Source: https://tailwindcss.com/docs/font-stretch

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1. Typography
2. font-stretch

Typography

font-stretch

Utilities for selecting the width of a font face.

| Class | Styles | | --- | --- | | 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

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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%] ...">  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</p>

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

<p class="font-stretch-(--my-font-width) ...">  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</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 .

On this page

• Quick reference

• Examples

  • Basic example

  • Using percentages

  • Using a custom value

  • Responsive design

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