Text
Text utilities handle alignment (with responsive variants), wrapping, truncation, breaking, transforms, font size, weight and style, line height, monospace and decoration. Combine them to build headings, meta lines and price tags without touching CSS.
1Text alignment
text-start, text-center and text-end.
text-start
text-center
text-end
<div class="d-grid gap-2 small">
<p class="text-start border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">text-start</p>
<p class="text-center border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">text-center</p>
<p class="text-end border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">text-end</p>
</div>2Responsive alignment
text-center text-sm-start text-lg-end changes alignment per breakpoint.
Our travel insurance connects complex tasks into simple steps all year round.
<p class="text-center text-sm-start text-lg-end border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">Our travel insurance connects complex tasks into simple steps all year round.</p>3Wrap and no wrap
text-nowrap keeps text on one line, text-wrap allows wrapping (for example inside a badge).
<div class="d-grid gap-2" style="max-width:14rem">
<div class="border rounded-3 p-2 text-nowrap overflow-hidden small">
text-nowrap: Our travel insurance connects complex tasks into simple steps all year round.
</div>
<span class="badge text-bg-primary text-wrap text-start">text-wrap badge: Our travel insurance connects complex tasks into simple steps all year round.</span>
</div>4Truncate
text-truncate cuts a single line with an ellipsis; it needs a block or inline-block with a width.
<div class="d-grid gap-2" style="max-width:18rem">
<div class="text-truncate border rounded-3 p-2">
The new 24/7 assistance gives results you can measure all year round. This clear team guides every detail in view with friendly support.
</div>
<span class="d-inline-block text-truncate border rounded-3 p-2" style="max-width:150px">Explore more, worry less</span>
</div>5Break long words
text-break wraps very long strings that have no spaces.
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<p class="text-break border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0 small" style="max-width:18rem">brand-name-14-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>6Text transform
text-lowercase, text-uppercase and text-capitalize.
<div class="d-grid gap-1">
<span class="text-lowercase">Stay somewhere unforgettable</span> <span class="text-uppercase">Stay somewhere unforgettable</span> <span class="text-capitalize">flexible release elegant project</span>
</div>7Font sizes
fs-1 to fs-6 set the size without changing the element.
fs-1
fs-2
fs-3
fs-4
fs-5
fs-6
<div>
<p class="fs-1 mb-0">fs-1</p>
<p class="fs-2 mb-0">fs-2</p>
<p class="fs-3 mb-0">fs-3</p>
<p class="fs-4 mb-0">fs-4</p>
<p class="fs-5 mb-0">fs-5</p>
<p class="fs-6 mb-0">fs-6</p>
</div>8Font weights
fw-bold, fw-bolder, fw-semibold, fw-medium, fw-normal, fw-light and fw-lighter.
<div class="d-grid gap-1">
<span class="fw-bold">fw-bold</span><span class="fw-bolder">fw-bolder</span><span class="fw-semibold">fw-semibold</span> <span class="fw-medium">fw-medium</span><span class="fw-normal">fw-normal</span><span class="fw-light">fw-light</span><span class="fw-lighter">fw-lighter</span>
</div>9Italic and normal
fst-italic slants text, fst-normal resets it inside italic parents.
The new 24/7 assistance makes new ideas to life all year round. fst-normal inside Simple routine reliable
<p class="fst-italic mb-0">The new 24/7 assistance makes new ideas to life all year round. <span class="fst-normal fw-semibold">fst-normal inside</span> Simple routine reliable</p>10Line height
lh-1, lh-sm, lh-base and lh-lg on the same paragraph.
lh-1A fast journey brings every detail in view in just a few clicks. Our airport transfers makes time back in your day from the very first day.
lh-smA fast journey brings every detail in view in just a few clicks. Our airport transfers makes time back in your day from the very first day.
lh-baseA fast journey brings every detail in view in just a few clicks. Our airport transfers makes time back in your day from the very first day.
lh-lgA fast journey brings every detail in view in just a few clicks. Our airport transfers makes time back in your day from the very first day.
<div class="row g-3 small">
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-1</code>
<p class="lh-1 mb-0">A fast journey brings every detail in view in just a few clicks. Our airport transfers makes time back in your day from the very first day.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-sm</code>
<p class="lh-sm mb-0">A fast journey brings every detail in view in just a few clicks. Our airport transfers makes time back in your day from the very first day.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-base</code>
<p class="lh-base mb-0">A fast journey brings every detail in view in just a few clicks. Our airport transfers makes time back in your day from the very first day.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-lg</code>
<p class="lh-lg mb-0">A fast journey brings every detail in view in just a few clicks. Our airport transfers makes time back in your day from the very first day.</p>
</div>
</div>11Monospace
font-monospace for IDs, codes and figures that should line up.
- #ORD-6578 $791.60
- #TX-7625 $687.54
- #ORD-6165 $121.47
<ul class="list-unstyled mb-0 font-monospace small">
<li>#ORD-6578 $791.60</li>
<li>#TX-7625 $687.54</li>
<li>#ORD-6165 $121.47</li>
</ul>12Text decoration
text-decoration-underline, -line-through and -none.
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-3">
<span class="text-decoration-underline">underline</span> <span class="text-decoration-line-through">line-through</span> <a href="#" class="text-decoration-none">link without underline</a>
</div>13Lead and small
lead for an intro paragraph, small for fine print.
This practical plan connects your work organised at a fair price.
This modern release turns data easy to understand at a fair price.
<div>
<p class="lead">This practical plan connects your work organised at a fair price.</p>
<p class="small text-body-secondary mb-0">This modern release turns data easy to understand at a fair price.</p>
</div>14Display headings
display-1 to display-6 for oversized hero headings.
display-4
display-5
display-6
<div>
<p class="display-4 mb-0">display-4</p>
<p class="display-5 mb-0">display-5</p>
<p class="display-6 mb-0">display-6</p>
</div>15Article header
Uppercase eyebrow, large bold title, muted meta line - all text utilities.
Trips designed around you
<header>
<div class="text-uppercase small fw-bold text-primary">
Adventure
</div>
<h3 class="fs-2 fw-bold lh-sm text-body-emphasis mb-2">Trips designed around you</h3>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
By <span class="fw-medium">Ethan Haddad</span> · Mar 29, 2026
</div>
</header>16Truncated table cells
text-truncate with a max width keeps long names in one line inside a table.
| Name | Size |
|---|---|
| goal-powerful-final-version-approved.pdf | 37 MB |
| idea-Copenhagen-photos-2026-01-27.zip | 52 MB |
<table class="table table-sm small mb-0" style="table-layout:fixed">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Name</th>
<th scope="col" class="text-end" style="width:6rem">Size</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="text-truncate">goal-powerful-final-version-approved.pdf</td>
<td class="text-end">37 MB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text-truncate">idea-Copenhagen-photos-2026-01-27.zip</td>
<td class="text-end">52 MB</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>17Quote typography
fs-5, fst-italic and lh-lg for a calm testimonial.
“The new curated stays shows complex tasks into simple steps on any device.”
<figure class="mb-0">
<blockquote class="fs-5 fst-italic lh-lg mb-2"><p class="mb-0">“The new curated stays shows complex tasks into simple steps on any device.”</p></blockquote>
<figcaption class="small fw-semibold text-uppercase">Finn Harlow</figcaption>
</figure>18Long button label
text-wrap on a button lets a long label wrap on narrow screens.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary text-wrap" style="max-width:14rem">Find your next escape</button>19Highlight and marks
mark highlights a search term inside text; fw-semibold emphasises numbers.
Found 71 results for launch in Mountain.
<p class="mb-0">Found <span class="fw-semibold">71</span> results for <mark>launch</mark> in Mountain.</p>20Centred pricing text
text-center with fs-1, fw-bold and lh-1 for a plan price.
<div class="text-center border rounded-4 p-4" style="max-width:16rem">
<div class="text-uppercase small fw-semibold text-body-secondary">
Pro
</div>
<div class="fs-1 fw-bold lh-1 my-2">
$48.06
</div>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
per month, billed yearly
</div>
</div>