Typography
Bootstrap typography
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Below is documentation and examples for Bootstrap typography, including global settings, headings, body text, lists, and more.
The standard font for MDBootstrap is the minimalist and elegant "Roboto" from Google.
About "Roboto"
Roboto has a dual nature. It has a mechanical skeleton and the forms are largely geometric. At the same time, the font features friendly and open curves. While some grotesques distort their letterforms to force a rigid rhythm, Roboto doesn’t compromise, allowing letters to be settled into their natural width. This makes for a more natural reading rhythm more commonly found in humanist and serif types.
Headings
All HTML headings, <h1> through <h6>, are
available.
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h1. Bootstrap heading |
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h2. Bootstrap heading |
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h3. Bootstrap heading |
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h4. Bootstrap heading |
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h5. Bootstrap heading |
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h6. Bootstrap heading |
<h1>h1. Bootstrap heading</h1>
<h2>h2. Bootstrap heading</h2>
<h3>h3. Bootstrap heading</h3>
<h4>h4. Bootstrap heading</h4>
<h5>h5. Bootstrap heading</h5>
<h6>h6. Bootstrap heading</h6>
Heading classes
The .h1 through .h6 classes are also available, for when you want to match the
font styling
of a heading but cannot use the associated HTML element.
h1. Bootstrap heading
h2. Bootstrap heading
h3. Bootstrap heading
h4. Bootstrap heading
h5. Bootstrap heading
h6. Bootstrap heading
<p class="h1">h1. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h2">h2. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h3">h3. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h4">h4. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h5">h5. Bootstrap heading</p>
<p class="h6">h6. Bootstrap heading</p>
Responsive headings
By adding an appropriate class, you can make your heading responsive. Thanks to that it will look good on all screen sizes.
Resize your browser windows to see the effect.
<h1 class="h1-responsive">h1. heading</h1>
<hr>
<h2 class="h2-responsive">h2. heading</h2>
<hr>
<h3 class="h3-responsive">h3. heading</h3>
<hr>
<h4 class="h4-responsive">h4. heading</h4>
<hr>
<h5 class="h5-responsive">h5. heading</h5>
Customizing headings
You can use the included utility classes to recreate the small secondary heading text from Bootstrap 3.
Fancy display heading With faded secondary text
<h3>
<strong>Fancy display heading</strong>
<small class="text-muted">With faded secondary text</small>
</h3>
Display headings
Traditional heading elements are designed to work best in the meat of your page content. When you need a heading to stand out, consider using a display heading — a larger, slightly more opinionated heading style.
Display 1
Display 2
Display 3
Display 4
<h1 class="display-1">Display 1</h1>
<h1 class="display-2">Display 2</h1>
<h1 class="display-3">Display 3</h1>
<h1 class="display-4">Display 4</h1>
Lead
Make a paragraph stand out by adding the .lead
Lead
Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus.
Regular paragraph
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Facilis tenetur sit voluptatem molestias ad neque veritatis! Alias natus, nobis laudantium, veritatis, atque illum ipsam nisi voluptas nesciunt harum laborum perspiciatis!
<p class="lead">
Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus.
</p>
Inline text elements
Styling for common inline HTML5 elements.
You can use the mark tag to highlight text.
This line of text is meant to be treated as deleted text.
This line of text is meant to be treated as no longer accurate.
This line of text is meant to be treated as an addition to the document.
This line of text will render as underlined
This line of text is meant to be treated as fine print.
This line rendered as bold text.
This line rendered as italicized text.
<p>You can use the mark tag to <mark>highlight</mark> text.</p>
<p><del>This line of text is meant to be treated as deleted text.</del></p>
<p><s>This line of text is meant to be treated as no longer accurate.</s></p>
<p><ins>This line of text is meant to be treated as an addition to the document.</ins></p>
<p><u>This line of text will render as underlined</u></p>
<p><small>This line of text is meant to be treated as fine print.</small></p>
<p><strong>This line rendered as bold text.</strong></p>
<p><em>This line rendered as italicized text.</em></p>
The .mark and .small classes are also available to apply the same styles as <mark>
and <small> while avoiding any unwanted semantic implications that the tags would bring.
While not shown above, feel free to use <b> and <i> in HTML5. <b>
is meant to highlight words or phrases without conveying additional importance while <i> is
mostly for voice, technical terms, etc.
Text utilities
Change text alignment, transform, style, weight, and color with our text utilities and color utilities.
Abbreviations
We provided a stylized implementation of HTML’s <abbr> element for abbreviations and acronyms to show the
expanded version on hover. Abbreviations have a default underline from Normalize.css and gain a help cursor
to provide additional context on hover as well as to users of assistive technologies.
Add the .initialism class to an abbreviation for a slightly smaller font-size.
<p><abbr title="attribute">attr</abbr></p>
<p><abbr title="HyperText Markup Language" class="initialism">HTML</abbr></p>
Blockquotes
This is for quoting blocks of content from another source within your document. Just wrap <blockquote
class="blockquote"> around any HTML as the quote.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.
<blockquote class="blockquote">
<p class="mb-0">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.</p>
</blockquote>
Naming a source
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.
<blockquote class="blockquote">
<p class="mb-0">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.</p>
<footer class="blockquote-footer mb-3">Someone famous in <cite title="Source Title">Source Title</cite></footer>
</blockquote>
Alignment
Use text utilities as needed to change the alignment of your blockquote.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.
<blockquote class="blockquote text-center">
<p class="mb-0">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.</p>
<footer class="blockquote-footer mb-3">Someone famous in <cite title="Source Title">Source Title</cite></footer>
</blockquote>
Text notifications
If you want to interject into the middle of the article important information for the user, use notifications.
Info notification
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maiores quibusdam dignissimos itaque harum illo! Quidem, corporis at quae tempore nisi impedit cupiditate perferendis nesciunt, ex dolores doloremque! Sit, rem, in?
<blockquote class="blockquote bq-primary">
<p class="bq-title">Info notification</p>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maiores quibusdam dignissimos itaque harum illo!
Quidem, corporis at quae tempore nisi impedit cupiditate perferendis nesciunt, ex dolores doloremque!
Sit, rem, in?
</p>
</blockquote>
Warning notification
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maiores quibusdam dignissimos itaque harum illo! Quidem, corporis at quae tempore nisi impedit cupiditate perferendis nesciunt, ex dolores doloremque! Sit, rem, in?
<blockquote class="blockquote bq-warning">
<p class="bq-title">Warning notification</p>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maiores quibusdam dignissimos itaque harum illo!
Quidem, corporis at quae tempore nisi impedit cupiditate perferendis nesciunt, ex dolores doloremque!
Sit, rem, in?
</p>
</blockquote>
Success notification
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maiores quibusdam dignissimos itaque harum illo! Quidem, corporis at quae tempore nisi impedit cupiditate perferendis nesciunt, ex dolores doloremque! Sit, rem, in?
<blockquote class="blockquote bq-success">
<p class="bq-title">Success notification</p>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maiores quibusdam dignissimos itaque harum illo!
Quidem, corporis at quae tempore nisi impedit cupiditate perferendis nesciunt, ex dolores doloremque!
Sit, rem, in?
</p>
</blockquote>
Note
Bootstrap notes help to emphasize important pieces of information by modifying default bootstrap typography.
Note primary: Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?
Note secondary: Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?
Note success: Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?
Note danger: Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?
Note warning: Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?
Note info: Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?
Note light: Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?
<p class="note note-primary"><strong>Note primary:</strong> Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing
elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat
illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?</p>
<p class="note note-secondary"><strong>Note secondary:</strong> Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur
adipisicing elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus
delectus placeat illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?</p>
<p class="note note-success"><strong>Note success:</strong> Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing
elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat
illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?</p>
<p class="note note-danger"><strong>Note danger:</strong> Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing
elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat
illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?</p>
<p class="note note-warning"><strong>Note warning:</strong> Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing
elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat
illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?</p>
<p class="note note-info"><strong>Note info:</strong> Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit.
Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat illo
rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?</p>
<p class="note note-light"><strong>Note light:</strong> Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing
elit. Cum doloremque officia laboriosam. Itaque ex obcaecati architecto! Qui necessitatibus delectus placeat
illo rem id nisi consequatur esse, sint perspiciatis soluta porro?</p>
Lists
Unstyled
Remove the default list-style and the left margin on list items (immediate children only). This
only applies to immediate children list items, (unfortunately)
meaning you will need to add the class for any nested lists as well.
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
- Consectetur adipiscing elit
- Integer molestie lorem at massa
- Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet
- Nulla volutpat aliquam velit
- Phasellus iaculis neque
- Purus sodales ultricies
- Vestibulum laoreet porttitor sem
- Ac tristique libero volutpat at
- Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel
- Aenean sit amet erat nunc
- Eget porttitor lorem
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</li>
<li>Consectetur adipiscing elit</li>
<li>Integer molestie lorem at massa</li>
<li>Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet</li>
<li>Nulla volutpat aliquam velit
<ul>
<li>Phasellus iaculis neque</li>
<li>Purus sodales ultricies</li>
<li>Vestibulum laoreet porttitor sem</li>
<li>Ac tristique libero volutpat at</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Faucibus porta lacus fringilla vel</li>
<li>Aenean sit amet erat nunc</li>
<li>Eget porttitor lorem</li>
</ul>
Inline
You may remove a list’s bullets and apply a light margin with a combination of
two classes, .list-inline and .list-inline-item.
- Lorem ipsum
- Phasellus iaculis
- Nulla volutpat
<ul class="list-inline">
<li class="list-inline-item">Lorem ipsum</li>
<li class="list-inline-item">Phasellus iaculis</li>
<li class="list-inline-item">Nulla volutpat</li>
</ul>
Description list alignment
It is possible to align terms and descriptions horizontally by using our grid system’s predefined classes
(or semantic mixins). For
longer terms, you can optionally add a .text-truncate class to truncate the text with an ellipsis.
- Description lists
- A description list is perfect for defining terms.
- Euismod
- Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper eget lacinia odio sem nec elit.
- Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus.
- Malesuada porta
- Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod.
- Truncated term is truncated
- Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris condimentum nibh, ut fermentum massa justo sit amet risus.
- Nesting
-
- Nested definition list
- Aenean posuere, tortor sed cursus feugiat, nunc augue blandit nunc.
<dl class="row">
<dt class="col-sm-3">Description lists</dt>
<dd class="col-sm-9">A description list is perfect for defining terms.</dd>
<dt class="col-sm-3">Euismod</dt>
<dd class="col-sm-9">Vestibulum id ligula porta felis euismod semper eget lacinia odio sem nec elit.</dd>
<dd class="col-sm-9 offset-sm-3">Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus.</dd>
<dt class="col-sm-3">Malesuada porta</dt>
<dd class="col-sm-9">Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod.</dd>
<dt class="col-sm-3 text-truncate">Truncated term is truncated</dt>
<dd class="col-sm-9">Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris condimentum nibh, ut fermentum
massa justo sit amet
risus.
</dd>
<dt class="col-sm-3">Nesting</dt>
<dd class="col-sm-9">
<dl class="row">
<dt class="col-sm-4">Nested definition list</dt>
<dd class="col-sm-8">Aenean posuere, tortor sed cursus feugiat, nunc augue blandit nunc.</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
Responsive typography
The term responsive typography refers to scaling text and components by simply adjusting the root element’s font-size
within a series of media queries. MDBootstrap doesn’t do this for you, but it’s fairly easy to add if you
need it.
Here’s an example of it in practice. Choose whatever font-sizes and media queries you wish.
html {
font-size: 1rem;
}
@include media-breakpoint-up(sm) {
html {
font-size: 1.2rem;
}
}
@include media-breakpoint-up(md) {
html {
font-size: 1.4rem;
}
}
@include media-breakpoint-up(lg) {
html {
font-size: 1.6rem;
}
}
Text colors
MDBootstrap allows you to simply set the text color. All you have to to is add one of our color classes:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.
Impedit architecto, totam hic sunt eum odio, deleniti.
Similique ex, expedita minus assumenda a magni beatae dolorum itaque.
Veritatis eum libero nam, adipisci, necessitatibus eos.
Sapiente, ea. Molestias sunt nihil saepe numquam quas perferendis.
Sapiente sit, possimus maiores, quo alias corporis cum eum nesciunt.
Corrupti adipisci, praesentium iusto eos, iure debitis modi.
Odio autem veritatis aliquam consequuntur ea voluptatibus.
Similique, adipisci ea, sequi magnam sit inventore.
Eos et vitae, odit deserunt dignissimos voluptas.
Fugit nihil numquam inventore accusantium tenetur ex est.
Sed odit inventore illum excepturi officia, reiciendis numquam modi.
At odio animi distinctio, aut enim tempora nobis error odit mollitia.
Quo at accusamus vel earum hic, inventore non, minima sint.
Iusto odit eos distinctio temporibus voluptates ad, illo repellat.
Quas fugit fuga assumenda nihil esse et culpa reiciendis voluptatum.
Excepturi iusto amet sunt illo ad debitis quibusdam eius, consequatur.
Non sint nulla incidunt, odit repellat tempore, veniam ratione fugit.
Eius, provident. Quo similique, repellat atque voluptas explicabo odio.
In consequuntur error, non consequatur expedita maxime dolorum.
<p class="red-text">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.</p>
<p class="pink-text">Impedit architecto, totam hic sunt eum odio, deleniti.</p>
<p class="purple-text">Similique ex, expedita minus assumenda a magni beatae dolorum itaque.</p>
<p class="deep-purple-text">Veritatis eum libero nam, adipisci, necessitatibus eos.</p>
<p class="indigo-text">Sapiente, ea. Molestias sunt nihil saepe numquam quas perferendis.</p>
<p class="blue-text">Sapiente sit, possimus maiores, quo alias corporis cum eum nesciunt.</p>
<p class="light-blue-text">Corrupti adipisci, praesentium iusto eos, iure debitis modi.</p>
<p class="cyan-text">Odio autem veritatis aliquam consequuntur ea voluptatibus.</p>
<p class="teal-text">Similique, adipisci ea, sequi magnam sit inventore.</p>
<p class="green-text">Eos et vitae, odit deserunt dignissimos voluptas.</p>
<p class="light-green-text">Fugit nihil numquam inventore accusantium tenetur ex est.</p>
<p class="lime-text">Sed odit inventore illum excepturi officia, reiciendis numquam modi.</p>
<p class="yellow-text">At odio animi distinctio, aut enim tempora nobis error odit mollitia.</p>
<p class="amber-text">Quo at accusamus vel earum hic, inventore non, minima sint.</p>
<p class="orange-text">Iusto odit eos distinctio temporibus voluptates ad, illo repellat.</p>
<p class="deep-orange-text">Quas fugit fuga assumenda nihil esse et culpa reiciendis voluptatum.</p>
<p class="brown-text">Excepturi iusto amet sunt illo ad debitis quibusdam eius, consequatur.</p>
<p class="grey-text">Non sint nulla incidunt, odit repellat tempore, veniam ratione fugit.</p>
<p class="blue-grey-text">Eius, provident. Quo similique, repellat atque voluptas explicabo odio.</p>
<p class="mdb-color white-text">In consequuntur error, non consequatur expedita maxime dolorum.</p>