How to Make a Fat Font on a Xiaomi Phone: 5 Ways to Work (2026)

Why you need bold font on a smartphone and where it is used

Emphasizing text in bold on Xiaomi is not just a design technique, but a useful tool for focusing attention. For example, in messengers (Telegram, WhatsApp), bold text helps to emphasize important information in long messages, avoiding misunderstanding. In notes and documents, he structures content by highlighting headlines or keynotes (VK, Instagram bold text increases engagement – research shows that posts with highlighted text get 27 percent more reactions than regular ones.

On Xiaomi smartphones (including Redmi Note 12 models, POCO X5, Xiaomi 13T) You can make bold in a number of ways, from standard keyboard features to hidden system applications. MIUI Some methods work differently because of the customized interface, such as the standard Gboard keyboard on Samsung, which includes a long-tap font on the text, and Xiaomi may require an additional menu.

In this article, we will discuss all the current ways, from basic to advanced, including bypassing restrictions in individual applications. MIUI 14/15, where the text formatting algorithms have changed from earlier versions.

Method 1: Fat font through a standard keyboard (Gboard, Xiaomi Keyboard)

The most versatile method is the use of built-in keyboard functions. It works in 90% of applications where there is a field for typing: messengers, browsers, social networks. Xiaomi can install one of two keyboards by default: Gboard (from Google) or Xiaomi Keyboard (branded), the instructions for them are slightly different.

For Gboard:

1. Open any application with a text field (such as Telegram or Notes).
2. Enter the text you want.
3. Highlight the fragment with a double tap or hold your finger on the word and move the highlight markers.
4. In the menu that appears, tap on the icon B (fat) or select Formatting. → Fatty.

For the Xiaomi Keyboard:

• 📱 Select text (double tap or clamping).
• 🔤 In the menu above the highlighted fragment, find the T icon (text style).
• 🎯 Choose Fat (sometimes labeled as Bold).
• ✅ Click Ready or just tap outside the menu.

If there is no formatting icon, check the keyboard settings:

1. Go to Settings → System and Device → Language and Input → Current Keyboard.
2. Select Settings next to the active keyboard.
3. Make sure the toolbar or text formatting option is enabled.

Method 2: Fat font in system applications (Notes, Calendar, Contacts)

In Xiaomi’s proprietary apps — Notes, Calendar or Contacts — bold is enabled through a hidden formatting menu, such as Notes (version 12.13.5 and later) the algorithm is as follows:

Steps for the app Notes:

1. Create a new note or open an existing one.
2. Enter the text and highlight it.
3. Slip on the icon A (text style) in the top toolbar.
4. Choose Fat (or Bold in English version).

In the calendar, bold font is available only for event names:

• 📅 Create a new event.
• 🖋️ In the Title field, enter the text.
• 🔠 Select the fragment and hold the finger for 2 seconds - a menu with the option Fat will appear.

In Contacts, bold font applies to names:

1. Open the contact for editing.
2. Put the name on the field.
3. Select the text and select the style in the menu → Fatty.

Update the Notes app to the latest version

Make sure the text is highlighted in full

Check the keyboard language (Russian/English)

Restart the app if the menu doesn’t appear-->

⚠️ Note: In some versions MIUI 14 (for example, on Redmi) 10C) The bold option in Contacts may not be available due to firmware limitations. In this case, use a workaround: copy the text to Notes, format it there, then paste it back in.

Method 3: Fat font in messengers (Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber)

Popular messengers use bold font in different ways, like Telegram has built-in formatting, and WhatsApp only uses special characters, and we'll look at each case.

On Telegram:

• 💬 Enter the message.
• 🔍 Select a fragment of text.
• 📱 In the menu that appears, select Fat (or press the combination text manually).

On WhatsApp:

• 📝 Write a message.
• 🖱️ Select the text you need.
• 🔤 In the menu, select Fat (or wrap text into text).

On Viber:

• 🗣️ Open the chat room.
• 📋 Enter the text and highlight it.
• 🎨 Click on icon A in the menu and select Fat.

⚠️ Note: WhatsApp on Xiaomi with MIUI 13 and below may not work highlighting through the menu due to conflict with system fonts. In this case, use manual character input: bold text, italics_, ~crossed-out~.

Method 4: Fat font through HTML-code (for web forms and email)

If you need to send an email with bold text or fill out a web form (for example, on a website), standard keyboard methods will not work. HTML-Even if you're not a programmer, you just need to remember two tags:

• 🔖 For bold text: <b>text</b> or <strong>text</strong>.
• 📌 Example: <b>It's important!</b> The meeting is postponed until tomorrow.

Where it works:

Insert HTML letter-in:

1. Open Gmail or Yandex Mail in your browser (not in the app!).
2. Press Write.
3. In the formatting menu, select HTML (or source code).
4. Insert text with tags <b>.

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If HTML It doesn't apply, check if text only is enabled in the email client settings. On Xiaomi, you can change this to your account settings. → Format of letters.

Method 5: Fat in documents (Word, Google Docs, WPS Office)

For working with documents on Xiaomi is most often used WPS Office (preinstalled on many models) or Google Docs. Both apps include bold font in the standard way, but there are nuances.

V WPS Office:

• 📄 Open the document.
• 🖋️ Emphasize the text.
• 🔠 Click on the B icon in the top panel.

On Google Docs:

• 📑 Create or open a document.
• 📝 Select the fragment.
• 🎨 In the menu, select the format → Text → Fat or press Ctrl+B on the keyboard connected.

⚠️ Attention: On Xiaomi with MIUI 15 Google Docs may not have hotkeys due to conflict with system gestures, in which case use the formatting menu or plug in a Bluetooth keyboard.

If bold does not apply:

1. Check if the schema is not included (in) WPS Office, it disables formatting).
2. Update the app to the latest version.
3. Restart your phone – sometimes font rendering failures are due to a lack of RAM.

Solving the Problem: Why Fat Fonts Don't Work

If none of these methods worked, the problem could be in the system settings or in the specific application settings, and here are the most common reasons and solutions.

If the problem persists, try resetting the keyboard settings:

1. Go to Settings → System and Device → Language and Enter.
2. Select the active keyboard and press Reset Settings.
3. Reboot the phone.

For diagnosis, it is also useful to check whether the mode for the visually impaired is turned on (it can block formatting):

• 🔍 Go to Settings. → Special facilities → Vision.
• 👁️ Make sure that the options Large text or High contrast are turned off.

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If the bold font does not work in only one application (for example, in the VK), The problem is most likely on the service side - check its updates or contact for support.

FAQ: Frequent questions about bold font on Xiaomi