---
title: Typography
description: Primitive typography component for rendering styled text with semantic type variants.
links:
  source_native: text/text.tsx
  styles_native: text/text.styles.ts
---

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## Import

```tsx
import { Typography } from 'heroui-native';
```

## Anatomy

```tsx
<Typography>...</Typography>

{/* Sub-components */}
<Typography.Heading>...</Typography.Heading>
<Typography.Paragraph>...</Typography.Paragraph>
<Typography.Code>...</Typography.Code>
```

- **Typography**: Root text element. Selects a typography preset via `type` and exposes orthogonal `align`, `color`, `weight`, and `truncate` props.
- **Typography.Heading**: Convenience wrapper restricted to heading types (`h1`–`h6`). Adds `accessibilityRole="header"` automatically.
- **Typography.Paragraph**: Convenience wrapper restricted to body types (`body`, `body-sm`, `body-xs`).
- **Typography.Code**: Chip-styled inline monospaced text. Uses a platform-appropriate monospace font family.

## Usage

### Basic Usage

The Typography component renders body text by default.

```tsx
<Typography>Hello, world!</Typography>
```

### Type Variants

Use the `type` prop to select a semantic typography preset.

```tsx
<Typography type="h1">Heading 1</Typography>
<Typography type="h2">Heading 2</Typography>
<Typography type="h3">Heading 3</Typography>
<Typography type="h4">Heading 4</Typography>
<Typography type="h5">Heading 5</Typography>
<Typography type="h6">Heading 6</Typography>
<Typography type="body">Body text</Typography>
<Typography type="body-sm">Small body text</Typography>
<Typography type="body-xs">Extra-small body text</Typography>
<Typography type="code">Code snippet</Typography>
```

### Headings

Use `Typography.Heading` for heading text with automatic header accessibility role.

```tsx
<Typography.Heading type="h1">Page Title</Typography.Heading>
<Typography.Heading type="h2">Section Title</Typography.Heading>
<Typography.Heading type="h3">Subsection Title</Typography.Heading>
```

### Paragraphs

Use `Typography.Paragraph` for body text.

```tsx
<Typography.Paragraph>
  This is a paragraph of body text with the default size.
</Typography.Paragraph>
<Typography.Paragraph type="body-sm">
  This is smaller body text.
</Typography.Paragraph>
```

### Code

Use `Typography.Code` (or equivalently `<Typography type="code">`) for inline code snippets. Both render a chip-styled, monospaced inline element with a subtle background, rounded corners, and a `self-start` layout so it does not stretch in flex containers. The platform monospace `fontFamily` is applied at the `Typography` root, so the two forms are interchangeable.

```tsx
<Typography.Code>console.log('hello')</Typography.Code>
<Typography type="code">console.log('hello')</Typography>
```

### Alignment

Use the `align` prop to control horizontal alignment. `start` and `end` are RTL-aware (they flip under right-to-left layouts).

```tsx
<Typography align="start">Start-aligned</Typography>
<Typography align="center">Center-aligned</Typography>
<Typography align="end">End-aligned</Typography>
<Typography align="justify">Justified text spreads across the line.</Typography>
```

> **Note:** `text-justify` is iOS-only on React Native; Android falls back to left alignment.

### Color

Use the `color` prop to apply a semantic foreground color preset.

```tsx
<Typography color="default">Default foreground</Typography>
<Typography color="muted">Muted secondary text</Typography>
```

For other theme colors, pass the corresponding utility through `className` (e.g. `className="text-accent"`, `className="text-danger"`).

### Weight

Use the `weight` prop to override the font weight implied by `type`. The override merges via `tailwind-merge`, so it always wins over the type variant's default weight.

```tsx
<Typography type="h1" weight="bold">Bold H1</Typography>
<Typography weight="medium">Medium body</Typography>
<Typography weight="semibold">Semibold body</Typography>
```

### Truncation

Use the `truncate` boolean prop to limit the text to a single line with an ellipsis. It is mapped to React Native's `numberOfLines={1}`. An explicit `numberOfLines` prop, if provided, takes precedence.

```tsx
<Typography truncate>
  A long line of text that will be cut off with an ellipsis when it overflows
  the container.
</Typography>;

{
  /* Multi-line truncation via the underlying RN prop */
}
<Typography numberOfLines={2}>
  Two-line truncation works through React Native's standard `numberOfLines`
  prop.
</Typography>;
```

## Example

```tsx
import { Typography } from 'heroui-native';
import { View } from 'react-native';

export default function TypographyExample() {
  return (
    <View className="flex-1 justify-center px-5 gap-4">
      <Typography.Heading type="h1">Welcome</Typography.Heading>
      <Typography.Heading type="h3">Getting Started</Typography.Heading>
      <Typography.Paragraph>
        This is a body paragraph rendered with the Typography component.
      </Typography.Paragraph>
      <Typography.Paragraph color="muted" type="body-sm">
        Smaller supporting text for captions or footnotes.
      </Typography.Paragraph>
      <Typography.Code>npm install heroui-native</Typography.Code>
    </View>
  );
}
```

You can find more examples in the [GitHub repository](<https://github.com/heroui-inc/heroui-native/blob/main/example/src/app/(home)/components/text.tsx>).

## API Reference

### Typography

`Typography` extends all standard React Native `TextProps` with additional typography props.

| prop           | type                                                                                         | default     | description                                                                                                                    |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `type`         | `'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'h5' \| 'h6' \| 'body' \| 'body-sm' \| 'body-xs' \| 'code'` | `'body'`    | Semantic typography variant (size, default weight, line-height)                                                                |
| `align`        | `'start' \| 'center' \| 'end' \| 'justify'`                                                  | `'start'`   | Horizontal alignment. `start` and `end` are RTL-aware. `justify` is iOS-only.                                                  |
| `color`        | `'default' \| 'muted'`                                                                       | `'default'` | Semantic foreground color preset                                                                                               |
| `weight`       | `'normal' \| 'medium' \| 'semibold' \| 'bold'`                                               | -           | Font weight override. When set, overrides the weight implied by `type`.                                                        |
| `truncate`     | `boolean`                                                                                    | `false`     | Truncates the text to a single line with an ellipsis (sets `numberOfLines={1}`). An explicit `numberOfLines` takes precedence. |
| `children`     | `React.ReactNode`                                                                            | -           | Content to render                                                                                                              |
| `className`    | `string`                                                                                     | -           | Additional CSS classes                                                                                                         |
| `...TextProps` | `TextProps`                                                                                  | -           | All standard React Native `Text` props are supported                                                                           |

### Typography.Heading

Inherits all `Typography` root props (`align`, `color`, `weight`, `truncate`, `className`, and React Native `TextProps`). Sets `accessibilityRole="header"` automatically and narrows `type` to heading variants.

| prop           | type                                           | default | description                                          |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `type`         | `'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'h5' \| 'h6'` | `'h1'`  | Heading level                                        |
| `children`     | `React.ReactNode`                              | -       | Content to render                                    |
| `className`    | `string`                                       | -       | Additional CSS classes                               |
| `...TextProps` | `TextProps`                                    | -       | All standard React Native `Text` props are supported |

### Typography.Paragraph

Inherits all `Typography` root props (`align`, `color`, `weight`, `truncate`, `className`, and React Native `TextProps`). Narrows `type` to body variants.

| prop           | type                               | default  | description                                          |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `type`         | `'body' \| 'body-sm' \| 'body-xs'` | `'body'` | Paragraph text size                                  |
| `children`     | `React.ReactNode`                  | -        | Content to render                                    |
| `className`    | `string`                           | -        | Additional CSS classes                               |
| `...TextProps` | `TextProps`                        | -        | All standard React Native `Text` props are supported |

### Typography.Code

Inherits all `Typography` root props (`align`, `color`, `weight`, `truncate`, `className`, `style`, and React Native `TextProps`). Thin wrapper that forces `type="code"`; the platform monospace `fontFamily` is merged in at the `Typography` root, so `<Typography type="code">` and `<Typography.Code>` render identically.

| prop           | type              | default | description                                          |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `children`     | `React.ReactNode` | -       | Content to render                                    |
| `className`    | `string`          | -       | Additional CSS classes                               |
| `...TextProps` | `TextProps`       | -       | All standard React Native `Text` props are supported |
