1. Typography
  2. font-stretch

Typography

font-stretch

Utilities for selecting the width of a font face.

ClassStyles
font-stretch-ultra-condensed
font-stretch: ultra-condensed; /* 50% */
font-stretch-extra-condensed
font-stretch: extra-condensed; /* 62.5% */
font-stretch-condensed
font-stretch: condensed; /* 75% */
font-stretch-semi-condensed
font-stretch: semi-condensed; /* 87.5% */
font-stretch-normal
font-stretch: normal; /* 100% */
font-stretch-semi-expanded
font-stretch: semi-expanded; /* 112.5% */
font-stretch-expanded
font-stretch: expanded; /* 125% */
font-stretch-extra-expanded
font-stretch: extra-expanded; /* 150% */
font-stretch-ultra-expanded
font-stretch: ultra-expanded; /* 200% */
font-stretch-<percentage>
font-stretch: <percentage>;
font-stretch-(<custom-property>)
font-stretch: var(<custom-property>);
font-stretch-[<value>]
font-stretch: <value>;

Examples

Basic example

Use utilities like font-stretch-condensed and font-stretch-expanded to set the width of a font face:

font-stretch-extra-condensed

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

font-stretch-condensed

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

font-stretch-normal

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

font-stretch-expanded

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

font-stretch-extra-expanded

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<p class="font-stretch-extra-condensed">The quick brown fox...</p><p class="font-stretch-condensed">The quick brown fox...</p><p class="font-stretch-normal">The quick brown fox...</p><p class="font-stretch-expanded">The quick brown fox...</p><p class="font-stretch-extra-expanded">The quick brown fox...</p>

This only applies to fonts that have multiple width variations available, otherwise the browser selects the closest match.

Using percentages

Use font-stretch-<percentage> utilities like font-stretch-50% and font-stretch-125% to set the width of a font face using a percentage:

font-stretch-50%

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

font-stretch-100%

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

font-stretch-150%

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<p class="font-stretch-50%">The quick brown fox...</p><p class="font-stretch-100%">The quick brown fox...</p><p class="font-stretch-150%">The quick brown fox...</p>

Using a custom value

Use the font-stretch-[<value>] syntax to set the font width based on a completely custom value:

<p class="font-stretch-[66.66%] ...">  <!-- ... --></p>

For CSS variables, you can also use the font-stretch-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<p class="font-stretch-(--my-font-width) ...">  <!-- ... --></p>

This is just a shorthand for font-stretch-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a font-stretch utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="font-stretch-normal md:font-stretch-expanded ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

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