diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index 7e54e4076f426426dcbb5f0c4e384292e6f7a7c1..dd355554e1d52075e6ab99e31fe7392f88c754b8 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ interior code={ \path[tcb fill interior] ([xshift=-2mm]interior.west)
 
 \newcommand\hint[1]{%
   \iftoggle{examplecharacter}{}%
-  {\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\small(#1)}}
+  {\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\small(\textbf{#1})}}
 }
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Rules to Reference %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%