# Bootstrap 5 Alerts
Provide feedback messages for typical user actions with the handful of available and flexible alert messages.
## Example
Alerts are available for any length of text, as well as an optional close button. For proper styling, use one of the eight **required** contextual classes (e.g., `.alert-success`). For inline dismissal, use the [alerts JavaScript plugin](#dismissing).
```html
A simple primary alert—check it out!
A simple secondary alert—check it out!
A simple success alert—check it out!
A simple danger alert—check it out!
A simple warning alert—check it out!
A simple info alert—check it out!
A simple light alert—check it out!
A simple dark alert—check it out!
```
## Link color
Use the `.alert-link` utility class to give links inside an alert a matching color.
```html
A simple primary alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.
A simple secondary alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.
A simple success alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.
A simple danger alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.
A simple warning alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.
A simple info alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.
A simple light alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.
A simple dark alert with an example link. Give it a click if you like.
```
## Additional content
Alerts can also contain additional HTML elements like headings, paragraphs and dividers.
```html
Well done!
Aww yeah, you successfully read this important alert message. This example text is going to run a bit longer so that you can see how spacing within an alert works with this kind of content.
Whenever you need to, be sure to use margin utilities to keep things nice and tidy.
```
## Icons
Use [flexbox utilities](/bootstrap/docs/utilities/flex/) and SVG icons to create alerts with icons. Depending on your icons and content, you may want to add more utilities or custom styles.
```html
An example alert with an icon
```
## Dismissing
To dismiss an alert inline with the alert JavaScript plugin:
- Be sure you've loaded the alert plugin, or the compiled Bootstrap JavaScript.
- Add a [close button](/bootstrap/docs/components/close-button/) and the `.alert-dismissible` class, which adds extra padding to the right of the alert and positions the close button.
- On the close button, add the `data-bs-dismiss="alert"` attribute, which triggers the JavaScript functionality. Be sure to use the `