Bootstrap 4 Text/Typography

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Bootstrap 4 Default Settings

Bootstrap 4 uses a default font-size of 16px, and its line-height is 1.5.

The default font-family is "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif.

In addition, all <p> elements have margin-top: 0 and margin-bottom: 1rem (16px by default).

<h1> - <h6>

Bootstrap 4 styles HTML headings (<h1> to <h6>) with a bolder font-weight and an increased font-size:

Example

h1 Bootstrap heading (2.5rem = 40px)

h2 Bootstrap heading (2rem = 32px)

h3 Bootstrap heading (1.75rem = 28px)

h4 Bootstrap heading (1.5rem = 24px)

h5 Bootstrap heading (1.25rem = 20px)

h6 Bootstrap heading (1rem = 16px)

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Display Headings

Display headings are used to stand out more than normal headings (larger font-size and lighter font-weight), and there are four classes to choose from: .display-1, .display-2, .display-3, .display-4

Example

Display 1

Display 2

Display 3

Display 4

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<small>

In Bootstrap 4 the HTML <small> element is used to create a lighter, secondary text in any heading:

Example

h1 heading secondary text

h2 heading secondary text

h3 heading secondary text

h4 heading secondary text

h5 heading secondary text

h6 heading secondary text

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<mark>

Bootstrap 4 will style the HTML <mark> element with a yellow background color and some padding:

Example

Use the mark element to highlight text.

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<abbr>

Bootstrap 4 will style the HTML <abbr> element with a dotted border bottom:

Example

The WHO was founded in 1948.

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<blockquote>

Add the .blockquote class to a <blockquote> when quoting blocks of content from another source:

Example

For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally.

From WWF's website

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<dl>

Bootstrap 4 will style the HTML <dl> element in the following way:

Example

Coffee: - black hot drink
Milk: - white cold drink

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<code>

Bootstrap 4 will style the HTML <code> element in the following way:

Example

The following HTML elements: span, section, and div defines a section in a document.

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<kbd>

Bootstrap 4 will style the HTML <kbd> element in the following way:

Example

Use ctrl + p to open the Print dialog box.

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<pre>

Bootstrap 4 will style the HTML <pre> element in the following way:

Example

Text in a pre element

is displayed in a fixed-width

font, and it preserves

both      spaces and

line breaks.

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More Typography Classes

The Bootstrap 4 classes below can be added to style HTML elements further:

Class	Description	Example
`.font-weight-bold`	Bold text	Try it
`.font-weight-bolder`	Bolder text	Try it
`.font-italic`	Italic text	Try it
`.font-weight-light`	Light weight text	Try it
`.font-weight-lighter`	Lighter weight text	Try it
`.font-weight-normal`	Normal text	Try it
`.lead`	Makes a paragraph stand out	Try it
`.small`	Indicates smaller text (set to 80% of the size of the parent)	Try it
`.text-left`	Indicates left-aligned text	Try it
`.text-*-left`	Indicates left-aligned text on small, medium, large or xlarge screens	Try it
`.text-break`	Prevents long text from breaking layout	Try it
`.text-center`	Indicates center-aligned text	Try it
`.text-*-center`	Indicates center-aligned text on small, medium, large or xlarge screens	Try it
`.text-decoration-none`	Removes the underline from a link	Try it
`.text-right`	Indicates right-aligned text	Try it
`.text-*-right`	Indicates right-aligned text on small, medium, large or xlarge screens	Try it
`.text-justify`	Indicates justified text	Try it
`.text-monospace`	Monospaced text	Try it
`.text-nowrap`	Indicates no wrap text	Try it
`.text-lowercase`	Indicates lowercased text	Try it
`.text-reset`	Resets the color of a text or a link (inherits the color from its parent)	Try it
`.text-uppercase`	Indicates uppercased text	Try it
`.text-capitalize`	Indicates capitalized text	Try it
`.initialism`	Displays the text inside an `<abbr>` element in a slightly smaller font size	Try it
`.list-unstyled`	Removes the default list-style and left margin on list items (works on both `<ul>` and `<ol>`). This class only applies to immediate children list items (to remove the default list-style from any nested lists, apply this class to any nested lists as well)	Try it
`.list-inline`	Places all list items on a single line (used together with `.list-inline-item` on each <li> elements)	Try it
`.pre-scrollable`	Makes a `<pre>` element scrollable	Try it

Complete Bootstrap 4 CSS Reference

For a complete reference of all CSS classes available in Bootstrap 4, visit our Bootstrap 4 All Classes Reference.

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