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Bootstrap 3 Tutorial

Bootstrap is the most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile-first websites.

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This Bootstrap tutorial contains hundreds of Bootstrap examples.

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Responsive Bootstrap Page

Bootstrap Example

<div class="jumbotron text-center">
  <h1>My First Bootstrap Page</h1>
  <p>Resize this responsive page to see the effect!</p>
</div>

<div class="container">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-sm-4">
      <h3>Column 1</h3>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor..</p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-sm-4">
      <h3>Column 2</h3>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor..</p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-sm-4">
      <h3>Column 3</h3>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor..</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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Bootstrap Exercises

Test Yourself With Exercises

Exercise:

Add the correct class name to transform the list below into a pagination menu.

<ul class="">
  <li><a href="#">1</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">2</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">3</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">4</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">5</a></li>
</ul>

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Bootstrap References

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Bootstrap Themes / Templates

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Bootstrap 5 vs. Bootstrap 3 & 4

This tutorial follows Bootstrap 3, which was released in 2013. However, we also cover newer versions; Bootstrap 4 (released 2018) and Bootstrap 5 (released 2021).

Bootstrap 5 is the newest version of Bootstrap; with new components, faster stylesheets, more responsiveness etc. It supports the latest, stable releases of all major browsers and platforms. However, Internet Explorer 11 and down is not supported.

The main differences between Bootstrap 5 and Bootstrap 3 & 4, is that Bootstrap 5 has switched to JavaScript instead of jQuery.

Note: Bootstrap 3 and Bootstrap 4 is still supported by the team for critical bugfixes and documentation changes, and it is perfectly safe to continue to use them. However, new features will NOT be added to them.


Did You Know?

W3.CSS is an excellent alternative to Bootstrap.

W3.CSS is smaller, faster, and easier to use.

If you want to learn W3.CSS, go to our W3.CSS Tutorial.