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**Bootstrap Reference Documentation**
This is a part of the reference documentation from Bootstrap.
It is included here to demonstrate rendering with Material Design for Bootstrap default styling.
See the Material Design section for more elements and customization options.
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Bootstrap includes simple and easily customized typography for headings, body text, lists, and more. For even more control, check out the [textual utility classes]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/utilities/).
## Contents
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## Global settings
Bootstrap sets basic global display, typography, and link styles. Specifically, we:
- Use a [native font stack](/content/reboot/#native-font-stack) that selects the best `font-family` for each OS and device.
- Use the `$font-family-base`, `$font-size-base`, and `$line-height-base` attributes as our typographic base applied to the ``.
- Set the global link color via `$link-color` and apply link underlines only on `:hover`.
- Use `$body-bg` to set a `background-color` on the `` (`#fff` by default).
These styles can be found within `_reboot.scss`, and the global variables are defined in `_variables.scss`.
## Headings
All HTML headings, `` through ``, are available. `.h1` through `.h6` classes are also available, for when you want to match the font styling of a heading but still want your text to be displayed inline.
h1. Bootstrap heading |
Semibold 36px |
h2. Bootstrap heading |
Semibold 30px |
h3. Bootstrap heading |
Semibold 24px |
h4. Bootstrap heading |
Semibold 18px |
h5. Bootstrap heading |
Semibold 14px |
h6. Bootstrap heading |
Semibold 12px |
{% highlight html %}
h1. Bootstrap heading
h2. Bootstrap heading
h3. Bootstrap heading
h4. Bootstrap heading
h5. Bootstrap heading
h6. Bootstrap heading
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### Customizing headings
Use the included utility classes to recreate the small secondary heading text from Bootstrap 3.
{% example html %}
Fancy heading
With faded secondary text
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## 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 |
{% highlight html %}
Display 1
Display 2
Display 3
Display 4
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## Lead
Make a paragraph stand out by adding `.lead`.
{% example html %}
Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus.
{% endexample %}
## Inline text elements
Styling for common inline HTML5 elements.
{% example html %}
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.
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`.mark` and `.small` classes are also available to apply the same styles as `` and `` while avoiding any unwanted semantic implications that the tags would bring.
While not shown above, feel free to use `` and `` in HTML5. `` is meant to highlight words or phrases without conveying additional importance while `` is mostly for voice, technical terms, etc.
## Text utilities
Change text alignment, transform, style, weight, and color with our [text utilities]({{ site.baseurl }}/components/utilities/#text-alignment).
## Abbreviations
Stylized implementation of HTML's `` element for abbreviations and acronyms to show the expanded version on hover. Abbreviations with a `title` attribute have a light dotted bottom border and a help cursor on hover, providing additional context on hover and to users of assistive technologies.
Add `.initialism` to an abbreviation for a slightly smaller font-size.
{% example html %}
attr
HTML
{% endexample %}
## Blockquotes
For quoting blocks of content from another source within your document. Wrap `` around any HTML as the quote.
{% example html %}
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.
{% endexample %}
### Naming a source
Add a `