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.
The new role-based access brings your work organised from the very first day.
<p class="text-center text-sm-start text-lg-end border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">The new role-based access brings your work organised from the very first day.</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: The new role-based access brings your work organised from the very first day.
</div>
<span class="badge text-bg-primary text-wrap text-start">text-wrap badge: The new role-based access brings your work organised from the very first day.</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">
A smart process brings customers coming back in just a few clicks. Our api integrations turns your work organised wherever you are.
</div>
<span class="d-inline-block text-truncate border rounded-3 p-2" style="max-width:150px">Automate the boring parts of work</span>
</div>5Break long words
text-break wraps very long strings that have no spaces.
brand-name-8-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
<p class="text-break border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0 small" style="max-width:18rem">brand-name-8-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>6Text transform
text-lowercase, text-uppercase and text-capitalize.
<div class="d-grid gap-1">
<span class="text-lowercase">Ship faster with less busywork</span> <span class="text-uppercase">Ship faster with less busywork</span> <span class="text-capitalize">secure plan calm process</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 role-based access keeps results you can measure with friendly support. fst-normal inside Clear routine clear
<p class="fst-italic mb-0">The new role-based access keeps results you can measure with friendly support. <span class="fst-normal fw-semibold">fst-normal inside</span> Clear routine clear</p>10Line height
lh-1, lh-sm, lh-base and lh-lg on the same paragraph.
lh-1The new 99.99% uptime gives decisions quicker and clearer for teams of every size. A practical dashboard guides projects moving forward wherever you are.
lh-smThe new 99.99% uptime gives decisions quicker and clearer for teams of every size. A practical dashboard guides projects moving forward wherever you are.
lh-baseThe new 99.99% uptime gives decisions quicker and clearer for teams of every size. A practical dashboard guides projects moving forward wherever you are.
lh-lgThe new 99.99% uptime gives decisions quicker and clearer for teams of every size. A practical dashboard guides projects moving forward wherever you are.
<div class="row g-3 small">
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-1</code>
<p class="lh-1 mb-0">The new 99.99% uptime gives decisions quicker and clearer for teams of every size. A practical dashboard guides projects moving forward wherever you are.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-sm</code>
<p class="lh-sm mb-0">The new 99.99% uptime gives decisions quicker and clearer for teams of every size. A practical dashboard guides projects moving forward wherever you are.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-base</code>
<p class="lh-base mb-0">The new 99.99% uptime gives decisions quicker and clearer for teams of every size. A practical dashboard guides projects moving forward wherever you are.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-lg</code>
<p class="lh-lg mb-0">The new 99.99% uptime gives decisions quicker and clearer for teams of every size. A practical dashboard guides projects moving forward wherever you are.</p>
</div>
</div>11Monospace
font-monospace for IDs, codes and figures that should line up.
- #ORD-4818 $362.30
- #PO-6418 $883.69
- #PO-1220 $802.61
<ul class="list-unstyled mb-0 font-monospace small">
<li>#ORD-4818 $362.30</li>
<li>#PO-6418 $883.69</li>
<li>#PO-1220 $802.61</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.
A friendly process connects data easy to understand for teams of every size.
This practical routine makes decisions quicker and clearer without the usual hassle.
<div>
<p class="lead">A friendly process connects data easy to understand for teams of every size.</p>
<p class="small text-body-secondary mb-0">This practical routine makes decisions quicker and clearer without the usual hassle.</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.
Ship faster with less busywork
<header>
<div class="text-uppercase small fw-bold text-primary">
Sales
</div>
<h3 class="fs-2 fw-bold lh-sm text-body-emphasis mb-2">Ship faster with less busywork</h3>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
By <span class="fw-medium">Theo Varga</span> · Sep 13, 2026
</div>
</header>16Truncated table cells
text-truncate with a max width keeps long names in one line inside a table.
| Name | Size |
|---|---|
| workflow-simple-final-version-approved.pdf | 10 MB |
| launch-Montreal-photos-2026-07-05.zip | 6 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">workflow-simple-final-version-approved.pdf</td>
<td class="text-end">10 MB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text-truncate">launch-Montreal-photos-2026-07-05.zip</td>
<td class="text-end">6 MB</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>17Quote typography
fs-5, fst-italic and lh-lg for a calm testimonial.
“A modern journey guides new ideas to life with friendly support.”
<figure class="mb-0">
<blockquote class="fs-5 fst-italic lh-lg mb-2"><p class="mb-0">“A modern journey guides new ideas to life with friendly support.”</p></blockquote>
<figcaption class="small fw-semibold text-uppercase">Ethan Carter</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">The workspace your team will actually love</button>19Highlight and marks
mark highlights a search term inside text; fw-semibold emphasises numbers.
Found 26 results for plan in Product.
<p class="mb-0">Found <span class="fw-semibold">26</span> results for <mark>plan</mark> in Product.</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">
$11.09
</div>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
per month, billed yearly
</div>
</div>