String.prototype.bold()

The bold() method creates a <b> HTML element that causes a string to be displayed as bold.

Syntax

str.bold()

Return value

A string containing a <b> HTML element.

Description

The bold() method embeds a string in a <b> tag: "<b>str</b>".

Examples

Using bold()

The following example uses string methods to change the formatting of a string:

var worldString = 'Hello, world';
console.log(worldString.blink());   // <blink>Hello, world</blink>
console.log(worldString.bold());    // <b>Hello, world</b>
console.log(worldString.italics()); // <i>Hello, world</i>
console.log(worldString.strike());  // <strike>Hello, world</strike>

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

• String.prototype.blink()
• String.prototype.italics()
• String.prototype.strike()