Bold Text Generator
Make a whole line ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ, or bold just the words that matter in a LinkedIn or Facebook post and leave the rest as you wrote it.
Tap a style to copy it. To bold just a few words, select them and tap Bold selection.
Heads-up: Unicode bold letters are math symbols, not formatting. Some screen readers spell them out one by one or skip them, and in-app search may not find them, so keep names, links and key details in plain text.
What this bold text generator does
LinkedIn posts, Facebook comments, Instagram captions and most profile fields give you a plain text box with no B button. The generator above works around that by replacing each letter with its counterpart from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block of Unicode, which has complete bold alphabets: ๐ is U+1D5D4, a different character from the A on your keyboard. Because the weight is part of the character, it survives copy and paste and looks the same in the app you paste into, as long as the reader's device has a font that covers these symbols.
Unlike a general fancy text tool, this page only shows bold styles and adds two things for longer posts: making just a few marked words bold while the rest stays untouched, and turning bold text back into plain letters.
How to bold only part of a post
- Choose Bold only marked words and paste the whole post into the box.
- Select a word or phrase and tap Bold selection. The tool puts double asterisks around it; tap the button again on the same words to undo. You can also type
**like this**yourself. - Pick the bold style you like and tap it to copy the full post.
- Paste it into LinkedIn, Facebook or wherever you are posting. Only the marked words are bold.
For example, New role: **Head of Design** at a small studio. Thank you to everyone who helped! becomes: New role: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป at a small studio. Thank you to everyone who helped!
The six bold alphabets
Every style below is a complete bold set from Unicode, with capitals, small letters and digits. Serif bold looks like a printed headline, sans bold like an app interface; the italic, cursive and gothic versions are for a name or a short title rather than a whole paragraph. For a slant without the extra weight, use the italic text generator.
| Style | Letters and digits | Bold A |
|---|---|---|
| Bold Serif | ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | U+1D400 |
| Bold Sans | ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต | U+1D5D4 |
| Bold Italic Serif | ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | U+1D468 |
| Bold Italic Sans | ๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต | U+1D63C |
| Bold Cursive | ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | U+1D4D0 |
| Bold Gothic | ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐น๐บ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | U+1D56C |
Built-in bold or Unicode bold? Platform by platform
If an app has real bold formatting, use it: formatted text stays searchable, keeps its normal length and is read properly by screen readers. Unicode bold is for the places that offer nothing. The middle columns repeat what each platform's own help pages say, with a link; where we could not load or find an official page, the cell says Untested rather than guessing. The last column is about pasting the bold letters from this page, and stays Untested until we have pasted into that app ourselves.
| Platform | Built-in bold | Source | Pasted Unicode bold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articles and newsletters: bold and italic in the article editor, which LinkedIn says is not available in the mobile app. Regular posts: not covered by that help page | LinkedIn Help: Write and publish articles | Untested | |
| Untested | No official page checked | Untested | |
| X (Twitter) | Bold and italic rich text in posts for X Premium subscribers, listed with longer posts | X Help: X Premium how to | Untested |
| Untested | No official page checked | Untested | |
| Untested | No official page checked | Untested | |
| Discord | Type **bold**, or ***bold italics*** | Discord: Markdown Text 101 | Untested |
| Web browser on a Mac | Depends on the site | Our own test | All six styles display (Chromium, 7 Oct 2026) |
Markdown-style codes such as **bold** only work inside the app that reads them. Paste such a code into an app that does not read it and the asterisks simply show up as asterisks, which is exactly where the Unicode version is useful.
What screen readers do with Unicode bold
To software, ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ is not the word โBoldโ in a heavy weight but four math symbols. Accessibility consultant Adrian Roselli tested fake bold and italic text with six screen readers, and the results ranged from reading it normally to spelling out a symbol name for every letter to skipping it entirely. His tests date from 2021โ2022 and newer versions may behave differently, but the risk has not gone away.
| Screen reader | Tested on | What it did with fake bold |
|---|---|---|
| JAWS 2021 | Windows, Chrome 94 | Announces every letter with its style name (sans-serif bold capital โฆ) |
| VoiceOver | macOS 11.4, Safari 14.1 | Reads each letter as โmathematical sans-serif bold โฆโ, with a few odd pronunciations |
| NVDA 2021.2 | Windows, Firefox 93 | Skips the styled words |
| Narrator | Windows 10, Edge 94 | Skips the styled words |
| VoiceOver | iOS 14.8, Safari | Skips the styled words |
| TalkBack 9.1 | Android 11, Chrome 94 | Reads the styled words as normal words |
So bold a phrase, not a post. Keep names, phone numbers, dates, links and calls to action in ordinary text, and if you have already posted something entirely in bold, Back to plain text turns it into readable text again for an edit.
Good places for a little bold
- The first line of a LinkedIn post: feeds show only the start of a long post, so a short bold opening line is what people read before they decide to expand it.
- Section labels in a long Facebook post: bold words such as ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ and ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ turn an event or a listing into something people can scan.
- A caption headline on Instagram: one bold line on top, the story in plain text below.
- A display name or bio title: bold serif reads as formal, bold sans as clean and modern.
- Game and Discord nicknames: bold gothic or bold cursive stands out in a member list; in normal Discord messages the built-in
**bold**is the better choice, and the Discord fonts page builds that formatting for you.
Want the bold letters in a profile layout with a live character count? The Instagram fonts page previews your bio. For softer handwriting, try the cursive font generator, and for bubble, gothic and more than 40 other looks, go to the fancy text generator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make text bold on Facebook?
Write the post here first, select the words you want to stand out and tap Bold selection, then copy the Bold Sans or Bold Serif line and paste it into Facebook. The bold letters are characters, not formatting, so there is nothing for the post box to strip out. Look at the preview before you publish, ideally on a phone as well: if any letters show as empty boxes, try another of the six styles or keep that part plain.
How do I get bold text in an Instagram caption or bio?
If the caption or bio box gives you no bold option, generate the bold version here and paste it into the field. A bold first line works well as a caption headline. Usernames are stricter than names and bios, so use the bold version in your display name or bio rather than your @handle.
Is this a bold font I can install?
No. Searching for โbold fontโ also brings up font files for design software, such as a bold weight of Arial or a display typeface. This page does something different: it produces bold-looking letters as text, so you can paste them into apps where you cannot choose a font at all. If you need a bold font for Word, Photoshop or Canva, pick the bold weight in that program instead.
Can I turn bold text back into normal text?
Yes. Choose Back to plain text and paste the bold text. Every letter and digit from the math alphabets, including italic, cursive, gothic and outline letters, is turned back into its ordinary version, and everything else stays as it was. This is handy when you want to edit an old post or move text into a document.
Do numbers and accented letters turn bold?
Numbers do: Unicode has bold digits in a serif and a sans-serif version. There are no italic digits, so the bold italic, bold cursive and bold gothic styles use upright bold numbers. Accented letters work too: the base letter turns bold and the accent mark is placed back on top of it.
Can people still find my post if the keywords are bold?
Not always. Search boxes generally compare ordinary letters, and a bold B is a different character from a plain B, so a word written entirely in bold may not match what people type. Leave hashtags, names and the words you want to be found by in plain text, and use bold for the phrase you want readers to notice.