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Bold facts for kids

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Bold can mean the following:

  • Bold (type) - making text darker
  • Bold (act) - Being brave

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  • Fraktur

    Example of black letter emphasis using the technique of changing fonts

  • Emphasis typography2

    An example of sperrsatz. Note wider spacing of the word gesperrt ("letterspaced").

  • Emphasis mark (vertical)

    Example of emphasis marks in Traditional Chinese, written vertically

  • Othello F1

    Shakespeare's play Othello, printed in 1623. Bold type had not yet been invented. Emphasis is provided by using italics, used for key words, stage directions and the names of characters, and capitalization of key words.

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