Typography
Font Weight
typographyweightboldhierarchy
The stroke thickness of a typeface, ranging from Thin (100) to Black (900).
When to use
- Creating hierarchy without changing font size
- Emphasizing key words or labels within body copy
- Bold for headings, regular for body, medium for UI labels
Examples
- 700 weight headline, 400 weight body
- 500 weight for UI button labels
See this in the wild
Analyze a site and look for font weight in the breakdown.
