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Android: Turn On or Off Bold Text

If menus, notifications and app labels look too thin to read comfortably, the Bold text option in your accessibility settings is probably still switched off. Once enabled, every system font gets a heavier weight, but some third-party apps keep rendering their own custom fonts unchanged. That mismatch is what usually confuses people after they toggle the setting.

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Turn On/Off Bold Text auf Android

Bold text is a system-wide accessibility feature. It increases the font weight of menus, notifications, and most stock app labels to make text easier to read at a glance.

The setting lives under accessibility display options rather than the general display menu, which is why many people never find it. It also does not resize text, so it works well alongside larger font sizes if you already use those.

To turn it on or off:

Tap on SettingsTap on AccessibilityTap on Display size and textEnable or disable Bold text

The change applies immediately across the system, including the status bar, quick settings, and most menus. Some apps with custom fonts, especially games or heavily branded apps, may not respond to this toggle at all, since they draw their own text instead of using the system font.

If text still looks thin after enabling Bold text, check whether the app in question uses a custom font, or whether a separate font weight setting inside that app overrides the system value.

Frequently asked questions

Apps that load their own custom fonts instead of the system font ignore the Bold text toggle. This is common in games and branded apps with a fixed visual style.