Stacks are flexbox shortcuts: vstack lines items up vertically, hstack horizontally, and the gap utilities space them evenly. Push an item to the far side with ms-auto and separate groups with a vertical rule.
1Horizontal toolbar
hstack with gap-2 lines up buttons; ms-auto pushes the last group to the far end.
<div class="hstack gap-2 p-2 border rounded bg-body-tertiary">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary"><i class="bi bi-plus-lg" aria-hidden="true"></i> New</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary"><i class="bi bi-upload" aria-hidden="true"></i> Import</button>
<div class="vr">
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-light" aria-label="Filter"><i class="bi bi-funnel-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-light ms-auto" aria-label="Settings"><i class="bi bi-gear-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
</div>2Vertical sign-in form
vstack with gap-3 spaces the fields of a compact form without margin utilities.
<form class="vstack gap-3" style="max-width:22rem">
<div>
<label class="form-label" for="hp-email-1236">Email</label>
<input class="form-control" id="hp-email-1236" type="email" autocomplete="email">
</div>
<div>
<label class="form-label" for="hp-pass-1237">Password</label>
<input class="form-control" id="hp-pass-1237" type="password" autocomplete="current-password">
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Sign in</button>
<a class="small text-center" href="#">Forgot your password?</a>
</form>3Profile row
An avatar, a name and role block and a follow button in one hstack.
<div class="hstack gap-3 p-3 border rounded">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-8.svg" alt="Liam Tanaka" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle">
<div class="vstack gap-0">
<strong>Liam Tanaka</strong> <small class="text-body-secondary">Project Manager · Prague</small>
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary ms-auto">Follow</button>
</div>4Notification list
A vstack of notification items, each an hstack of icon, message and time.
<div class="vstack gap-2">
<div class="hstack gap-3 align-items-start p-2 border rounded">
<span class="text-success fs-5"><i class="bi bi-bag-check-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="small">
Sellers get professional photos, floor plans and a marketing plan included.
</div>
<small class="ms-auto text-nowrap text-body-secondary">21 hours ago</small>
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-3 align-items-start p-2 border rounded">
<span class="text-primary fs-5"><i class="bi bi-chat-left-text-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="small">
We handle the paperwork, so you can focus on planning the move.
</div>
<small class="ms-auto text-nowrap text-body-secondary">just now</small>
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-3 align-items-start p-2 border rounded">
<span class="text-warning fs-5"><i class="bi bi-exclamation-triangle-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="small">
Our local agents know every street, school and coffee shop in the area.
</div>
<small class="ms-auto text-nowrap text-body-secondary">3 hours ago</small>
</div>
</div>5Centred button stack
vstack with col-md-5 mx-auto centres full-width buttons, as on a mobile landing screen.
<div class="vstack gap-2 col-md-5 mx-auto">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Create an account</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">I already have one</button>
<small class="text-center text-body-secondary">Free for 7 days, no card needed</small>
</div>6Stacked feature cards
Cards stacked with vstack gap-3; inside each card an hstack pairs the icon with its text.
Expert agents
Honest advice comes first, even when it means waiting for the right home.
Verified listings
Most of our homes sell within six weeks, often above the asking price.
Price alerts
Get a free, no-obligation valuation of your home within 48 hours.
<div class="vstack gap-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body hstack gap-3">
<span class="fs-3 text-primary"><i class="bi bi-shield-check" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div>
<h3 class="h6 mb-1">Expert agents</h3>
<p class="small mb-0">Honest advice comes first, even when it means waiting for the right home.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body hstack gap-3">
<span class="fs-3 text-primary"><i class="bi bi-shield-check" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div>
<h3 class="h6 mb-1">Verified listings</h3>
<p class="small mb-0">Most of our homes sell within six weeks, often above the asking price.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body hstack gap-3">
<span class="fs-3 text-primary"><i class="bi bi-lightning-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div>
<h3 class="h6 mb-1">Price alerts</h3>
<p class="small mb-0">Get a free, no-obligation valuation of your home within 48 hours.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>7Inline subscribe form
An hstack holding an input, a button and a divider link, a common newsletter pattern.
<form class="hstack gap-2">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="hp-q-1238">Email address</label>
<input class="form-control me-auto" id="hp-q-1238" type="email" placeholder="you@example.com">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary">Subscribe</button>
<div class="vr">
</div>
<button type="reset" class="btn btn-outline-danger">Reset</button>
</form>8Pricing feature list
A vstack of check-mark rows inside a pricing card.
Business
$41.28 / month
<div class="card" style="max-width:22rem">
<div class="card-body vstack gap-2">
<h3 class="h5 mb-0">Business</h3>
<p class="fs-3 fw-bold mb-1">$41.28<small class="fs-6 fw-normal text-body-secondary"> / month</small></p>
<div class="hstack gap-2">
<span class="text-success"><i class="bi bi-check-circle-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>Price alerts
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-2">
<span class="text-success"><i class="bi bi-check-circle-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>3D tours
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-2">
<span class="text-success"><i class="bi bi-check-circle-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>Verified listings
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-2">
<span class="text-success"><i class="bi bi-check-circle-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>Expert agents
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-2">
<span class="text-success"><i class="bi bi-check-circle-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>Fast paperwork
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary mt-2">Choose plan</button>
</div>
</div>9Footer link row
hstack with flex-wrap and gap-3 for a row of footer links that wraps on narrow screens.
<footer class="hstack flex-wrap gap-3 small border-top pt-3">
<span class="fw-semibold">Umbraio Hub</span> <a href="#">About</a><a href="#">Careers</a><a href="#">Press</a><a href="#">Help centre</a> <span class="ms-auto text-body-secondary">© 2026</span>
</footer>10Chat bubbles
A vstack where align-self-start and align-self-end place incoming and outgoing messages.
<div class="vstack gap-2">
<div class="px-3 py-2 rounded-3 small bg-body-tertiary align-self-start" style="max-width:80%">
Clear prices, honest advice and no surprises along the way.
</div>
<div class="px-3 py-2 rounded-3 small text-bg-primary align-self-end" style="max-width:80%">
Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.
</div>
<div class="px-3 py-2 rounded-3 small bg-body-tertiary align-self-start" style="max-width:80%">
Neighbourhood guides cover transport, schools and things to do.
</div>
<div class="px-3 py-2 rounded-3 small text-bg-primary align-self-end" style="max-width:80%">
Our team has done this many times, so you never have to guess.
</div>
</div>11Wrapping tag row
hstack plus flex-wrap and gap-1 keeps tags tidy when they run onto a second line.
<div class="hstack flex-wrap gap-1">
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border">Villas</span><span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border">Commercial</span><span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border">Houses</span><span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border">Apartments</span><span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border">Land</span>
</div>12Settings rows
Each setting is an hstack with the label on the left and a switch pushed right with ms-auto.
<div class="vstack border rounded">
<div class="hstack gap-3 p-3 border-bottom">
<span class="fs-5 text-primary"><i class="bi bi-envelope-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<label class="form-check-label" for="hp-switch-1239">Email notifications</label>
<div class="form-check form-switch ms-auto mb-0">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="hp-switch-1239" checked>
</div>
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-3 p-3">
<span class="fs-5 text-primary"><i class="bi bi-moon-stars" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<label class="form-check-label" for="hp-switch-1240">Dark mode</label>
<div class="form-check form-switch ms-auto mb-0">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="hp-switch-1240">
</div>
</div>
</div>13Stats with dividers
An hstack of figures separated by vertical rules.
<div class="hstack gap-3 gap-md-4 p-3 border rounded justify-content-center text-center">
<div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
6.5k
</div>
<small class="text-body-secondary">Clients</small>
</div>
<div class="vr">
</div>
<div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
898
</div>
<small class="text-body-secondary">Projects</small>
</div>
<div class="vr">
</div>
<div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
4.7
</div>
<small class="text-body-secondary">Rating</small>
</div>
</div>14Card meta line
An hstack in a card footer for author, date and a like counter.
The small habits that make a big difference
We measure success by how many buyers come back and tell their friends.
<div class="card" style="max-width:24rem">
<div class="card-body">
<h3 class="h6">The small habits that make a big difference</h3>
<p class="small mb-0">We measure success by how many buyers come back and tell their friends.</p>
</div>
<div class="card-footer hstack gap-2 small text-body-secondary">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-3.svg" alt="" width="24" height="24" class="rounded-circle"> <span>Mia Kowalski</span><span>·</span><span>Nov 19, 2025</span> <span class="ms-auto"><i class="bi bi-heart-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i> 200</span>
</div>
</div>15Order timeline
A vstack of steps, each an hstack of status badge and text.
<div class="vstack gap-3">
<div class="hstack gap-3">
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-success"><i class="bi bi-check-lg" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="vstack">
<strong class="small">Order placed</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">Nov 16, 2025</small>
</div>
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-3">
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-success"><i class="bi bi-check-lg" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="vstack">
<strong class="small">Packed</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">Sep 8, 2026</small>
</div>
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-3">
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-success"><i class="bi bi-check-lg" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="vstack">
<strong class="small">Shipped</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">Mar 1, 2026</small>
</div>
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-3">
<span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary"><i class="bi bi-clock-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="vstack">
<strong class="small">Delivered</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">Expected Nov 28, 2026</small>
</div>
</div>
</div>16Search bar
An hstack combining a search field, a filter select and a button.
<form class="hstack gap-2 flex-wrap flex-sm-nowrap" role="search">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="hp-search-1241">Search</label>
<input class="form-control" id="hp-search-1241" type="search" placeholder="Search commercial">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="hp-search-1241-type">Type</label>
<select class="form-select w-auto" id="hp-search-1241-type">
<option>All</option>
<option>Recent</option>
</select>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" aria-label="Search"><i class="bi bi-search" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
</form>17File rows
Attachment rows with icon, name and size, and a download button aligned right.
<div class="vstack gap-2">
<div class="hstack gap-3 p-2 border rounded">
<span class="fs-4 text-danger"><i class="bi bi-filetype-pdf" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="vstack">
<span class="small fw-semibold">report-2026.pdf</span><small class="text-body-secondary">369 KB</small>
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-light ms-auto" aria-label="Download report"><i class="bi bi-download" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-3 p-2 border rounded">
<span class="fs-4 text-primary"><i class="bi bi-filetype-docx" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="vstack">
<span class="small fw-semibold">proposal-2026.docx</span><small class="text-body-secondary">677 KB</small>
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-light ms-auto" aria-label="Download proposal"><i class="bi bi-download" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
</div>
<div class="hstack gap-3 p-2 border rounded">
<span class="fs-4 text-success"><i class="bi bi-filetype-xlsx" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
<div class="vstack">
<span class="small fw-semibold">budget-2026.xlsx</span><small class="text-body-secondary">895 KB</small>
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-light ms-auto" aria-label="Download budget"><i class="bi bi-download" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
</div>
</div>18Nested stacks
A vstack page section whose header is an hstack: stacks nest freely.
Thousands of buyers already trust us, and we work hard to keep it that way.
<section class="vstack gap-3 p-3 border rounded">
<div class="hstack gap-2">
<h3 class="h5 mb-0">Property search</h3>
<span class="badge text-bg-primary">26</span> <a class="ms-auto small" href="#">View all</a>
</div>
<p class="mb-0 small">Thousands of buyers already trust us, and we work hard to keep it that way.</p>
<div class="hstack gap-2">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary">Open</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-light">Share</button>
</div>
</section>19Gap sizes compared
The same hstack with gap-0, gap-2 and gap-4 to compare spacing.
<div class="vstack gap-3">
<div>
<small class="text-body-secondary">gap-0</small>
<div class="hstack gap-0">
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<small class="text-body-secondary">gap-2</small>
<div class="hstack gap-2">
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<small class="text-body-secondary">gap-4</small>
<div class="hstack gap-4">
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
<div class="p-2 bg-primary-subtle border border-primary-subtle rounded small">
Item
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>20Responsive stack direction
Stacks are vertical on phones and switch to a row from md with flex-md-row.
<div class="vstack flex-md-row gap-3">
<div class="p-3 border rounded flex-fill">
<strong class="d-block"><i class="bi bi-pencil-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i> Plan</strong><small>Price alerts tell you the moment a home that fits your search comes on the market.</small>
</div>
<div class="p-3 border rounded flex-fill">
<strong class="d-block"><i class="bi bi-hammer" aria-hidden="true"></i> Build</strong><small>Our local agents know every street, school and coffee shop in the area.</small>
</div>
<div class="p-3 border rounded flex-fill">
<strong class="d-block"><i class="bi bi-rocket-takeoff-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i> Launch</strong><small>We listen first, then build a plan around what you actually need.</small>
</div>
</div>