Colorizing text and links using Bootstrap 5
Bootstrap 5 has utility classes for coloring text and links. In this tutorial, we will show you how to use those utility classes for text and link color.
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Color utility classes available for text
The following utility classes are available for text color:
- .text-primary
- .text-secondary
- .text-success
- .text-danger
- .text-warning
- .text-info
- .text-light
- .text-dark
- .text-body
- .text-muted
- .text-white
- .text-black-50
- .text-white-50
An example of using text classes in paragraphs
In this example, each available text class is used in the paragraph. The sequence in the code and image below is different. Have a look:
Code:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-+0n0xVW2eSR5OomGNYDnhzAbDsOXxcvSN1TPprVMTNDbiYZCxYbOOl7+AMvyTG2x" crossorigin="anonymous"> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h3>Bootstrap 5 text color</h3> <p class="text-primary">This paragraph uses .text-primary class</p> <p class="text-secondary">This paragraph uses .text-secondary class</p> <p class="text-dark">This paragraph uses .text-dark class</p> <p class="text-body">This paragraph uses .text-body class</p> <p class="text-warning bg-dark">This paragraph uses .text-warning class with .bg-dark backgroud</p> <p class="text-muted">This paragraph uses .text-muted class</p> <p class="text-success">This paragraph uses .text-success class</p> <p class="text-danger">This paragraph uses .text-danger class</p> <p class="text-white bg-dark">This paragraph uses .text-white class with .bg-dark background</p> <p class="text-black-50">This paragraph uses .text-black-50 class</p> <p class="text-white-50 bg-dark">This paragraph uses .text-white-50 class with .bg-dark background</p> <p class="text-info bg-dark">This paragraph uses .text-info class with .bg-dark background</p> <p class="text-light bg-dark">This paragraph uses .text-light class with .bg-dark background</p> </div> </body> </html>
Classes available for link coloring
The following utility classes are available for link colors:
- link-primary
- link-secondary
- link-success
- link-danger
- link-warning
- link-info
- link-light
- link-dark
Note: The link classes have :hover and :focus states.
An example of using link color utility classes in Bootstrap 5
In this example, we have all color classes for links that change on hover and focus state.
BS 5 Code:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-+0n0xVW2eSR5OomGNYDnhzAbDsOXxcvSN1TPprVMTNDbiYZCxYbOOl7+AMvyTG2x" crossorigin="anonymous"> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h3>Bootstrap 5 link color</h3> <a href="https://www.jquery-az.com/bootstrap-5/" class="link-primary">Bootstrap 5</a> <a href="https://www.jquery-az.com/bootstrap-5/" class="link-secondary">Bootstrap 5</a><br> <a href="https://www.jquery-az.com/bootstrap-5/" class="link-success">Bootstrap 5</a> <a href="https://www.jquery-az.com/bootstrap-5/" class="link-danger">Bootstrap 5</a><br> <a href="https://www.jquery-az.com/bootstrap-5/" class="link-warning">Bootstrap 5</a> <a href="https://www.jquery-az.com/bootstrap-5/" class="link-info">Bootstrap 5</a><br> <a href="https://www.jquery-az.com/bootstrap-5/" class="link-light bg-dark">Bootstrap 5</a> <a href="https://www.jquery-az.com/bootstrap-5/" class="link-dark">Bootstrap 5</a> </div> </body> </html>
Result:
References:
https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/utilities/colors/
https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/helpers/colored-links/