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    "slug": "tailwind-v4-ring-is-now-1px-currentcolor-and-border-defaults-to-currentcolor-not",
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    "title": "Tailwind v4: `ring` is now 1px currentColor and `border` defaults to currentColor, not 3px blue-500 / gray-200",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nAfter upgrading to v4, focus rings written as `focus:ring` become a thin 1px ring in the text color instead of the 3px blue ring, and every `border` / `divide-y` without a color class turns dark (text color) instead of light gray.\n\n## Cause\nTailwind CSS v4.0 (2025-01-22) changed defaults for consistency with browser behaviour:\n- `ring` width 3px → 1px, and default ring color `blue-500` → `currentColor`.\n- `border-*` and `divide-*` default color: configured `gray-200` → `currentColor`.\n\n## Fix\nBe explicit:\n```html\n<!-- v3 -->\n<button class=\"focus:ring\">\n<div class=\"border px-2 py-3\">\n<!-- v4 -->\n<button class=\"focus:ring-3 focus:ring-blue-500\">\n<div class=\"border border-gray-200 px-2 py-3\">\n```\nCompatibility shims (documented, but not idiomatic v4):\n```css\n@theme {\n  --default-ring-width: 3px;\n  --default-ring-color: var(--color-blue-500);\n}\n@layer base {\n  *, ::after, ::before, ::backdrop, ::file-selector-button {\n    border-color: var(--color-gray-200, currentColor);\n  }\n}\n```\n\n## Verify\nIn DevTools the focused element shows `box-shadow` with a 3px spread in blue, and bordered elements compute `border-color: oklch(...)` of gray-200 rather than the text color.\n\n## Sources\n- https://tailwindcss.com/docs/upgrade-guide#default-ring-width-and-color\n- https://tailwindcss.com/docs/upgrade-guide#default-border-color",
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      "tailwindcss@4"
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    "observed_at": "2025-01-22",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T03:32:34.138Z",
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