Textbf not working for subscript

Question

textbf{C$_{global_binary}$}

The above is the code I use, the generate text is

I want to make "global_binary" subscript also in bold, how could I do this?

Mico · Accepted Answer

Since the material doesn't appear to be math-y, I would recommend using textsubscript rather than TeX's math mode.

documentclass{article}
begin{document}
textbf{Ctextsubscript{global_binary}}

Ctextsubscript{global_binary}
end{document}

Don Hosek · Answer

The problem here is that textbf, as the name implies, applies to text (as opposed to math. Using mathbf (inside math mode) gives you
$mathbf{C_{global_binary}}$

as your input and

as your output

Textbf not working for subscript

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