The entire typographic grid is based on two Less variables in our variables.less file: @baseFontSize and @baseLineHeight. The first is the base font-size used throughout and the second is the base line-height.
We use those variables, and some math, to create the margins, paddings, and line-heights of all our type and more.
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| Element | Usage | Optional |
|---|---|---|
<strong>
|
For emphasizing a snippet of text with important | None |
<em>
|
For emphasizing a snippet of text with stress | None |
<abbr>
|
Wraps abbreviations and acronyms to show the expanded version on hover |
Include optional title for expanded text
|
<address>
|
For contact information for its nearest ancestor or the entire body of work |
Preserve formatting by ending all lines with <br>
|
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Note: Feel free to use <b> and <i> in HTML5, but their usage has changed a bit. <b> is meant to highlight words or phrases without conveying additional importance while <i> is mostly for voice, technical terms, etc.
Here are two examples of how the <address> tag can be used:
Abbreviations are styled with uppercase text and a light dotted bottom border. They also have a help cursor on hover so users have extra indication something will be shown on hover.
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An abbreviation of the word attribute is attr.
| Element | Usage | Optional |
|---|---|---|
<blockquote>
|
Block-level element for quoting content from another source |
Add .pull-left and .pull-right classes for floated options
|
<small>
|
Optional element for adding a user-facing citation, typically an author with title of work |
Place the <cite> around the title or name of source
|
To include a blockquote, wrap <blockquote> around any HTML as the quote. For straight quotes we recommend a <p>.
Include an optional <small> element to cite your source and you'll get an em dash — before it for styling purposes.
<blockquote> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante venenatis.</p> <small>Someone famous</small> </blockquote>
Default blockquotes are styled as such:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante venenatis.
Someone famous in Body of work
To float your blockquote to the right, add class="pull-right":
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante venenatis.
Someone famous in Body of work
<ul>
<ul class="unstyled">
<ol>
<dl>