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---
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layout: docs
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title: Typography
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description: Documentation and examples for Bootstrap typography, including global settings, body text, lists, and more.
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group: content
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---
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Bootstrap includes simple and easily customized typography for headings, body text, lists, and more. For even more control, check out the [textual utility classes]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/utilities/).
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## Contents

* Will be replaced with the ToC, excluding the "Contents" header
{:toc}
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## Global settings

Bootstrap sets basic global display, typography, and link styles. Specifically, we:
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- Use a [native font stack](/content/reboot/#native-font-stack) that selects the best `font-family` for each OS and device.
- Use the `$font-family-base`, `$font-size-base`, and `$line-height-base` attributes as our typographic base applied to the `<body>`.
- Set the global link color via `$link-color` and apply link underlines only on `:hover`.
- Use `$body-bg` to set a `background-color` on the `<body>` (`#fff` by default).
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These styles can be found within `_reboot.scss`, and the global variables are defined in `_variables.scss`.
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## Headings
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All HTML headings, `<h1>` through `<h6>`, are available.
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<div class="bd-example bd-example-type">
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  <table class="table">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><h1>h1. Bootstrap heading</h1></td>
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        <td class="type-info">Semibold 2.5rem (40px)</td>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><h2>h2. Bootstrap heading</h2></td>
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        <td class="type-info">Semibold 2rem (32px)</td>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><h3>h3. Bootstrap heading</h3></td>
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        <td class="type-info">Semibold 1.75rem (28px)</td>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><h4>h4. Bootstrap heading</h4></td>
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        <td class="type-info">Semibold 1.5rem (24px)</td>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><h5>h5. Bootstrap heading</h5></td>
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        <td class="type-info">Semibold 1.25rem (20px)</td>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><h6>h6. Bootstrap heading</h6></td>
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        <td class="type-info">Semibold 1rem (16px)</td>
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      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>

{% highlight html %}
<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>
{% endhighlight %}
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`.h1` through `.h6` classes are also available, for when you want to match the font styling of a heading but cannot use the associated HTML element.

{% example html %}
<p class="h1">h1. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h2">h2. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h3">h3. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h4">h4. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h5">h5. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h6">h6. Bootstrap heading</p>
{% endexample %}
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### Customizing headings
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Use the included utility classes to recreate the small secondary heading text from Bootstrap 3.
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{% example html %}
<h3>
  Fancy display heading
  <small class="text-muted">With faded secondary text</small>
</h3>
{% endexample %}
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## 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**—a larger, slightly more opinionated heading style.

<div class="bd-example bd-example-type">
  <table class="table">
    <tbody>
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        <td><h1 class="display-1">Display 1</h1></td>
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      </tr>
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      <td><h1 class="display-2">Display 2</h1></td>
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      </tr>
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      <td><h1 class="display-3">Display 3</h1></td>
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      </tr>
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      <td><h1 class="display-4">Display 4</h1></td>
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      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>
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{% highlight html %}
<h1 class="display-1">Display 1</h1>
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<h1 class="display-2">Display 2</h1>
<h1 class="display-3">Display 3</h1>
<h1 class="display-4">Display 4</h1>
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{% endhighlight %}
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## Lead

Make a paragraph stand out by adding `.lead`.

{% example html %}
<p class="lead">
  Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus.
</p>
{% endexample %}

## Inline text elements
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Styling for common inline HTML5 elements.
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{% example html %}
<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 to the document.</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>
{% endexample %}
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`.mark` and `.small` classes are also available to apply the same styles as `<mark>` and `<small>` while avoiding any unwanted semantic implications that the tags would bring.
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While not shown above, feel free to use `<b>` and `<i>` in HTML5. `<b>` is meant to highlight words or phrases without conveying additional importance while `<i>` is mostly for voice, technical terms, etc.
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## Text utilities
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Change text alignment, transform, style, weight, and color with our [text utilities]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/utilities/#text-alignment).
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## Abbreviations
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Stylized implementation of HTML's `<abbr>` 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 and to users of assistive technologies.
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Add `.initialism` to an abbreviation for a slightly smaller font-size.

{% example html %}
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<p><abbr title="attribute">attr</abbr></p>
<p><abbr title="HyperText Markup Language" class="initialism">HTML</abbr></p>
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{% endexample %}

## Blockquotes
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For quoting blocks of content from another source within your document. Wrap `<blockquote class="blockquote">` around any <abbr title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</abbr> as the quote.
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{% example html %}
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<blockquote class="blockquote">
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</blockquote>
{% endexample %}
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### Naming a source
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Add a `<footer class="blockquote-footer">` for identifying the source. Wrap the name of the source work in `<cite>`.
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{% example html %}
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<blockquote class="blockquote">
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</blockquote>
{% endexample %}
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### Reverse layout
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Add `.blockquote-reverse` for a blockquote with right-aligned content.

{% example html %}
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<blockquote class="blockquote blockquote-reverse">
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</blockquote>
{% endexample %}

## Lists

### 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.

{% example html %}
<ul class="list-unstyled">
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  <li>Integer molestie lorem at massa</li>
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      <li>Purus sodales ultricies</li>
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  <li>Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel</li>
  <li>Aenean sit amet erat nunc</li>
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</ul>
{% endexample %}

### Inline
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{% example html %}
<ul class="list-inline">
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</ul>
{% endexample %}
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### Description list alignment
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Align terms and descriptions horizontally by using our grid system's predefined classes (or semantic mixins). For longer terms, you can optionally add a `.text-truncate` class to truncate the text with an ellipsis.
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{% example html %}
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<dl class="row">
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  <dt class="col-sm-3">Description lists</dt>
  <dd class="col-sm-9">A description list is perfect for defining terms.</dd>

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  <dt class="col-sm-3">Nesting</dt>
  <dd class="col-sm-9">
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</dl>
{% endexample %}
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## Responsive typography

*Responsive typography* refers to scaling text and components by simply adjusting the root element's `font-size` within a series of media queries. Bootstrap doesn't do this for you, but it's fairly easy to add if you need it.

Here's an example of it in practice. Choose whatever `font-size`s and media queries you wish.

{% highlight scss %}
html {
  font-size: 14px;
}

@include media-breakpoint-up(sm) {
  html {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
}

@include media-breakpoint-up(md) {
  html {
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  }
}

@include media-breakpoint-up(lg) {
  html {
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}
{% endhighlight %}