diff --git a/mf2py/backcompat.py b/mf2py/backcompat.py
index a29004d..49a866e 100644
--- a/mf2py/backcompat.py
+++ b/mf2py/backcompat.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def root(classes):
     return unordered_list([c for c in classes if c in _CLASSIC_MAP])
 
 
-def apply_rules(el, html_parser):
+def apply_rules(el, html_parser, filtered_roots):
     """add modern classnames for older mf1 classnames
 
     returns a copy of el and does not modify the original
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def apply_prop_rules_to_children(parent, rules):
                 rule(child)
 
             # recurse if it's not a nested mf1 or mf2 root
-            if not (mf2_classes.root(classes) or root(classes)):
+            if not (mf2_classes.root(classes, filtered_roots) or root(classes)):
                 apply_prop_rules_to_children(child, rules)
 
     # add mf2 root equivalent
diff --git a/mf2py/implied_properties.py b/mf2py/implied_properties.py
index de422ab..4c538f3 100644
--- a/mf2py/implied_properties.py
+++ b/mf2py/implied_properties.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from .dom_helpers import get_attr, get_children, get_img, get_textContent, try_urljoin
 
 
-def name(el, base_url=""):
+def name(el, base_url, filtered_roots):
     """Find an implied name property
 
     Args:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def non_empty(val):
         poss_child = children[0]
 
         # ignore if mf2 root
-        if mf2_classes.root(poss_child.get("class", [])):
+        if mf2_classes.root(poss_child.get("class", []), filtered_roots):
             poss_child = None
 
         # if it is not img, area, abbr then find grandchild
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def non_empty(val):
                 poss_child = grandchildren[0]
                 # if it is not img, area, abbr or is mf2 root then no possible child
                 if poss_child.name not in ("img", "area", "abbr") or mf2_classes.root(
-                    poss_child.get("class", [])
+                    poss_child.get("class", []), filtered_roots
                 ):
                     poss_child = None
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def non_empty(val):
     return get_textContent(el, replace_img=True, img_to_src=False, base_url=base_url)
 
 
-def photo(el, base_url=""):
+def photo(el, base_url, filtered_roots):
     """Find an implied photo property
 
     Args:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def get_photo_child(children):
         poss_imgs = [c for c in children if c.name == "img"]
         if len(poss_imgs) == 1:
             poss_img = poss_imgs[0]
-            if not mf2_classes.root(poss_img.get("class", [])):
+            if not mf2_classes.root(poss_img.get("class", []), filtered_roots):
                 return poss_img
 
         # if element has one object child use data if exists and object is
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def get_photo_child(children):
         poss_objs = [c for c in children if c.name == "object"]
         if len(poss_objs) == 1:
             poss_obj = poss_objs[0]
-            if not mf2_classes.root(poss_obj.get("class", [])):
+            if not mf2_classes.root(poss_obj.get("class", []), filtered_roots):
                 return poss_obj
 
     def resolve_relative_url(prop_value):
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def resolve_relative_url(prop_value):
     if (
         poss_child is None
         and len(children) == 1
-        and not mf2_classes.root(children[0].get("class", []))
+        and not mf2_classes.root(children[0].get("class", []), filtered_roots)
     ):
         grandchildren = list(get_children(children[0]))
         poss_child = get_photo_child(grandchildren)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def resolve_relative_url(prop_value):
             return resolve_relative_url(prop_value)
 
 
-def url(el, base_url=""):
+def url(el, base_url, filtered_roots):
     """Find an implied url property
 
     Args:
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ def get_url_child(children):
         poss_as = [c for c in children if c.name == "a"]
         if len(poss_as) == 1:
             poss_a = poss_as[0]
-            if not mf2_classes.root(poss_a.get("class", [])):
+            if not mf2_classes.root(poss_a.get("class", []), filtered_roots):
                 return poss_a
 
         # if element has one area child use if not root class
         poss_areas = [c for c in children if c.name == "area"]
         if len(poss_areas) == 1:
             poss_area = poss_areas[0]
-            if not mf2_classes.root(poss_area.get("class", [])):
+            if not mf2_classes.root(poss_area.get("class", []), filtered_roots):
                 return poss_area
 
     # if element is a <a> or area use its href if exists
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def get_url_child(children):
     if (
         poss_child is None
         and len(children) == 1
-        and not mf2_classes.root(children[0].get("class", []))
+        and not mf2_classes.root(children[0].get("class", []), filtered_roots)
     ):
         grandchildren = list(get_children(children[0]))
         poss_child = get_url_child(grandchildren)
diff --git a/mf2py/mf2_classes.py b/mf2py/mf2_classes.py
index 6565414..c48b9ad 100644
--- a/mf2py/mf2_classes.py
+++ b/mf2py/mf2_classes.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 _mf2_properties_re = re.compile("(p|e|u|dt)-(:?[a-z0-9]+-)?[a-z]+(:?-[a-z]+)*$")
 _mf2_e_properties_re = re.compile("e-(:?[a-z0-9]+-)?[a-z]+(:?-[a-z]+)*$")
 
+CONFLICTING_ROOTS_TAILWIND = {"auto", "fit", "full", "max", "min", "px", "screen"}
+
 
 def filter_classes(classes, regex=_mf2_classes_re):
     """detect classes that are valid names for mf2, sort in dictionary by prefix"""
@@ -20,8 +22,10 @@ def filter_classes(classes, regex=_mf2_classes_re):
     return types
 
 
-def root(classes):
-    return {c for c in classes if _mf2_roots_re.match(c)}
+def root(classes, filtered_roots):
+    return {
+        c for c in classes if _mf2_roots_re.match(c) and c[2:] not in filtered_roots
+    }
 
 
 def is_property_class(class_):
diff --git a/mf2py/parser.py b/mf2py/parser.py
index 23accba..1ff8057 100644
--- a/mf2py/parser.py
+++ b/mf2py/parser.py
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@
 from .version import __version__
 
 
-def parse(doc=None, url=None, html_parser=None, expose_dom=False, metaformats=False):
+def parse(
+    doc=None,
+    url=None,
+    html_parser=None,
+    expose_dom=False,
+    metaformats=False,
+    filter_roots=False,
+):
     """
     Parse a microformats2 document or url and return a json dictionary.
 
@@ -44,6 +51,7 @@ def parse(doc=None, url=None, html_parser=None, expose_dom=False, metaformats=Fa
         html_parser,
         expose_dom=expose_dom,
         metaformats=metaformats,
+        filter_roots=filter_roots,
     ).to_dict()
 
 
@@ -80,6 +88,7 @@ def __init__(
         html_parser=None,
         expose_dom=False,
         metaformats=False,
+        filter_roots=False,
     ):
         self.__url__ = None
         self.__doc__ = None
@@ -94,9 +103,16 @@ def __init__(
                 "version": __version__,
             },
         }
-        self.__metaformats = metaformats
-        self.expose_dom = expose_dom
         self.lang = None
+        self.expose_dom = expose_dom
+        self.__metaformats = metaformats
+        try:
+            self.filtered_roots = set(filter_roots)
+        except TypeError:
+            if filter_roots:
+                self.filtered_roots = mf2_classes.CONFLICTING_ROOTS_TAILWIND
+            else:
+                self.filtered_roots = []
 
         # use default parser if none specified
         self.__html_parser__ = html_parser or "html5lib"
@@ -189,8 +205,12 @@ def handle_microformat(
             parsed_types_aggregation = set()
 
             if backcompat_mode:
-                el = backcompat.apply_rules(el, self.__html_parser__)
-                root_class_names = mf2_classes.root(el.get("class", []))
+                el = backcompat.apply_rules(
+                    el, self.__html_parser__, self.filtered_roots
+                )
+                root_class_names = mf2_classes.root(
+                    el.get("class", []), self.filtered_roots
+                )
 
             root_lang = el.attrs.get("lang")
 
@@ -220,13 +240,13 @@ def handle_microformat(
                     "peh"
                 ):
                     properties["name"] = [
-                        implied_properties.name(el, base_url=self.__url__)
+                        implied_properties.name(el, self.__url__, self.filtered_roots)
                     ]
 
                 if "photo" not in properties and parsed_types_aggregation.isdisjoint(
                     "uh"
                 ):
-                    x = implied_properties.photo(el, base_url=self.__url__)
+                    x = implied_properties.photo(el, self.__url__, self.filtered_roots)
                     if x is not None:
                         properties["photo"] = [x]
 
@@ -234,7 +254,7 @@ def handle_microformat(
                 if "url" not in properties and parsed_types_aggregation.isdisjoint(
                     "uh"
                 ):
-                    x = implied_properties.url(el, base_url=self.__url__)
+                    x = implied_properties.url(el, self.__url__, self.filtered_roots)
                     if x is not None:
                         properties["url"] = [x]
 
@@ -492,7 +512,7 @@ def parse_el(el, ctx):
             classes = el.get("class", [])
 
             # find potential microformats in root classnames h-*
-            potential_microformats = mf2_classes.root(classes)
+            potential_microformats = mf2_classes.root(classes, self.filtered_roots)
 
             # if potential microformats found parse them
             if potential_microformats:
diff --git a/test/examples/filter_roots.html b/test/examples/filter_roots.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce72889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples/filter_roots.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<h2>Tailwind root filter</h2>
+<div class=h-card>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-auto>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-fit>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-full>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-max>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-min>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-px>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-screen>fnord</div>
diff --git a/test/examples/filter_roots_custom.html b/test/examples/filter_roots_custom.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ff79de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples/filter_roots_custom.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<h2>Custom root filter</h2>
+<div class=h-card>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-foo>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-bar>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-bat>fnord</div>
+<div class=h-baz>fnord</div>
diff --git a/test/test_parser.py b/test/test_parser.py
index 7a5cea5..a4ebdc3 100644
--- a/test/test_parser.py
+++ b/test/test_parser.py
@@ -1126,6 +1126,19 @@ def test_all_u_cases():
         )
 
 
+def test_filtered_roots():
+    result = parse_fixture("filter_roots.html")
+    assert len(result["items"]) == 8
+
+    result = parse_fixture("filter_roots.html", filter_roots=True)
+    assert len(result["items"]) == 1
+
+    result = parse_fixture(
+        "filter_roots_custom.html", filter_roots={"foo", "bar", "bat", "baz"}
+    )
+    assert len(result["items"]) == 1
+
+
 def test_metaformats_flag_false():
     result = parse_fixture("metaformats_ogp.html")
     assert result["items"] == []