How to make too bold text in jetpack compose?

Question

While using Jetpack Compose Text() I am not able to change the fontWeight more than FontWeight.W600 and FontWeight.W500. Others than these two none gets applied like FontWeight.W700, FontWeight.Bold , FontWeight(550) etc. I was trying to create text with too dark but not able to achieve at all. Note: I am using Roboto font from google downloadable font and material theme 3.

One example of text code:-

Text(
   modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 4.dp),
   text = "This should be too bold",
   style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
   fontWeight = FontWeight.Black,
)

Why don't you use `fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold` with a big fontSize? — Hamid Reza, May 01 '23 at 15:12

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 07 '23 at 09:03

From official Android Compose documentation:

@Composable
fun BoldText() {
    Text("Hello World", fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold)
}

If you need additional styles (from Material Design 3 documentation):

Text(
   text = "Hello World",
   style = MaterialTheme.typography.displayLarge,
   color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
)

You can also try downloading the font from Google Fonts by manually selecting the style Black 900:

How to make too bold text in jetpack compose?

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