+B

Bold Text on Mac

Mac · Finder & Text
ActionBold Text
Shortcut⌘ + B
PlatformMac
CategoryFinder & Text

About this shortcut

On Mac, you can bold text with ⌘ + B. Toggles bold on the selection. It sits in the Finder & Text group and is one of the Mac shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Mac conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to bold text.

2

Press the keys

Press ⌘ + B.

3

Done

Toggles bold on the selection.

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