# Text style in menu as active **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [October 16, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746 "2025-10-16T07:11:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Multiferry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Multiferry](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Multiferry)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/1 "2025-10-16T07:11:52Z")
Dear all, I would appreciate some more text styles when a site in the menu is active. Italic, bold or size would be very helpful. ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/2 "2025-10-16T09:33:52Z")
I think you need to highlight text box in your component and sidebar comes up with all of this including fonts and colours too ![Screenshot 2025-10-16 at 10.32.48](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/b/8/b8abc3d9133f99ecd111a533d1acbe465f61c9bb.png) ---
**Author:** ![Multiferry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Multiferry](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Multiferry)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/3 "2025-10-16T10:37:31Z")
I meant the text in the menu bar.😀 ---
**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/4 "2025-10-16T10:52:34Z")
You should have these options for the menu text? ![Untitled 2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/f/1/f12f109a555aa7fe64dcd53316aecb2bb58295c1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Multiferry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Multiferry](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Multiferry)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/5 "2025-10-16T11:56:24Z")
Yes I know. But I desire options just more than underlined. This looks pretty ugly. Bold and another size or spacing would be fine. ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/6 "2025-10-16T13:02:31Z")
weight adjuster is light to bold ---
**Author:** ![Multiferry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Multiferry](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Multiferry)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/7 "2025-10-17T05:38:56Z")
Right. But only for both situations. Active and non active. ---
**Author:** ![PMUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@PMUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PMUK)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/8 "2025-10-17T09:08:19Z")
@elementsbot can you assist here? ---
**Author:** ![elementsbot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/elementsbot/32/33134_2.png) [@elementsbot](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/elementsbot)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/9 "2025-10-17T09:08:33Z")
Hey there! It sounds like Multiferry is looking to customize the text style specifically for active menu items. You can achieve a more dynamic menu design using Tailwind CSS classes in Elements. Here’s a quick way to apply different styles when a menu item is active: 1. **Access the Menu Component** : Click on your menu component within Elements. 2. **Use Tailwind CSS Classes** : Add utility classes to style active items differently. You can use classes like `font-bold`, `underline`, `text-lg` for size, or `tracking-wider` for spacing adjustments. 3. **Active State Customization** : Use the `active` variant of Tailwind to style active states, such as `active:font-bold` or `active:text-xl`. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can even use Alpine.js to toggle more custom behaviors based on state changes. But for most needs, Tailwind’s variants should do the trick. Give it a go, and let me know if you need some code snippets! Happy styling! 🎨 ---
**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/10 "2025-10-17T10:22:18Z")
I misread the original question so sorry Mr Ferry. Do agree with you so may have to try some of those Bot suggestions myself. ---
**Author:** ![Multiferry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Multiferry](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Multiferry)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/text-style-in-menu-as-active/51746/11 "2025-10-17T11:20:27Z")
> [@elementsbot](#): > > Tailwind CSS Classes Thanx. I try to work that out