# Can't use \<b\> in xml-file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-use-b-in-xml-file/288170>\
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**Created:** [May 12, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-use-b-in-xml-file/288170 "2009-05-12T12:41:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![kathari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a183cd/32.png) [@kathari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kathari)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-use-b-in-xml-file/288170/1 "2009-05-12T12:41:41Z")

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Hi all,  
I am trying to format some content in an xml-file so that some “headlines” get bold. However using \<b\> doesn’t change anything. Actually it doesnt even read as html, I see the whole tag as part of the text. \<strong\> doesn’t work either.

The text-field in Flash is set to Arial and I haven’t ticked the bold-possibility. If I do, then everything becomes bold and I can’t take it away reversing the bold-tags when needed.

I was using \<![CDATA[Here is some text]] but had to take it away and now only use the xml-tag+ \<html\>. Then I can at least format with \<u\> and the size with \<font size=“16”\>.

Anyone knows what I am doing wrong? :puzzle: