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---
layout: default
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title: Getting started
slug: getting-started
lead: "An overview of Bootstrap, how to download and use, basic templates and examples, and more."
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base_url: "../"
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  <!-- Getting started
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  <div class="bs-docs-section">
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    <div class="page-header">
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      <h1 id="download">Download Bootstrap</h1>
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    </div>
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    <p class="lead">Bootstrap has a few easy ways to quickly get started, each one appealing to a different skill level and use case. Read through to see what suits your particular needs.</p>
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    <h3 id="download-compiled">Compiled CSS, JS, and fonts</h3>
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    <p>The fastest way to get Bootstrap is to download the precompiled and minified versions of our CSS, JavaScript, and fonts. No documentation or original source code files are included.</p>
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    <p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="{{ site.download_dist }}" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Getting started', 'Download', 'Download compiled']);" role="button">Download precompiled Bootstrap</a></p>
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    <h3 id="download-additional">Additional downloads</h3>
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    <div class="bs-docs-dl-options">
      <h4>
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        <a href="{{ site.download_source }}" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Getting started', 'Download', 'Download source']);">Download source code</a>
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      </h4>
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      <p>Get the latest Bootstrap LESS and JavaScript source code by downloading it directly from GitHub.</p>
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      <h4>
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        <a href="{{ site.repo }}" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Getting started', 'Download', 'GitHub project']);">Clone or fork via GitHub</a>
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      </h4>
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      <p>Visit us on GitHub to clone or fork the Bootstrap project.</p>
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      <h4>
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        Install with <a href="http://bower.io">Bower</a>
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      <p>Install and manage Bootstrap's styles, JavaScript, and documentation using <a href="http://bower.io">Bower</a>.</p>
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      {% highlight bash %}$ bower install bootstrap{% endhighlight %}
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    <h3 id="download-cdn">Bootstrap CDN</h3>
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    <p>The folks over at <a href="https://www.netdna.com/">NetDNA</a> graciously provide CDN support for Bootstrap's CSS and JavaScript. Just use these <a href="http://www.bootstrapcdn.com/">Bootstrap CDN</a> links.</p>
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{% highlight html %}
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<!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ site.cdn_css }}">
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<!-- Optional theme -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ site.cdn_theme_css }}">

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<!-- Latest compiled and minified JavaScript -->
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<script src="{{ site.cdn_js }}"></script>
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{% endhighlight %}
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    <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning" id="callout-less-compilation">
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      <h4>Compiling Bootstrap's LESS files</h4>
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      <p>If you work with Bootstrap's uncompiled source code, you need to compile the LESS files to produce usable CSS files. For LESS compilation, we only officially support <a href="http://twitter.github.io/recess/">Recess</a>, which is Twitter's CSS hinter based on <a href="http://lesscss.org">less.js</a>.</p>
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    </div>
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  </div>

  <!-- File structure
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  <div class="bs-docs-section">
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    <div class="page-header">
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      <h1 id="whats-included">What's included</h1>
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    </div>
    <p class="lead">Within the download you'll find the following directories and files, logically grouping common assets and providing both compiled and minified variations.</p>
    <p>Once downloaded, unzip the compressed folder to see the structure of (the compiled) Bootstrap. You'll see something like this:</p>

{% highlight bash %}
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bootstrap/
├── css/
│   ├── bootstrap.css
│   ├── bootstrap.min.css
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│   ├── bootstrap-theme.css
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│   └── bootstrap-theme.min.css
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├── js/
│   ├── bootstrap.js
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│   └── bootstrap.min.js
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└── fonts/
    ├── glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot
    ├── glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg
    ├── glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf
    └── glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff
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{% endhighlight %}

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    <p>This is the most basic form of Bootstrap: precompiled files for quick drop-in usage in nearly any web project. We provide compiled CSS and JS (<code>bootstrap.*</code>), as well as compiled and minified CSS and JS (<code>bootstrap.min.*</code>). Fonts from Glyphicons are included, as is the optional Bootstrap theme.</p>
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    <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-danger">
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      <h4>jQuery required</h4>
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      <p>Please note that <strong>all JavaScript plugins require jQuery</strong> to be included, as shown in the <a href="#template">starter template</a>.</p>
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    </div>
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  <!-- Template
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  <div class="bs-docs-section">
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    <div class="page-header">
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      <h1 id="template">Basic template</h1>
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    <p class="lead">Start with this basic HTML template, or modify <a href="../getting-started#examples">these examples</a>.
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    We hope you'll customize our templates and examples, adapting them to suit your needs.</p>
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    <p>Copy the HTML below to begin working with a minimal Bootstrap document.</p>
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{% highlight html %}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap 101 Template</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <!-- Bootstrap -->
    <link href="css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen">
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    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
    <![endif]-->
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  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Hello, world!</h1>

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    <!-- jQuery (necessary for Bootstrap's JavaScript plugins) -->
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    <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery.js"></script>
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    <!-- Include all compiled plugins (below), or include individual files as needed -->
    <script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>
{% endhighlight %}
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  <!-- Template
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  <div class="bs-docs-section">
    <div class="page-header">
      <h1 id="examples">Examples</h1>
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    <p class="lead">Build on the basic template above with Bootstrap's many components. See also <a href="#customizing">Customizing Bootstrap</a> for tips on maintaining your own Bootstrap variants.</p>
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    <div class="row bs-examples">
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      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/starter-template/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/starter-template.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Starter template</h4>
        <p>Nothing but the basics: compiled CSS and JavaScript along with a container.</p>
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      </div>
      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/grid/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/grid.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Grids</h4>
        <p>Multiple examples of grid layouts with all four tiers, nesting, and more.</p>
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      <div class="clearfix visible-xs"></div>

      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/jumbotron/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/jumbotron.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Jumbotron</h4>
        <p>Build around the jumbotron with a navbar and some basic grid columns.</p>
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      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/jumbotron-narrow/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/jumbotron-narrow.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Narrow jumbotron</h4>
        <p>Build a more custom page by narrowing the default container and jumbotron.</p>
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      <div class="clearfix visible-xs"></div>

      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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          <img src="../examples/screenshots/navbar.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Navbar</h4>
        <p>Super basic template that includes the navbar along with some additional content.</p>
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      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/navbar-static-top/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/navbar-static.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Static top navbar</h4>
        <p>Super basic template with a static top navbar along with some additional content.</p>
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      </div>
      <div class="clearfix visible-xs"></div>

      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/navbar-fixed-top/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/navbar-fixed.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Fixed navbar</h4>
        <p>Super basic template with a fixed top navbar along with some additional content.</p>
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      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/signin/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/sign-in.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Sign-in page</h4>
        <p>Custom form layout and design for a simple sign in form.</p>
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      <div class="clearfix visible-xs"></div>

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          <img src="../examples/screenshots/sticky-footer.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Sticky footer</h4>
        <p>Attach a footer to the bottom of the viewport when the content is shorter than it.</p>
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      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/sticky-footer-navbar/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/sticky-footer-navbar.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Sticky footer with navbar</h4>
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        <p>Attach a footer to the bottom of the viewport with a fixed navbar at the top.</p>
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      <div class="clearfix visible-xs"></div>

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      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/justified-nav/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/justified-nav.jpg" alt="">
        </a>
        <h4>Justified nav</h4>
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        <p>Create a custom navbar with justified links. Heads up! <a href="../components/#nav-justified">Not too WebKit friendly.</a></p>
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          <img src="../examples/screenshots/offcanvas.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Offcanvas</h4>
        <p>Build a toggleable off-canvas navigation menu for use with Bootstrap.</p>
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      <div class="clearfix visible-xs"></div>

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          <img src="../examples/screenshots/carousel.jpg" alt="">
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        <h4>Carousel</h4>
        <p>Customize the navbar and carousel, then add some new components.</p>
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      <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4">
        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/non-responsive/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/non-responsive.jpg" alt="">
        </a>
        <h4>Non-responsive Bootstrap</h4>
        <p>Easily disable the responsiveness of Bootstrap <a href="../getting-started/#disable-responsive">per our docs</a>.</p>
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        <a class="thumbnail" href="../examples/theme/">
          <img src="../examples/screenshots/theme.jpg" alt="">
        </a>
        <h4>Bootstrap theme</h4>
        <p>Load the optional Bootstrap theme for a visually enhanced experience.</p>
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  <!-- Template
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    <div class="page-header">
      <h1 id="disable-responsive">Disabling responsiveness</h1>
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    <p class="lead">Bootstrap automatically adapts your pages for various screen sizes.
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      Here's how to disable this feature so your page works like in <a href="../examples/non-responsive/">this non-responsive example</a>.</p>
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    <h3>Steps to disable page responsiveness</h3>
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      <li>Omit the viewport <code>&lt;meta&gt;</code> mentioned in <a href="../css/#overview-mobile">the CSS docs</a></li>
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      <li>Override the <code>width</code> on the <code>.container</code> for each grid tier with a single width, for example <code>width: 970px !important;</code> Be sure that this comes after the default Bootstrap CSS. You can optionally avoid the <code>!important</code> with media queries or some selector-fu.</li>
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      <li>If using navbars, remove all navbar collapsing and expanding behavior.</li>
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    <p>You'll still need Respond.js for IE8 (since our media queries are still there and need to be processed).
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    <p>We've applied these steps to an example. Read its source code to see the specific changes implemented.</p>
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    <p>
      <a href="../examples/non-responsive/" class="btn btn-primary">View non-responsive example</a>
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  <!-- Migration
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      <h1 id="migration">Migrating from 2.x to 3.0</h1>
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    <p class="lead">Bootstrap 3 is not backwards compatible with v2.x.
      Use this section as a general guide to upgrading from v2.x to v3.0. 
      For a broader overview, see <a href="http://blog.getbootstrap.com/2013/08/19/bootstrap-3-released/">what's new</a> in the v3.0 release announcement.</p>
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    <h2 id="migration-classes">Major class changes</h2>
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    <p>This table shows the style changes between v2.x and v3.0.</p>
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    <div class="table-responsive">
      <table class="table table-bordered table-striped">
        <thead>
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            <th>Bootstrap 2.x</th>
            <th>Bootstrap 3.0</th>
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        </thead>
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            <td><code>.container-fluid</code></td>
            <td><code>.container</code></td>
          </tr>
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            <td><code>.row-fluid</code></td>
            <td><code>.row</code></td>
          </tr>
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            <td><code>.span*</code></td>
            <td><code>.col-md-*</code></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><code>.offset*</code></td>
            <td><code>.col-md-offset-*</code></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td><code>.brand</code></td>
            <td><code>.navbar-brand</code></td>
          </tr>
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          <tr>
            <td><code>.nav-collapse</code></td>
            <td><code>.navbar-collapse</code></td>
          </tr>
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            <td><code>.nav-toggle</code></td>
            <td><code>.navbar-toggle</code></td>
          </tr>
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            <td><code>.btn-navbar</code></td>
            <td><code>.navbar-btn</code></td>
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            <td><code>.hero-unit</code></td>
            <td><code>.jumbotron</code></td>
          </tr>
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            <td><code>.icon-*</code></td>
            <td><code>.glyphicon .glyphicon-*</code></td>
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            <td><code>.btn</code></td>
            <td><code>.btn .btn-default</code></td>
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            <td><code>.btn-mini</code></td>
            <td><code>.btn-xs</code></td>
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            <td><code>.btn-small</code></td>
            <td><code>.btn-sm</code></td>
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            <td><code>.btn-large</code></td>
            <td><code>.btn-lg</code></td>
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            <td><code>.alert-error</code></td>
            <td><code>.alert-danger</code></td>
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            <td><code>.visible-phone</code></td>
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            <td><code>.visible-desktop</code></td>
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            <td><code>.input-small</code></td>
            <td><code>.input-sm</code></td>
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            <td><code>.input-large</code></td>
            <td><code>.input-lg</code></td>
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            <td><code>.checkbox.inline</code> <code>.radio.inline</code></td>
            <td><code>.checkbox-inline</code> <code>.radio-inline</code></td>
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            <td><code>.add-on</code></td>
            <td><code>.input-group-addon</code></td>
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            <td><code>.thumbnail</code></td>
            <td><code>.img-thumbnail</code></td>
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            <td><code>ul.unstyled</code></td>
            <td><code>.list-unstyled</code></td>
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            <td><code>ul.inline</code></td>
            <td><code>.list-inline</code></td>
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            <td><code>.muted</code></td>
            <td><code>.text-muted</code></td>
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            <td><code>.text-error</code></td>
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            <td><code>.table .error</code></td>
            <td><code>.table .danger</code></td>
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            <td><code>.bar</code></td>
            <td><code>.progress-bar</code></td>
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            <td><code>.bar-*</code></td>
            <td><code>.progress-bar-*</code></td>
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    </div><!-- /.table-responsive -->
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    <h2 id="migration-new">What's new</h2>
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      <h1 id="customizing">Customizing Bootstrap</h1>
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    <p class="lead">Customizing Bootstrap is best accomplished when you treat it as another dependency in your development stack. Doing so ensures future upgrades are as easy as possible while also familiarizing yourself to the intricacies of the framework.</p>

    <p>Once you've downloaded and included Bootstrap's CSS into your templates, you can move on to customizing the included components. To do so, create a new stylesheet (LESS, if you like, or just plain CSS) to house your customizations.</p>

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      <h4>Compiled or minified?</h4>
      <p>Unless you plan on reading a good chunk of the compiled CSS, go with the minified. It's the same code, just compacted. Less bandwidth is good, especially in production environments.</p>
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    <p>From there, include whatever Bootstrap components and HTML content you need to get your template setup. It's best to have a rough idea in mind of modifications to make and content to include, so be sure to spend a brief amount of time on that before moving on.</p>

    <h3>Customizing components</h3>
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    <p>You can customize components to varying degrees, but most fall into two camps: light customizations and complete visual overhauls. Luckily, plenty examples of both are available.</p>
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    <p>We define light customizations as mostly surface layer changes, things like a color and font changes to existing Bootstrap components. A great example of this is the the <a href="http://translate.twitter.com">Twitter Translation Center</a> (coded by @mdo). Let's look at how to implement the custom button we wrote for this site, <code>.btn-ttc</code>.</p>
    <p>Instead of using the provided Bootstrap buttons, which only require just one class to start, <code>.btn</code>, we'll add our own modifier class, <code>.btn-ttc</code>. This will give us a slightly custom look with minimal effort.</p>
{% highlight html %}
<button type="button" class="btn btn-ttc">Save changes</button>
{% endhighlight %}

  <p>In the custom stylesheet, add the following CSS:</p>

{% highlight css %}
/* Custom button
-------------------------------------------------- */

/* Override base .btn styles */
/* Apply text and background changes to three key states: default, hover, and active (click). */
.btn-ttc,
.btn-ttc:hover,
.btn-ttc:active {
  color: white;
  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background-color: #007da7;
}

/* Apply the custom-colored gradients */
/* Note: you'll need to include all the appropriate gradients for various browsers and standards. */
.btn-ttc {
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  background-image: linear-gradient(top, #009ED2 0%, #007DA7 100%);
  ...
}

/* Set the hover state */
/* An easy hover state is just to move the gradient up a small amount. Add other embellishments as you see fit. */
.btn-ttc:hover {
  background-position: 0 -15px;
}
{% endhighlight %}

    <p>Customizing Bootstrap components takes time, but should be straightforward. <strong>Look to the source code often and duplicate the selectors you need for your modifications.</strong> Placing them after the Bootstrap source makes for easy overriding without complication. <strong>To recap, here's the basic workflow:</strong></p>
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      <li>For each element you want to customize, find its code in the compiled Bootstrap CSS. Copy and paste the selector for a component as-is. For instance, to customize the navbar background, just snag <code>.navbar</code>.</li>
      <li>Add all your custom CSS in a separate stylesheet using the selectors you just copied from the Bootstrap source. No need for prefacing with additional classes or using <code>!important</code> here.</li>
      <li>Rinse and repeat until you're happy with your customizations.</li>
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    <p>Going beyond light customizations and into visual overhauls is just as straightforward as the above custom button. For a site like <a href="http://yourkarma.com">Karma</a>, which uses Bootstrap as a CSS reset with heavy modifications, more extensive work is involved, but well worth it in the end.</p>

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      <h4>Alternate customization methods</h4>
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      <p>While not recommended for folks new to Bootstrap, you may use one of two alternate methods for customization. The first is modifying the source .less files (making upgrades super difficult), and the second is mapping source LESS code to <a href="http://ruby.bvision.com/blog/please-stop-embedding-bootstrap-classes-in-your-html">your own classes via mixins</a>. For the time being, neither of those options are documented here.</p>
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    <h3>Removing potential bloat</h3>
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    <p>Using the Customizer, simply uncheck any component, feature, or asset you don't need. Hit download and swap out the default Bootstrap files with these newly customized ones. You'll get vanilla Bootstrap, but without the features *you* deem unnecessary. All custom builds include compiled and minified versions, so use whichever works for you.</p>

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