How to Bold the Text on an iPhone

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: May 15, 2018

This wikiHow teaches you how to make all of the text on your iPhone bold, as well as turn selected text in the "Notes" app bold.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Bolding All iPhone Text

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Do so by tapping the grey gear icon on one of your Home screens (it might also be in a folder named "Utilities").
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This is in the second group of options.
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Your phone will briefly restart. When it reboots, all of your phone's menu and display text should be bold.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Bolding Text in the Notes App

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Do so by tapping the notepad icon on one of your Home screens (it might also be in a folder named "Productivity" or "Utilities").
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2
Tap the "New Note" icon. This is the pencil-and-pad icon in the bottom right corner of your Notes screen.
- If you have 3-D touch enabled, tap and hold the Notes icon and then select New Note .
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If you only want to bold one word, just tap Select .
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This will be formatted to show bolding, italics, and underlining.
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Your selected text should turn bold as a result.

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