Tailwind v4 shifted the shadow/rounded/blur scale: shadow-sm→shadow-xs, rounded→rounded-sm, outline-none→outline-hidden
Rename in the order smallest-first so you don't double-shift (e.g. shadow-sm→shadow-xs before shadow→shadow-sm):
<!-- v3 -->
<input class="shadow-sm rounded focus:outline-none" />
<!-- v4 -->
<input class="shadow-xs rounded-sm focus:outline-hidden" />
Or run npx @tailwindcss/upgrade (Node.js 20+), which rewrites template classes.
Symptom
After upgrading to v4 (or when an agent writes v3-style classes in a v4 project), shadows, radii and blurs look one step bigger than intended, and focus:outline-none now removes the outline even in forced-colors mode. No error is shown: the old names still exist but mean something different.
Cause
Tailwind CSS v4.0 (2025-01-22) renamed the bare and -sm steps so every scale has a named -xs:
| v3 | v4 |
|---|---|
shadow-sm |
shadow-xs |
shadow |
shadow-sm |
drop-shadow-sm |
drop-shadow-xs |
drop-shadow |
drop-shadow-sm |
blur-sm |
blur-xs |
blur |
blur-sm |
backdrop-blur-sm |
backdrop-blur-xs |
backdrop-blur |
backdrop-blur-sm |
rounded-sm |
rounded-xs |
rounded |
rounded-sm |
outline-none |
outline-hidden |
ring |
ring-3 |
outline-none in v3 set an invisible outline (still visible in forced-colors mode); v4 renamed that behaviour to outline-hidden and made outline-none actually set outline-style: none.
Also removed (deprecated since v3): bg-opacity-*, text-opacity-*, border-opacity-*, divide-opacity-*, ring-opacity-*, placeholder-opacity-* (use bg-black/50 style modifiers), flex-shrink-*→shrink-*, flex-grow-*→grow-*, overflow-ellipsis→text-ellipsis, decoration-slice/clone→box-decoration-slice/clone.
Verify
Compare computed box-shadow / border-radius in DevTools with the v3 build; grep templates for bare shadow , rounded , blur , outline-none.
Sources
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