Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by kuschku on Sunday September 20, 2015 @11:46PM
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How do we make text bold for emphasis? or should we just use UTF characters for that?
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Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by andreyf on Monday September 21, 2015 @12:03AM
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For emphasis there is italics, which you can make by adding asterisks around the word.
Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by kuschku on Monday September 21, 2015 @11:06AM
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And if I want 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 text? I know how to get italics.
Most typographs disagree with using italics:
> If you’re using a sans serif font, skip italic and use bold for emphasis. It’s not usually worth italicizing sans serif fonts—unlike serif fonts, which look quite different when italicized, most sans serif italic fonts just have a gentle slant that doesn’t stand out on the page.
Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by p00b on Monday September 21, 2015 @12:36AM
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Which was explained in the cited link.
Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by kuschku on Monday September 21, 2015 @11:12AM
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Which does not help me when most typographers say to use 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 for emphasis: http://practicaltypography.com/bold-or-italic.html
Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by desdiv on Monday September 21, 2015 @12:01AM
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According to grammarians, you're supposed to use italics for emphasis in English.
Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by kuschku on Monday September 21, 2015 @11:09AM
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Eh, I read quite a few books that say the opposite
> If you’re using a sans serif font, skip italic and use bold for emphasis. It’s not usually worth italicizing sans serif fonts—unlike serif fonts, which look quite different when italicized, most sans serif italic fonts just have a gentle slant that doesn’t stand out on the page.
Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by alayne on Sunday September 20, 2015 @11:50PM
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Please just write normally formatted sentences.
Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by kuschku on Monday September 21, 2015 @11:16AM
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As I answered to several other comments, this is not a helpful suggestion when most typographers suggest to use bold for emphasis of sans-serif fonts, as italic with sans-serif is less noticeable than 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱.
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Re:“This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News ...
by kuschku on Monday September 21, 2015 @01:44PM
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But I want to have the typesetting ability to provide emphasis, distinction, quotes, like in a book.
If I can’t get TeX or markdown, at least proper emphasis should be supported.