Design Principle
Too much bold text loses emphasis and makes dense interfaces feel heavy.
Principle Too much bold text loses emphasis and makes dense interfaces feel heavy.
Design action Use a small set of regular, medium, and semibold roles; strengthen values or current items while keeping notes light.
Examples Positive example: Metrics, tables, settings, and navigation. Counterexample: Body, labels, and buttons all use heavy weight.
Apply when Metrics, tables, settings, and navigation. Titles, labels, values, and notes need distinction.
Source notes Source note: Synthesized from W3C WCAG 2.2, Apple Accessibility, IBM Carbon Accessibility, and accessibility practices in major design systems.
Agent Directive
Use a small set of regular, medium, and semibold roles; strengthen values or current items while keeping notes light.