How to enable bold fonts in sublime text2 in linux?

Question

I need to enable bold fonts in sublime text 2. I tried font_options but it didn't worked for me.

Answer 1

Add the following to your Preferences.sublime-settings file:

{
    // Valid options are "no_bold", "no_italic", "no_antialias", "gray_antialias",
    // "subpixel_antialias" and "no_round" (OS X only)
    "font_options": ["bold"]
}

Answer 2

Some fonts don't have true bold variations. (Here's a post on the Sublime Text forum explaining it.) Try using "DejaVu Sans Mono" or "Courier New", these will work in any case.