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title: Typography
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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](/components/utilities/).
## Global settings
Bootstrap sets basic global display, typography, and link styles. Specifically, we:
- Set `background-color: #fff;` on the ``
- Use the `@font-family-base`, `@font-size-base`, and `@line-height-base` attributes as our typographic base
- Set the global link color via `@link-color` and apply link underlines only on `:hover`
These styles can be found within `scaffolding.less`.
## 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 %}
Create lighter, secondary text in any heading with a generic `` tag or the `.small` class.
h1. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h2. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h3. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h4. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h5. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h6. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
{% highlight html %}
h1. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h2. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h3. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h4. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h5. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
h6. Bootstrap heading Secondary text
{% 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 %}
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.
## 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. For straight quotes, we recommend a `
`.
{% example html %}
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.