How to Make Text Bold in Confluence (Ctrl+B, Toolbar & Markdown)
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Bold text is one of the most common formatting actions in Confluence — for headings, callouts, and emphasis inside paragraphs. There are two ways to do it: the toolbar button / keyboard shortcut in the standard editor, and Markdown syntax inside Enhanced Markdown for Confluence. This guide covers both, plus the common "why isn't it working" cases.
What you'll learn
- The standard editor method — B button or Ctrl+B / Cmd+B
- The Markdown method —
**bold**syntax - Bold vs italic vs strikethrough
- Fixing bold that renders as literal asterisks