What is the simplest way to have part of a bold caption (including some inline math) non-bold?
[Tex/LaTex] Caption is bold. Can I have part of it not bold
boldcaptionsformatting
Related Solutions
The package caption provides different styles via option. To set one of the predefined styles use format=.
Here an example
\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage[bf]{caption}
\def\exampletext{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Ut purus elit,
vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis. Curabitur dictum gravida
mauris. Nam arcu libero, nonummy eget, consectetuer id, vulputate a,
magna.
}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\centering
\rule{7cm}{1cm}
\caption{\exampletext}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\captionsetup{format=plain}
\centering
\rule{7cm}{1cm}
\caption{\exampletext}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!ht]
\captionsetup{format=hang}
\centering
\rule{7cm}{1cm}
\caption{\exampletext}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
You can use the approach described in Customize text format of captions by parsing content of \@caption, namelly
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xstring}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage{caption}
\captionsetup{labelfont=bf,tableposition=top}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\formatlabel[1]{%
\noexpandarg
\IfSubStr{#1}{.}{%
\StrBefore{#1}{.}[\firstcaption]%
\StrBehind{#1}{.}[\secondcaption]%
\textbf{\firstcaption.} \secondcaption}{%
#1}%
}
\patchcmd{\@caption}{#3}{\formatlabel{#3}}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
test test
\caption{First sentence. Second sentence.}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
Best Answer
Put the respective part of the caption in
\textmd{}.EDIT: By default, LaTeX will use (non-bold) italics for inline math even in a bold caption. I assumed that you wanted to change an additional part of the caption to non-bold.