--- layout: docs title: Text description: Documentation and examples for common text utilities to control alignment, wrapping, weight, and more. group: utilities toc: true --- ## Text alignment Easily realign text to components with text alignment classes. {{< example >}}

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{{< /example >}} For left, right, and center alignment, responsive classes are available that use the same viewport width breakpoints as the grid system. {{< example >}}

Left aligned text on all viewport sizes.

Center aligned text on all viewport sizes.

Right aligned text on all viewport sizes.

Left aligned text on viewports sized SM (small) or wider.

Left aligned text on viewports sized MD (medium) or wider.

Left aligned text on viewports sized LG (large) or wider.

Left aligned text on viewports sized XL (extra-large) or wider.

{{< /example >}} ## Text wrapping and overflow Wrap text with a `.text-wrap` class. {{< example >}}

This text should wrap.

{{< /example >}} Prevent text from wrapping with a `.text-nowrap` class. {{< example >}}

This text should overflow the parent.

{{< /example >}} ## Word break Prevent long strings of text from breaking your components' layout by using `.text-break` to set `overflow-wrap: break-word` (and `word-break: break-word` for IE & Edge compatibility). {{< example >}}

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{{< /example >}} ## Text transform Transform text in components with text capitalization classes. {{< example >}}

Lowercased text.

Uppercased text.

CapiTaliZed text.

{{< /example >}} Note how `.text-capitalize` only changes the first letter of each word, leaving the case of any other letters unaffected. ## Font weight and italics Quickly change the weight (boldness) of text or italicize text. {{< example >}}

Bold text.

Bolder weight text (relative to the parent element).

Normal weight text.

Light weight text.

Lighter weight text (relative to the parent element).

Italic text.

{{< /example >}} ## Monospace Change a selection to our monospace font stack with `.text-monospace`. {{< example >}}

This is in monospace

{{< /example >}} ## Reset color Reset a text or link's color with `.text-reset`, so that it inherits the color from its parent. {{< example >}}

Muted text with a reset link.

{{< /example >}} ## Text decoration Remove a text decoration with a `.text-decoration-none` class. {{< example >}} Non-underlined link {{< /example >}}