Heavy-weighted text styling
Boldfaces is the plural of boldface, referring to multiple instances of heavy, dark typeface used for emphasis in printed or digital text.
As a verb in the third person singular, boldfaces means to set text in this thicker weight: The editor boldfaces all the key terms in each chapter.
The term appears in typesetting, word processing, and design contexts where distinguishing regular from emphasized text matters.
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Heavy-weighted text styling
Boldfaces is the plural of boldface, referring to multiple instances of heavy, dark typeface used for emphasis in printed or digital text.
As a verb in the third person singular, boldfaces means to set text in this thicker weight: The editor boldfaces all the key terms in each chapter.
The term appears in typesetting, word processing, and design contexts where distinguishing regular from emphasized text matters.
1. typography — font, Character style set; weight (Measure of heaviness); heavy (Of great mass); thick (Having great depth); emphasis · highlight · typeset · print · sans-serif · serif · headline · subhead · formatting · text
typographic weightboldfaces ≠ ultralight Minimal recreational aircraft; normal weight · roman
emphasis styleboldfaces ≠ italics Sloped typeface for emphasis; plain text · underlines
boldface, boldfaced, boldfacing
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/boldfaces