make UILabel's text bold

Question

I want to make UILabel's text bold

infoLabel=[[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(90,150, 200, 30)]; [infoLabel setText:@"Drag 14 more Flavors"]; [infoLabel setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]]; [infoLabel setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial" size:16]];  [infoLabel setTextColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:193.0/255                                          green:27.0/255                                           blue:23.0/255                                          alpha:1 ]]; 

Answer 1

If you want to retain the system font and make it bold:

[infoLabel setFont:[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:16]]; 

Answer 2

Try

[infoLabel setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-BoldMT" size:16]]; 

It may also be worth checking if the font you're trying to use is available on device