0nqhPay5w/9lJmVM2hMDcnK1OnMGCdVK+iQrJ7lzPJQd1w==" crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" />

<div class="messanger p-4 bg-white h-screen overflow-hidden">
  <div class="flex">
    <div class="basis-2/6 pt-3 bg-white border-r border-slate-100">
      <div class="">
        <div class="search-box h-10 text-slate-300">
          <div class="flex justify-between px-5 border-b border-slate-100 pb-4">
            <form class="flex justify-center items-center">
              <i class="fa fa-search pr-2"></i>
              <input type="text" name="search" id="search" placeholder="Search" class="font-light focus:outline-none" />
            </form>
            <div>
              <button class="relative">
                <i class="fa fa-message"></i>
                <i class="fa fa-plus absolute -top-2 text-sm"></i>
              </button>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div> <!-- End Search-box -->

        <div class="user-list overflow-y-auto h-screen bg-white">
          
          <div class="flex hover:bg-slate-100 transition px-5 py-3 hover:cursor-pointer">
            <div class="pr-4">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="50" />
            </div>
            <div>
              <h3 class="text-violet-500 tex-md">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
              <p class="text-sm text-gray-400 font-light overflow-hidden h-5">I got two ticket to go see the awesome</p>
            </div>
          </div> <!-- Single user item -->

          <div class="flex hover:bg-slate-100 transition px-5 py-3 hover:cursor-pointer">
            <div class="pr-4">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="50" />
            </div>
            <div>
              <h3 class="text-violet-500 tex-md">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
              <p class="text-sm text-gray-400 font-light overflow-hidden h-5">I got two ticket to go see the awesome</p>
            </div>
          </div> <!-- Single user item -->

          <div class="flex hover:bg-slate-100 transition px-5 py-3 hover:cursor-pointer">
            <div class="pr-4">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="50" />
            </div>
            <div>
              <h3 class="text-violet-500 tex-md">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
              <p class="text-sm text-gray-400 font-light overflow-hidden h-5">I got two ticket to go see the awesome</p>
            </div>
          </div> <!-- Single user item -->
          <div class="flex hover:bg-slate-100 transition px-5 py-3 hover:cursor-pointer">
            <div class="pr-4">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="50" />
            </div>
            <div>
              <h3 class="text-violet-500 tex-md">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
              <p class="text-sm text-gray-400 font-light overflow-hidden h-5">I got two ticket to go see the awesome</p>
            </div>
          </div> <!-- Single user item -->

        </div> <!-- End User list -->
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="basis-4/6">
      <div class="">
        <div class="bg-white user-info-header px-5 py-3">
          <div class="flex justify-between">
            <div class="flex items-center">
              <img src="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/194/194938.png" width="40" />
              <h3 class="text-gray-400 tex-md pl-4">Lupe Fiasco</h3>
            </div>
            <div>
              <i class="fa fa-message text-violet-300"></i>
              
              <i class="fa fa-video text-gray-200 ml-3"></i>

              <i class="fa fa-phone text-gray-200 ml-3"></i>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div> <!-- End User info header -->

        <div class="message-area mt-4 px-4">
          <!-- Chats -->
          <div class="relative receive-chat flex justify-start">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-400 text-white py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <i class="fa fa-caret-up text-violet-400 -top-2 absolute" ></i>
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="receive-chat flex justify-start">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-400 text-white py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="send-chat flex justify-end">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-200 text-slate-500 py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="receive-chat flex justify-start">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-400 text-white py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="relative send-chat flex justify-end">
            <div class="px-5 mb-2 bg-violet-200 text-slate-500 py-2 text-sm max-w-[80%] rounded font-light">
              <i class="fa fa-caret-down text-violet-200 bottom-0 right-4 absolute" ></i>
              <p>
                I got two tickets to go to see this awesome band called, Lorem ipsum dollar !! Do you want to come ?
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div> <!-- End message area -->
          
        <div class="bg-gray-100 fixed bottom-0 w-full pl-4">
          <textarea class="w-full bg-gray-100 pt-3 h-12 focus:outline-none font-light" placeholder="Write a message"></textarea>
        </div> <!-- Footer message -->
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

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