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Expand Up @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Use the `@variant` directive to apply a Tailwind variant within custom CSS:

</CodeExampleStack>

If you need to apply multiple variants at the same time, use nesting:
If you need to apply multiple variants at the same time, stack them using the same syntax you would in HTML:

<CodeExampleStack>

Expand All @@ -337,11 +337,9 @@ If you need to apply multiple variants at the same time, use nesting:
.my-element {
background: white;

/* [!code highlight:6] */
@variant dark {
@variant hover {
background: black;
}
/* [!code highlight:4] */
@variant hover:focus {
background: black;
}
}
```
Expand All @@ -351,10 +349,10 @@ If you need to apply multiple variants at the same time, use nesting:
.my-element {
background: white;

/* [!code highlight:7] */
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
&:hover {
@media (hover: hover) {
/* [!code highlight:8] */
&:hover {
@media (hover: hover) {
&:focus {
background: black;
}
}
Expand All @@ -364,6 +362,43 @@ If you need to apply multiple variants at the same time, use nesting:

</CodeExampleStack>

To apply the same styles for multiple variants, separate each variant with a comma:

<CodeExampleStack>

```css
/* [!code filename:app.css] */
.my-element {
background: white;

/* [!code highlight:4] */
@variant hover, focus {
background: black;
}
}
```

```css
/* [!code filename:Compiled CSS] */
.my-element {
background: white;

/* [!code highlight:6] */
&:hover {
@media (hover: hover) {
background: black;
}
}

/* [!code highlight:4] */
&:focus {
background: black;
}
}
```

</CodeExampleStack>

## Adding custom utilities

### Simple utilities
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