1.292 FAQ-1175 Why the Chinese Y axis title can not be set as bold?

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Last Update: 1/28/2024

In Origin, following font types can not be shown as bolded if the labels rotate 90 or 270 degree. If your Y axis title is set as the font, it can not be shown as bolded.

• Simsun (宋体)
• NSimsun (新宋体)
• FangSong (仿宋)
• SimHei（黑体）
• KaiTi（楷体）

If you meet the problem, we have following suggestions

Method 1: Change the Font Type

Following font types supports bold for vertical labels

• Microsoft YaHei (微软雅黑)
• Deng Xian (等线)

Method 2: Change the Label Rotate Angle

We can set the rotate angle of the label to be 89 to work around the problem

• Right click on the label and choose Properties from the context menu, set Rotate to be 89

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Keywords:axes title, bold, Chinese font, rotate, rotation