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How to make the text bold in iOS 16 on your iPhone or iPad

How to make the text bold in iOS 16 on your iPhone or iPad

Short guide:

  1. Open the Settings app and tap Accessibility.
  2. Tap Display & Text Size.
  3. Tap the toggle switch for Bold Text to turn it on.

Before and after

Text on the screen before and after Bold Text has been applied

This section gives you step by step instructions on how to make the text bold in iOS 16, with pictures of the screens to help.

Find the Accessibility settings

1. Tap the Settings icon  on your Home screen to open the Settings app. Scroll down and tap Accessibility.

Open the Display & Text Size settings

2. On the Accessibility screen, tap Display & Text Size.

Enable Bold Text

3. On the Display & Text Size screen, tap the toggle switch for Bold Text to turn it on.

Return to the Home screen

4.When you are happy with your settings, you can return to the Home screen by swiping up from the bottom of the screen or by pressing the Home button on devices with a physical Home button. 

Created on: August-21-2022

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