Bootstrap 4 - Typography

Description

The typography feature creates headings, paragraphs, lists and other inline elements. It specifies how text elements should be rendered on the web page.

Let see each one of the feature of typography in the following sections.

Headings

Bootstrap 4 provides HTML headings from h1 to h6 as shown in the below example −

Example

Live Demo 
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <!-- Meta tags -->
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width, initial-scale = 1, shrink-to-fit = no">
      
      <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
      <link rel = "stylesheet" 
         href = "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" 
         integrity = "sha384-MCw98/SFnGE8fJT3GXwEOngsV7Zt27NXFoaoApmYm81iuXoPkFOJwJ8ERdknLPMO" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      
      <title>Bootstrap 4 Example</title>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div class = "container">
         <h1>h1 - Tutorialspoint</h1>
         <h2>h2 - Tutorialspoint</h2>
         <h3>h3 - Tutorialspoint</h3>
         <h4>h4 - Tutorialspoint</h4>
         <h5>h5 - Tutorialspoint</h5>
         <h6>h6 - Tutorialspoint</h6>
      </div>
      
      <!-- jQuery first, then Popper.js, then Bootstrap JS -->
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-q8i/X+965DzO0rT7abK41JStQIAqVgRVzpbzo5smXKp4YfRvH+8abtTE1Pi6jizo" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
      <script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-ZMP7rVo3mIykV+2+9J3UJ46jBk0WLaUAdn689aCwoqbBJiSnjAK/l8WvCWPIPm49" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
      <script src = "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/js/bootstrap.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-ChfqqxuZUCnJSK3+MXmPNIyE6ZbWh2IMqE241rYiqJxyMiZ6OW/JmZQ5stwEULTy" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
   </body>
</html>

It will produce the following result −

Output

Display Headings

The display headings are used to display the text with larger font size and font weight than the normal headings by using 4 classes of display heading such as .display-1, .display-2, .display-3, and .display-4.

The following example demonstrates usage of above display heading classes −

Example

Live Demo 
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <!-- Meta tags -->
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width, initial-scale = 1, shrink-to-fit = no">
      
      <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
      <link rel = "stylesheet" 
         href = "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" 
         integrity = "sha384-MCw98/SFnGE8fJT3GXwEOngsV7Zt27NXFoaoApmYm81iuXoPkFOJwJ8ERdknLPMO" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      
      <title>Bootstrap 4 Example</title>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div class = "container">
         <h1 class = "display-1">Tutorialspoint</h1>
         <h1 class = "display-2">Tutorialspoint</h1>
         <h1 class = "display-3">Tutorialspoint</h1>
         <h1 class = "display-4">Tutorialspoint</h1>
      </div>
      
      <!-- jQuery first, then Popper.js, then Bootstrap JS -->
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-q8i/X+965DzO0rT7abK41JStQIAqVgRVzpbzo5smXKp4YfRvH+8abtTE1Pi6jizo" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
      <script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-ZMP7rVo3mIykV+2+9J3UJ46jBk0WLaUAdn689aCwoqbBJiSnjAK/l8WvCWPIPm49" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
      <script src = "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/js/bootstrap.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-ChfqqxuZUCnJSK3+MXmPNIyE6ZbWh2IMqE241rYiqJxyMiZ6OW/JmZQ5stwEULTy" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
   </body>
</html>

It will produce the following result −

Output

Lead, Abbreviations, Blockquote and Marked Text

  • Add some emphasis to a paragraph by using .lead class.

  • The HTML <abbr> element provides markup for abbreviations or acronyms, like WWW or HTTP. It uses title attribute and display with a light dotted border along the bottom and reveals the full text on hover.

  • You can quote the block of content in the document by using .blockquote class in the <blockquote> element.

  • Use the <mark> element to make the text as marked or highlighted.

The following example demonstrates each of the above types −

Example

Live Demo 
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <!-- Meta tags -->
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width, initial-scale = 1, shrink-to-fit = no">
      
      <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
      <link rel = "stylesheet" 
         href = "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" 
         integrity = "sha384-MCw98/SFnGE8fJT3GXwEOngsV7Zt27NXFoaoApmYm81iuXoPkFOJwJ8ERdknLPMO" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      
      <title>Bootstrap 4 Example</title>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div class = "container">
         <h2>Lead</h2>
         <p class = "lead">
            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod 
            tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim 
            veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea 
            commodo consequat. 
         </p>
         
         <h2>Abbreviations</h2>
         <p><abbr title = "World Wide Web">WWW</abbr></p>
         <h2>Blockquote</h2>
         <blockquote class = "blockquote">
            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod 
            tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim 
            veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea 
            commodo consequat. 
         </blockquote>
         
         <h2>Marked Text</h2>
         <p>Welcome to <mark>tutorialspoint</mark></p>
      </div>
      
      <!-- jQuery first, then Popper.js, then Bootstrap JS -->
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-q8i/X+965DzO0rT7abK41JStQIAqVgRVzpbzo5smXKp4YfRvH+8abtTE1Pi6jizo" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
      <script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-ZMP7rVo3mIykV+2+9J3UJ46jBk0WLaUAdn689aCwoqbBJiSnjAK/l8WvCWPIPm49" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
      <script src = "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/js/bootstrap.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-ChfqqxuZUCnJSK3+MXmPNIyE6ZbWh2IMqE241rYiqJxyMiZ6OW/JmZQ5stwEULTy" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
   </body>
</html>

It will produce the following result −

Output

Lists

Bootstrap 4 provides various styles such as Unstyled, Inline, and Description list alignment lists.

  • Unstyled − You can display the list by removing default list-style and left margin.

  • Inline − You can also place all list items on a single line using the .list-inline and .list-inline-item classes.

  • Description list alignment − You can display the terms and descriptions horizontally by using .row class to <dl> tag.

The following example demonstrates usage of above list types −

Example

Live Demo 
<html lang = "en">
   <head>
      <!-- Meta tags -->
      <meta charset = "utf-8">
      <meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width, initial-scale = 1, shrink-to-fit = no">
      
      <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
      <link rel = "stylesheet" 
         href = "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" 
         integrity = "sha384-MCw98/SFnGE8fJT3GXwEOngsV7Zt27NXFoaoApmYm81iuXoPkFOJwJ8ERdknLPMO" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      
      <title>Bootstrap 4 Example</title>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div class = "container">
         <h2>Unstyled List</h2>
         <ul class = "list-unstyled">
            <li>HTML</li>
            <li>CSS</li>
            <li>JavaScript</li>
         </ul>
         
         <h2>Inline List</h2>
         <ul class = "list-inline">
            <li class = "list-inline-item">HTML</li>
            <li class = "list-inline-item">CSS</li>
            <li class = "list-inline-item">JavaScript</li>
         </ul>
         
         <h2>Description list alignment</h2>
         <dl class = "row">
            <dt class = "col-sm-3">HTML</dt>
            <dd class = "col-sm-9">To define the content of web pages</dd>
            <dt class = "col-sm-3">CSS</dt>
            <dd class = "col-sm-9">To specify the layout of web pages</dd>
            <dt class = "col-sm-3">JavaScript</dt>
            <dd class = "col-sm-9">To program the behavior of web pages</dd>
         </dl>
      </div>
      
      <!-- jQuery first, then Popper.js, then Bootstrap JS -->
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-q8i/X+965DzO0rT7abK41JStQIAqVgRVzpbzo5smXKp4YfRvH+8abtTE1Pi6jizo" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
      <script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-ZMP7rVo3mIykV+2+9J3UJ46jBk0WLaUAdn689aCwoqbBJiSnjAK/l8WvCWPIPm49" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
      <script src = "https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/js/bootstrap.min.js" 
         integrity = "sha384-ChfqqxuZUCnJSK3+MXmPNIyE6ZbWh2IMqE241rYiqJxyMiZ6OW/JmZQ5stwEULTy" 
         crossorigin = "anonymous">
      </script>
      
   </body>
</html>

It will produce the following result −

Output

bootstrap4_content.htm
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