German ADJECTIVE B1 Rank 18937

bold

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bold vs fett

fat / bold

In typography, both words refer to a typeface that is thicker and darker. „Fett“ is the usual German term, while „bold“ is used mainly as an English-influenced term in programs and user interfaces. In a German body of text, „fett“ is usually appropriate; in software, „bold“ may appear as the name of a style.

Visual example for fett
bold

Im Textprogramm wählte sie für die Überschrift den Stil bold aus.

In the word processor, she selected the bold style for the heading.

fett

Bitte setzen Sie die Überschrift fett, damit sie sofort auffällt.

Please put the heading in bold so that it stands out immediately.

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