docs/api/basic-styles.md
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category: api-reference
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# CKEditor 5 basic styles feature
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This package contains features allowing to apply basic text formatting such as bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, subscript, superscript, and code in CKEditor 5.
## Demo
Check out the {@link features/basic-styles#demo demo in the Basic styles feature} guide.
## Documentation
See the {@link features/basic-styles Basic styles feature} guide.
You can also check out the following plugins:
* {@link module:basic-styles/bold~Bold}
* {@link module:basic-styles/italic~Italic}
* {@link module:basic-styles/strikethrough~Strikethrough}
* {@link module:basic-styles/underline~Underline}
* {@link module:basic-styles/subscript~Subscript}
* {@link module:basic-styles/superscript~Superscript}
* {@link module:basic-styles/code~Code}
## Installation
```bash
npm install --save @ckeditor/ckeditor5-basic-styles
```
## Contribute
The source code of this package is available on GitHub in https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-basic-styles.
## External links
* [`@ckeditor/ckeditor5-basic-styles` on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-basic-styles)
* [`ckeditor/ckeditor5-basic-styles` on GitHub](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-basic-styles)
* [Issue tracker](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/issues)
* [Changelog](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5-basic-styles/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)