How to set extra bold to text in string resources? - android

I have a question is there a way to set text the extra bold weight in a string resource?
this is what I have now:
<string name="home_text2>
<![CDATA[
some text<br/>
more text<br/>
<b>even more text</b>\u1433
]]>
</string>
The designer says all text should be in bold not just as i have it now in example string. which is easy setting android:textStyle="bold" in the text view. But how do I set part of the text in the example string as extra bold?
Been more specific I want to set the extra bold weight to the part of the text that now is just bold.
Thanks!


Nothing involving string resources or TextView support "extra bold" out of the box. You are welcome to try creating a custom CharacterStyle that implements "extra bold" by some means. Or, use a WebView. Or, draw text directly to a Canvas, with painting rules that implement "extra bold".

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