Stop pretending your text is bold: why fake formatting breaks accessibility

We need to talk about something that keeps showing up in LinkedIn posts, company updates, and personal branding pep talks: fancy fake bold text. You’ve seen it. You’ve maybe even used it. 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, or 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, or even ⓉⒽⒾⓈ. 💡 For everyone using a screenreader: There is a line that uses unicode characters to display something that resembles bold letters. Screenreaders can&rsquo;t…