The following example, when process with mkiv, will result in math italic in the first two examples, where it should be roman and roman bold. \starttext $\bfb Hello World$ % doesn't work $\tfb Hello World$ % doesn't work too $\tf Hello World$ % fine $\bf Hello World$ % fine \stoptext -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team Free font developer