boldfacing
Making text heavier
Boldfacing is making text appear in boldface—the heavier, darker typeface used for emphasis or headings.
In typography and word processing, boldfacing highlights key terms, titles, or important passages: Try boldfacing the section headers.
The term applies whether done digitally or in traditional printing.
Courageous and daring
typesetting · sans-serif · serif · headline · subheading · display · poster · thick
Pressure, mental or vocal
- accentuateTo give emphasis
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- highlightMost notable part
- intensifyIncrease in degree
prominence · foreground · amplify · heighten · reinforce · dramatize · punctuate · signal
Notable difference or honor
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- separationState of being apart
- variationChange from a norm
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
regular · light · medium · legibility · readability · scanning · skimming
bold
Courageous and daring
heavy · typesetting · sans-serif · serif · headline · subheading · display · poster · thick · black
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- accentuateTo give emphasis
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- highlightMost notable part
intensify · prominence · foreground · amplify · heighten · reinforce · dramatize · punctuate · signal · distinguish
distinction
Notable difference or honor
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- separationState of being apart
- variationChange from a norm
juxtaposition · regular · light · medium · legibility · readability · scanning · skimming
boldfacinglightening
Making lighter in weight/shade
de-emphasizing · muting · fading · graying out · dimming
boldness, boldly, embolden, boldest, bolder, emboldened, emboldens, boldface, boldfaced