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.
We measure success by how many guests come back and tell their friends.
<p class="text-center text-sm-start text-lg-end border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">We measure success by how many guests come back and tell their friends.</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: We measure success by how many guests come back and tell their friends.
</div>
<span class="badge text-bg-primary text-wrap text-start">text-wrap badge: We measure success by how many guests come back and tell their friends.</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">
We listen first, then build a plan around what you actually need. Children are always welcome, with a menu made just for them.
</div>
<span class="d-inline-block text-truncate border rounded-3 p-2" style="max-width:150px">Wood-fired, slow-cooked, unforgettable</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">koraara-deck-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>6Text transform
text-lowercase, text-uppercase and text-capitalize.
<div class="d-grid gap-1">
<span class="text-lowercase">Dinner worth getting dressed up for</span> <span class="text-uppercase">Dinner worth getting dressed up for</span> <span class="text-capitalize">fast release elegant routine</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.
Every dish is cooked to order, so tell us if you would like anything changed. fst-normal inside Elegant release calm
<p class="fst-italic mb-0">Every dish is cooked to order, so tell us if you would like anything changed. <span class="fst-normal fw-semibold">fst-normal inside</span> Elegant release calm</p>10Line height
lh-1, lh-sm, lh-base and lh-lg on the same paragraph.
lh-1Private dining rooms seat up to forty guests for birthdays and business dinners. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.
lh-smPrivate dining rooms seat up to forty guests for birthdays and business dinners. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.
lh-basePrivate dining rooms seat up to forty guests for birthdays and business dinners. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.
lh-lgPrivate dining rooms seat up to forty guests for birthdays and business dinners. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.
<div class="row g-3 small">
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-1</code>
<p class="lh-1 mb-0">Private dining rooms seat up to forty guests for birthdays and business dinners. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-sm</code>
<p class="lh-sm mb-0">Private dining rooms seat up to forty guests for birthdays and business dinners. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-base</code>
<p class="lh-base mb-0">Private dining rooms seat up to forty guests for birthdays and business dinners. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-lg</code>
<p class="lh-lg mb-0">Private dining rooms seat up to forty guests for birthdays and business dinners. We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.</p>
</div>
</div>11Monospace
font-monospace for IDs, codes and figures that should line up.
- #PO-6086 $833.62
- #TX-9155 $265.06
- #ORD-7839 $381.38
<ul class="list-unstyled mb-0 font-monospace small">
<li>#PO-6086 $833.62</li>
<li>#TX-9155 $265.06</li>
<li>#ORD-7839 $381.38</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.
Cooking classes on Saturday mornings teach you our favourite recipes.
We listen first, then build a plan around what you actually need.
<div>
<p class="lead">Cooking classes on Saturday mornings teach you our favourite recipes.</p>
<p class="small text-body-secondary mb-0">We listen first, then build a plan around what you actually need.</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.
Fresh flavours, made every day
<header>
<div class="text-uppercase small fw-bold text-primary">
Desserts
</div>
<h3 class="fs-2 fw-bold lh-sm text-body-emphasis mb-2">Fresh flavours, made every day</h3>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
By <span class="fw-medium">Theo Kim</span> · Feb 18, 2026
</div>
</header>16Truncated table cells
text-truncate with a max width keeps long names in one line inside a table.
| Name | Size |
|---|---|
| goal-practical-final-version-approved.pdf | 24 MB |
| plan-Edinburgh-photos-2026-02-27.zip | 44 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-practical-final-version-approved.pdf</td>
<td class="text-end">24 MB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text-truncate">plan-Edinburgh-photos-2026-02-27.zip</td>
<td class="text-end">44 MB</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>17Quote typography
fs-5, fst-italic and lh-lg for a calm testimonial.
“Book a table online in seconds, or call us for groups of eight or more.”
<figure class="mb-0">
<blockquote class="fs-5 fst-italic lh-lg mb-2"><p class="mb-0">“Book a table online in seconds, or call us for groups of eight or more.”</p></blockquote>
<figcaption class="small fw-semibold text-uppercase">Amara Moreau</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">Good food brings people together</button>19Highlight and marks
mark highlights a search term inside text; fw-semibold emphasises numbers.
Found 78 results for release in Desserts.
<p class="mb-0">Found <span class="fw-semibold">78</span> results for <mark>release</mark> in Desserts.</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">
$26.57
</div>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
per month, billed yearly
</div>
</div>