boldface

English

Wikipedia

A text with a boldface part.

Etymology

bold + face

Noun

boldface (plural boldfaces)

1. (typography) A font that is dark, having a high ration of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.

Translations

a font with thicker strokes

• Russian: жирный шрифт (ru) (žírnyj šrift) m, полужирный шрифт (ru) (polužírnyj šrift) m

Verb

boldface (third-person singular simple present boldfaces, present participle boldfacing, simple past and past participle boldfaced)

1. To print, write or draw in a boldfaced font.

   Boldface the due date so they are sure to see it.

Synonyms

• embolden

Related terms

• italic