Typography

Documentation and examples for Bootstrap typography, including global settings, headings, body text, lists, and more.

Headings

All HTML headings, <h1> through <h6>, are available.

h1. Bootstrap heading

h2. Bootstrap heading

h3. Bootstrap heading

h4. Bootstrap heading

h5. Bootstrap heading
h6. Bootstrap heading
<h1>h1. Bootstrap heading</h1>
<h2>h2. Bootstrap heading</h2>
<h3>h3. Bootstrap heading</h3>
<h4>h4. Bootstrap heading</h4>
<h5>h5. Bootstrap heading</h5>
<h6>h6. Bootstrap heading</h6>

Heading Classes

.h1 through .h6 classes are available for when you want to match the font styling of a heading but cannot use the associated HTML element.

h1. Bootstrap heading

h2. Bootstrap heading

h3. Bootstrap heading

h4. Bootstrap heading

h5. Bootstrap heading

h6. Bootstrap heading

<p class="h1">h1. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h2">h2. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h3">h3. Bootstrap heading</p>

Customizing Headings

Fancy display heading With faded secondary text

<h3>
    Fancy display heading
    <small class="text-muted">With faded secondary text</small>
</h3>

Display Headings

Traditional heading elements are designed to work best in the meat of your page content. When you need a heading to stand out, consider using a display heading.

Display 1

Display 2

Display 3

Display 4

Display 5

Display 6

<h1 class="display-1">Display 1</h1>
<h1 class="display-2">Display 2</h1>
<h1 class="display-3">Display 3</h1>
<h1 class="display-4">Display 4</h1>
<h1 class="display-5">Display 5</h1>
<h1 class="display-6">Display 6</h1>

Lead Text

Make a paragraph stand out by adding .lead.

This is a lead paragraph. It stands out from regular paragraphs with larger text and lighter font weight.

This is a regular paragraph for comparison. It has normal sizing and weight.

<p class="lead">
    This is a lead paragraph. It stands out from regular paragraphs.
</p>

Inline Text Elements

Styling for common inline HTML5 elements.

You can use the mark tag to highlight text.

This line of text is meant to be treated as deleted text.

This line of text is meant to be treated as no longer accurate.

This line of text is meant to be treated as an addition to the document.

This line of text will render as underlined.

This line of text is meant to be treated as fine print.

This line rendered as bold text.

This line rendered as italicized text.

<p>You can use the mark tag to <mark>highlight</mark> text.</p>
<p><del>This line of text is meant to be treated as deleted text.</del></p>
<p><s>This line of text is meant to be treated as no longer accurate.</s></p>
<p><ins>This line of text is meant to be treated as an addition.</ins></p>
<p><u>This line of text will render as underlined.</u></p>
<p><small>This line of text is meant to be treated as fine print.</small></p>
<p><strong>This line rendered as bold text.</strong></p>
<p><em>This line rendered as italicized text.</em></p>

Text Utilities

Lowercased text.

Uppercased text.

capitalized text.

<p class="text-lowercase">Lowercased text.</p>
<p class="text-uppercase">Uppercased text.</p>
<p class="text-capitalize">capitalized text.</p>

Blockquotes

For quoting blocks of content from another source within your document.

A well-known quote, contained in a blockquote element.

<blockquote class="blockquote">
    <p>A well-known quote, contained in a blockquote element.</p>
</blockquote>

Naming a Source

A well-known quote, contained in a blockquote element.

<figure>
    <blockquote class="blockquote">
        <p>A well-known quote, contained in a blockquote element.</p>
    </blockquote>
    <figcaption class="blockquote-footer">
        Someone famous in <cite title="Source Title">Source Title</cite>
    </figcaption>
</figure>

Alignment

A well-known quote, contained in a blockquote element.

<figure class="text-center">
    <blockquote class="blockquote">
        <p>A well-known quote.</p>
    </blockquote>
    <figcaption class="blockquote-footer">
        Someone famous
    </figcaption>
</figure>

Lists

Unstyled

Remove the default list-style and left margin on list items.

  • This is a list.
  • It appears completely unstyled.
  • Structurally, it's still a list.
  • However, this style only applies to immediate child elements.
  • Nested lists:
    • are unaffected by this style
    • will still show a bullet
    • and have appropriate left margin
  • This may still come in handy in some situations.
<ul class="list-unstyled">
    <li>This is a list.</li>
    <li>It appears completely unstyled.</li>
    <li>Structurally, it's still a list.</li>
</ul>

Inline

Remove a list's bullets and apply some light margin with a combination of two classes, .list-inline and .list-inline-item.

  • This is a list item.
  • And another one.
  • But they're displayed inline.
<ul class="list-inline">
    <li class="list-inline-item">This is a list item.</li>
    <li class="list-inline-item">And another one.</li>
    <li class="list-inline-item">But they're displayed inline.</li>
</ul>

Description List Alignment

Description lists
A description list is perfect for defining terms.
Term

Definition for the term.

And some more placeholder definition text.

Another term
This definition is short, so no extra paragraphs or anything.
Truncated term is truncated
This can be useful when space is tight. Adds an ellipsis at the end.
Nesting
Nested definition list
I heard you like definition lists. Let me put a definition list inside your definition list.
<dl class="row">
    <dt class="col-sm-3">Description lists</dt>
    <dd class="col-sm-9">A description list is perfect for defining terms.</dd>

    <dt class="col-sm-3">Term</dt>
    <dd class="col-sm-9">Definition for the term.</dd>
</dl>

Text Alignment

Easily realign text to components with text alignment classes.

Start aligned text on all viewport sizes.

Center aligned text on all viewport sizes.

End aligned text on all viewport sizes.

<p class="text-start">Start aligned text on all viewport sizes.</p>
<p class="text-center">Center aligned text on all viewport sizes.</p>
<p class="text-end">End aligned text on all viewport sizes.</p>

Responsive Alignment

Start aligned text on viewports sized SM (small) or wider.

Start aligned text on viewports sized MD (medium) or wider.

Start aligned text on viewports sized LG (large) or wider.

Start aligned text on viewports sized XL (extra-large) or wider.

<p class="text-sm-start">Start aligned on SM or wider.</p>
<p class="text-md-start">Start aligned on MD or wider.</p>
<p class="text-lg-start">Start aligned on LG or wider.</p>

Text Transform

Transform text in components with text capitalization classes.

Lowercased text.

Uppercased text.

capitalized text.

<p class="text-lowercase">Lowercased text.</p>
<p class="text-uppercase">Uppercased text.</p>
<p class="text-capitalize">capitalized text.</p>

Font Weight and Italics

Quickly change the font-weight or font-style of text.

Bold text.

Bolder weight text (relative to the parent element).

Semibold weight text.

Medium weight text.

Normal weight text.

Light weight text.

Lighter weight text (relative to the parent element).

Italic text.

Text with normal font style

<p class="fw-bold">Bold text.</p>
<p class="fw-bolder">Bolder weight text.</p>
<p class="fw-semibold">Semibold weight text.</p>
<p class="fw-medium">Medium weight text.</p>
<p class="fw-normal">Normal weight text.</p>
<p class="fw-light">Light weight text.</p>
<p class="fw-lighter">Lighter weight text.</p>
<p class="fst-italic">Italic text.</p>
<p class="fst-normal">Text with normal font style</p>

Line Height

This is a long paragraph written to show how the line-height of an element is affected by our utilities. Classes are applied to the element itself or sometimes the parent element. These classes can be customized as needed with our utility API. This is line-height 1.

This is a long paragraph written to show how the line-height of an element is affected by our utilities. Classes are applied to the element itself or sometimes the parent element. These classes can be customized as needed with our utility API. This is line-height sm.

This is a long paragraph written to show how the line-height of an element is affected by our utilities. Classes are applied to the element itself or sometimes the parent element. These classes can be customized as needed with our utility API. This is line-height base.

This is a long paragraph written to show how the line-height of an element is affected by our utilities. Classes are applied to the element itself or sometimes the parent element. These classes can be customized as needed with our utility API. This is line-height lg.

<p class="lh-1">Line height 1</p>
<p class="lh-sm">Line height sm</p>
<p class="lh-base">Line height base</p>
<p class="lh-lg">Line height lg</p>