--- layout: docs title: Typography group: content --- 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/). ## Contents * Will be replaced with the ToC, excluding the "Contents" header {:toc} ## Global settings Bootstrap sets basic global display, typography, and link styles. Specifically, we: - 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 `$line-height-base` attributes as our typographic base applied to the ``. - Set the global link color via `$link-color` and apply link underlines only on `:hover`. - Use `$body-bg` to set a `background-color` on the `` (`#fff` by default). These styles can be found within `_reboot.scss`, and the global variables are defined in `_variables.scss`. ## 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
{% highlight html %}

h1. Bootstrap heading

h2. Bootstrap heading

h3. Bootstrap heading

h4. Bootstrap heading

h5. Bootstrap heading
h6. Bootstrap heading
{% endhighlight %} ### Customizing headings Use the included utility classes to recreate the small secondary heading text from Bootstrap 3. {% example html %}

Fancy display heading With faded secondary text

{% endexample %} ## 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.

Display 1

Display 2

Display 3

Display 4
{% highlight html %}

Display 1

Display 2

Display 3

Display 4

{% endhighlight %} ## Lead Make a paragraph stand out by adding `.lead`. {% example html %}

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

{% endexample %} ## Inline text elements Styling for common inline HTML5 elements. {% example html %}

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.

{% endexample %} `.mark` and `.small` classes are also available to apply the same styles as `` and `` while avoiding any unwanted semantic implications that the tags would bring. While not shown above, 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. ## Text utilities Change text alignment, transform, style, weight, and color with our [text utilities]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/utilities/#text-alignment). ## 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 and to users of assistive technologies. Add `.initialism` to an abbreviation for a slightly smaller font-size. {% example html %}

attr

HTML

{% endexample %} ## Blockquotes For quoting blocks of content from another source within your document. Wrap `
` around any HTML as the quote. {% example html %}

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

{% endexample %} ### Naming a source Add a `