The guidance itself uses <strong> but this is not explicitly mentioned, and there is no example code.
In addition we've had an enquiry about the accessibility of this guidance. My understanding is bold/strong styling is available to screen reader users but is not announced by default.
joelanman
commented
2 years ago
Related documentation
https://design-system.service.gov.uk/styles/typography/#bold-text
Suggestion
The guidance itself uses
<strong>but this is not explicitly mentioned, and there is no example code.In addition we've had an enquiry about the accessibility of this guidance. My understanding is bold/strong styling is available to screen reader users but is not announced by default.