Google Sheets Bold keyboard shortcut

The keyboard shortcut for Bold in Google Sheets is Cmd+B on Mac and Ctrl+B on Windows. It replaces the menu path Format › Text › Bold.

Other shortcuts for Bold

Google Sheets also accepts these keys for the same action:

• Cmd+2 (Mac) / Ctrl+2 (Windows)
• Ctrl+Opt+O → X → B (Mac) / Alt+O → X → B (Windows)

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Related shortcuts

• Italic Cmd+I / Ctrl+I
• Underline Cmd+U / Ctrl+U
• Strikethrough Cmd+Shift+X / Alt+Shift+5
• Format as currency Ctrl+Shift+4
• Merge all Ctrl+Opt+O → M → A / Alt+O → M → A
• Clear formatting Cmd+\ / Ctrl+\