JavaScript – Change Text in HTML Element to Bold

To change text in HTML Element to bold using JavaScript, get reference to this HTML Element, and assign element.style.fontWeight property with value of "bold".

In the following example, we will make the text bold in HTML Element with id "myElement", in JavaScript, using element.style.fontWeight property.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <style>
        #myElement {
            border:1px solid #CCC;
            width:100px;
            height:100px;
        }
    </style>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
</head> 
<body>
    <h2>Make Text in HTML Element Bold using JavaScript</h2>
    <div id="myElement">Hello World!</div>
    <br>
    <button type="button" onclick="changeStyle()">Click Me</button>
    <script>
    function changeStyle(){
        var element = document.getElementById("myElement");
        element.style.fontWeight = "bold";
    }
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Conclusion

In this JavaScript Tutorial, we learned how to change text in a HTML Element to bold using JavaScript.