Basic Typography


Headings

All HTML headings,

through
, are available. .h1 through .h6 classes are also available, for when you want to match the font styling of a heading but still want your text to be displayed inline.

h1. Bootstrap heading

Semibold 36px

h2. Bootstrap heading

Semibold 30px

h3. Bootstrap heading

Semibold 24px

h4. Bootstrap heading

Semibold 18px
h5. Bootstrap heading
Semibold 14px
h6. Bootstrap heading
Semibold 12px

h1. Bootstrap heading

h2. Bootstrap heading

h3. Bootstrap heading

h4. Bootstrap heading

h5. Bootstrap heading
h6. Bootstrap heading

Create lighter, secondary text in any heading with a generic tag or the .small class.

h1. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h2. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h3. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h4. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h5. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h6. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h1. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h2. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h3. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h4. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

h5. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h6. Bootstrap heading Secondary text

Body copy

Bootstrap's global default font-size is 14px, with a line-height of 1.428. This is applied to the and all paragraphs. In addition,

(paragraphs) receive a bottom margin of half their computed line-height (10px by default).

Nullam quis risus eget urna mollis ornare vel eu leo. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula.

Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.

Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit.

...

Lead body copy

Make a paragraph stand out by adding .lead.

Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus.

 class="lead">...

Built with Less

The typographic scale is based on two LESS variables in variables.less: @font-size-base and @line-height-base. The first is the base font-size used throughout and the second is the base line-height. We use those variables and some simple math to create the margins, paddings, and line-heights of all our type and more. Customize them and Bootstrap adapts.

Emphasis

Make use of HTML's default emphasis tags with lightweight styles.

Small text

For de-emphasizing inline or blocks of text, use the tag to set text at 85% the size of the parent. Heading elements receive their own font-size for nested elements.

You may alternatively use an inline element with .small in place of any

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

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

Bold

For emphasizing a snippet of text with a heavier font-weight.

The following snippet of text is rendered as bold text.

rendered as bold text

Italics

For emphasizing a snippet of text with italics.

The following snippet of text is rendered as italicized text.

rendered as italicized text

Alternate elements

Feel free to use and in HTML5. is meant to highlight words or phrases without conveying additional importance while is mostly for voice, technical terms, etc.

Alignment classes

Easily realign text to components with text alignment classes.

Left aligned text.

Center aligned text.

Right aligned text.

 class="text-left">Left aligned text.

class="text-center">Center aligned text.

class="text-right">Right aligned text.

Emphasis classes

Convey meaning through color with a handful of emphasis utility classes. These may also be applied to links and will darken on hover just like our default link styles.

Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris nibh.

Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.

Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula.

Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.

Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod.

Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.

 class="text-muted">...

class="text-primary">...

class="text-success">...

class="text-info">...

class="text-warning">...

class="text-danger">...

Dealing with specificity

Sometimes emphasis classes cannot be applied due to the specificity of another selector. In most cases, a sufficient workaround is to wrap your text in a with the class.

Abbreviations

Stylized implementation of HTML's element for abbreviations and acronyms to show the expanded version on hover. Abbreviations with a title attribute have a light dotted bottom border and a help cursor on hover, providing additional context on hover.

Basic abbreviation

For expanded text on long hover of an abbreviation, include the title attribute with the element.

An abbreviation of the word attribute is attr.

 title="attribute">attr

Initialism

Add .initialism to an abbreviation for a slightly smaller font-size.

HTML is the best thing since sliced bread.

 title="HyperText Markup Language" class="initialism">HTML

Addresses

Present contact information for the nearest ancestor or the entire body of work. Preserve formatting by ending all lines with
.

Twitter, Inc.
795 Folsom Ave, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94107
P: (123) 456-7890
Full Name
[email protected]
Twitter, Inc.
795 Folsom Ave, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94107
title="Phone">P: (123) 456-7890
Full Name
href="mailto:#">[email protected]

Blockquotes

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

Default blockquote

Wrap

around any HTML as the quote. For straight quotes, we recommend a

.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.

Blockquote options

Style and content changes for simple variations on a standard

.

Naming a source

Add tag or .small class for identifying the source. Wrap the name of the source work in .

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.

Someone famous in Source Title

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.

Someone famous in title="Source Title">Source Title

Alternate displays

Use .pull-right for a floated, right-aligned blockquote.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.

Someone famous in Source Title
 class="pull-right"> ...

Lists

Unordered

A list of items in which the order does not explicitly matter.

  • Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
  • Consectetur adipiscing elit
  • Integer molestie lorem at massa
  • Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet
  • Nulla volutpat aliquam velit
    • Phasellus iaculis neque
    • Purus sodales ultricies
    • Vestibulum laoreet porttitor sem
    • Ac tristique libero volutpat at
  • Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel
  • Aenean sit amet erat nunc
  • Eget porttitor lorem
  • ...

Ordered

A list of items in which the order does explicitly matter.

  1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
  2. Consectetur adipiscing elit
  3. Integer molestie lorem at massa
  4. Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet
  5. Nulla volutpat aliquam velit
  6. Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel
  7. Aenean sit amet erat nunc
  8. Eget porttitor lorem
  1. ...

Unstyled

Remove the default list-style and left margin on list items (immediate children only). This only applies to immediate children list items, meaning you will need to add the class for any nested lists as well.

  • Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
  • Consectetur adipiscing elit
  • Integer molestie lorem at massa
  • Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet
  • Nulla volutpat aliquam velit
    • Phasellus iaculis neque
    • Purus sodales ultricies
    • Vestibulum laoreet porttitor sem
    • Ac tristique libero volutpat at
  • Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel
  • Aenean sit amet erat nunc
  • Eget porttitor lorem
 class="list-unstyled">
  • ...
  • Inline

    Place all list items on a single line with display: inline-block; and some light padding.

    • Lorem ipsum
    • Phasellus iaculis
    • Nulla volutpat
     class="list-inline">
  • ...
  • Description

    A list of terms with their associated descriptions.

    Description lists
    A description list is perfect for defining terms.
    Euismod
    Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper eget lacinia odio sem nec elit.
    Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus.
    Malesuada porta
    Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod.
    ...
    ...

    Horizontal description

    Make terms and descriptions in

    line up side-by-side. Starts off stacked like default
    s, but when the navbar expands, so do these.

    Description lists
    A description list is perfect for defining terms.
    Euismod
    Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper eget lacinia odio sem nec elit.
    Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus.
    Malesuada porta
    Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod.
    Felis euismod semper eget lacinia
    Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris condimentum nibh, ut fermentum massa justo sit amet risus.
     class="dl-horizontal">
    ...
    ...

    Auto-truncating

    Horizontal description lists will truncate terms that are too long to fit in the left column with text-overflow. In narrower viewports, they will change to the default stacked layout.

    Basic example

    For basic styling—light padding and only horizontal dividers—add the base class .table to any

    . It may seem super redundant, but given the widespread use of tables for other plugins like calendars and date pickers, we've opted to isolate our custom table styles.

    #First NameLast NameUsername
    1MarkOtto@mdo
    2JacobThornton@fat
    3Larrythe Bird@twitter
     class="table"> ...

    Striped rows

    Use .table-striped to add zebra-striping to any table row within the .

    Cross-browser compatibility

    Striped tables are styled via the :nth-child CSS selector, which is not available in Internet Explorer 8.

    #First NameLast NameUsername
    1MarkOtto@mdo
    2JacobThornton@fat
    3Larrythe Bird@twitter
     class="table table-striped"> ...

    Bordered table

    Add .table-bordered for borders on all sides of the table and cells.

    #First NameLast NameUsername
    1MarkOtto@mdo
    MarkOtto@TwBootstrap
    2JacobThornton@fat
    3Larry the Bird@twitter
     class="table table-bordered"> ...

    Hover rows

    Add .table-hover to enable a hover state on table rows within a .

    #First NameLast NameUsername
    1MarkOtto@mdo
    2JacobThornton@fat
    3Larry the Bird@twitter
     class="table table-hover"> ...

    Condensed table

    Add .table-condensed to make tables more compact by cutting cell padding in half.

    #First NameLast NameUsername
    1MarkOtto@mdo
    2JacobThornton@fat
    3Larry the Bird@twitter
     class="table table-condensed"> ...

    Contextual classes

    Use contextual classes to color table rows or individual cells.

    ClassDescription
    .activeApplies the hover color to a particular row or cell
    .successIndicates a successful or positive action
    .warningIndicates a warning that might need attention
    .dangerIndicates a dangerous or potentially negative action
    #Column headingColumn headingColumn heading
    1Column contentColumn contentColumn content
    2Column contentColumn contentColumn content
    3Column contentColumn contentColumn content
    4Column contentColumn contentColumn content
    5Column contentColumn contentColumn content
    6Column contentColumn contentColumn content
    7Column contentColumn contentColumn content
     class="active">... class="success">... class="warning">... class="danger">... class="active">... class="success">... class="warning">... class="danger">...

    Responsive tables

    Create responsive tables by wrapping any .table in .table-responsive to make them scroll horizontally up to small devices (under 768px). When viewing on anything larger than 768px wide, you will not see any difference in these tables.

    #Table headingTable headingTable headingTable headingTable headingTable heading
    1Table cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cell
    2Table cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cell
    3Table cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cell
    #Table headingTable headingTable headingTable headingTable headingTable heading
    1Table cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cell
    2Table cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cell
    3Table cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cellTable cell
     class="table-responsive"> class="table"> ... 
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