---
title: Text
description: Use the text component create a range of body text
keywords: ['body', 'content', 'copy', 'paragraph']
figma: 'https://www.figma.com/file/BJ95AjraesmRCWsKA013GS/Primer-Brand?node-id=354%3A9513'
source: https://github.com/primer/brand/blob/main/packages/react/src/Text/Text.tsx
storybook: '/brand/storybook/?path=/story/components-text--playground'
---

```js
import {Text} from '@primer/react-brand'
```

## Examples

### Default

```jsx
<Text>With GitHub Copilot, you’re always in charge.</Text>
```

### Scale

```jsx
<div>
  {TextSizes.map(size => (
    <Text key={size} size={size} as="p">
      Text {size}
    </Text>
  ))}
</div>
```

### Variants

```jsx
<div>
  <Text as="p">With GitHub Copilot, you’re always in charge.</Text>
  <Text as="p" variant="muted">
    With GitHub Copilot, you’re always in charge.
  </Text>
</div>
```

### Alignment

Use `align` to set the horizontal alignment of content inside a block element.

```jsx
<Stack direction="vertical">
  <Text as="p" align="start">
    Start
  </Text>
  <Text as="p" align="center">
    Center
  </Text>
  <Text as="p" align="end">
    End
  </Text>
</Stack>
```

### Polymorphism

The `Text` component can render as a `span`, `p` or `div` HTML element.

```jsx
<Text as="p">With GitHub Copilot, you’re always in charge.</Text>
```

### Weight

The recommended text weight is automatically applied through Text based on its position on the type scale.
Use the `weight` prop to adjust the default visual appearance if required.

```jsx
<div>
  <Text as="p" weight="heavy">
    heavy
  </Text>
  <Text as="p" weight="extrabold">
    extrabold
  </Text>
  <Text as="p" weight="bold">
    bold
  </Text>
  <Text as="p" weight="semibold">
    semibold
  </Text>
  <Text as="p" weight="medium">
    medium
  </Text>
  <Text as="p" weight="regular">
    regular
  </Text>
  <Text as="p" weight="light">
    light
  </Text>

  {/* Responsive */}
  <br />
  <br />
  <Text
    as="p"
    weight={{
      narrow: 'heavy',
      regular: 'semibold',
      wide: 'light',
    }}
  >
    Responsive
  </Text>
</div>
```

## Component props

### Text

| Name      | Type                                   |        Default       | Description                             |
| :-------- | :------------------------------------- | :------------------: | :-------------------------------------- |
| `as`      | `TextTags`                             |   `defaultTextTag`   | Applies the underlying HTML element     |
| `size`    | `TextSizes`                            |   `defaultTextSize`  | Specify the text size                   |
| `variant` | `TextVariants`                         | `defaultTextVariant` | Specify alternative text appearance     |
| `weight`  | `TextWeights \| 'ResponsiveWeightMap'` |                      | Override the default visual text weight |