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.
Every piece is made in small batches from materials we test ourselves.
<p class="text-center text-sm-start text-lg-end border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">Every piece is made in small batches from materials we test ourselves.</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: Every piece is made in small batches from materials we test ourselves.
</div>
<span class="badge text-bg-primary text-wrap text-start">text-wrap badge: Every piece is made in small batches from materials we test ourselves.</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">
Free shipping on orders over $50 and easy returns within 30 days. Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.
</div>
<span class="d-inline-block text-truncate border rounded-3 p-2" style="max-width:150px">Good things, made to be used</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">sage-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>6Text transform
text-lowercase, text-uppercase and text-capitalize.
<div class="d-grid gap-1">
<span class="text-lowercase">Shop the collection everyone talks about</span> <span class="text-uppercase">Shop the collection everyone talks about</span> <span class="text-capitalize">elegant launch modern idea</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 detail is handled by people who care about getting it right. fst-normal inside Bright dashboard smart
<p class="fst-italic mb-0">Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right. <span class="fst-normal fw-semibold">fst-normal inside</span> Bright dashboard smart</p>10Line height
lh-1, lh-sm, lh-base and lh-lg on the same paragraph.
lh-1We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Thousands of five-star reviews from customers who came back for more.
lh-smWe keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Thousands of five-star reviews from customers who came back for more.
lh-baseWe keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Thousands of five-star reviews from customers who came back for more.
lh-lgWe keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Thousands of five-star reviews from customers who came back for more.
<div class="row g-3 small">
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-1</code>
<p class="lh-1 mb-0">We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Thousands of five-star reviews from customers who came back for more.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-sm</code>
<p class="lh-sm mb-0">We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Thousands of five-star reviews from customers who came back for more.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-base</code>
<p class="lh-base mb-0">We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Thousands of five-star reviews from customers who came back for more.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-lg</code>
<p class="lh-lg mb-0">We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you. Thousands of five-star reviews from customers who came back for more.</p>
</div>
</div>11Monospace
font-monospace for IDs, codes and figures that should line up.
- #INV-9718 $331.60
- #TX-1532 $330.19
- #INV-4928 $973.66
<ul class="list-unstyled mb-0 font-monospace small">
<li>#INV-9718 $331.60</li>
<li>#TX-1532 $330.19</li>
<li>#INV-4928 $973.66</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.
Our team has done this many times, so you never have to guess.
Thousands of shoppers already trust us, and we work hard to keep it that way.
<div>
<p class="lead">Our team has done this many times, so you never have to guess.</p>
<p class="small text-body-secondary mb-0">Thousands of shoppers already trust us, and we work hard to keep it that way.</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.
The new collection has landed
<header>
<div class="text-uppercase small fw-bold text-primary">
Home
</div>
<h3 class="fs-2 fw-bold lh-sm text-body-emphasis mb-2">The new collection has landed</h3>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
By <span class="fw-medium">Ethan Morgan</span> · Nov 21, 2025
</div>
</header>16Truncated table cells
text-truncate with a max width keeps long names in one line inside a table.
| Name | Size |
|---|---|
| plan-powerful-final-version-approved.pdf | 3 MB |
| launch-Vancouver-photos-2026-04-16.zip | 259 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">plan-powerful-final-version-approved.pdf</td>
<td class="text-end">3 MB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text-truncate">launch-Vancouver-photos-2026-04-16.zip</td>
<td class="text-end">259 MB</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>17Quote typography
fs-5, fst-italic and lh-lg for a calm testimonial.
“We listen first, then build a plan around what you actually need.”
<figure class="mb-0">
<blockquote class="fs-5 fst-italic lh-lg mb-2"><p class="mb-0">“We listen first, then build a plan around what you actually need.”</p></blockquote>
<figcaption class="small fw-semibold text-uppercase">Hana Haddad</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">New season, new favourites</button>19Highlight and marks
mark highlights a search term inside text; fw-semibold emphasises numbers.
Found 47 results for dashboard in Beauty.
<p class="mb-0">Found <span class="fw-semibold">47</span> results for <mark>dashboard</mark> in Beauty.</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">
$29.17
</div>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
per month, billed yearly
</div>
</div>