Bootstrap - Responsive utilities

Bootstrap provides some handful helper classes, for faster mobile-friendly development. These can be used for showing and hiding content by device via media query, combined with large, small, and medium devices.

Use these sparingly and avoid creating entirely different versions of the same site. Responsive utilities are currently only available for block and table toggling.

Classes Devices
.visible-xs Extra small (less than 768px) visible
.visible-sm Small (up to 768 px) visible
.visible-md Medium (768 px to 991 px) visible
.visible-lg Larger (992 px and above) visible
.hidden-xs Extra small (less than 768px) hidden
.hidden-sm Small (up to 768 px) hidden
.hidden-md Medium (768 px to 991 px) hidden
.hidden-lg Larger (992 px and above) hidden

Print Classes

The following table lists the print classes. Use these for toggling the content for print.

Classes Print
.visible-print Yes Visible
.hidden-print Visible only to browser not to print.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of above listed helper classes. Resize your browser or load the example on different devices to test the responsive utility classes.

Live Demo 
<div class = "container" style = "padding: 40px;">
   <div class = "row visible-on">
      
      <div class = "col-xs-6 col-sm-3" style = "background-color: #dedef8;
         box-shadow: inset 1px -1px 1px #444, inset -1px 1px 1px #444;">
         
         <span class = "hidden-xs">Extra small</span>
         <span class = "visible-xs">✔ Visible on x-small</span>
      </div>
      
      <div class = "col-xs-6 col-sm-3" style = "background-color: #dedef8;
         box-shadow: inset 1px -1px 1px #444, inset -1px 1px 1px #444;">
         
         <span class = "hidden-sm">Small</span>
         <span class = "visible-sm">✔ Visible on small</span>
      </div>
      
      <div class = "clearfix visible-xs"></div>
      
      <div class = "col-xs-6 col-sm-3" style = "background-color: #dedef8;
         box-shadow: inset 1px -1px 1px #444, inset -1px 1px 1px #444;">
         
         <span class = "hidden-md">Medium</span>
         <span class = "visible-md">✔ Visible on medium</span>
      </div>
      
      <div class = "col-xs-6 col-sm-3" style = "background-color: #dedef8;
         box-shadow: inset 1px -1px 1px #444, inset -1px 1px 1px #444;">
         
         <span class = "hidden-lg">Large</span>
         <span class = "visible-lg">✔ Visible on large</span>
      </div>
      
   </div>  
</div>

Checkmarks indicates that the element is visible in your current viewport.

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