diff --git a/scss/_code.scss b/scss/_code.scss
index 0de67d9ecc..60bbcae81e 100644
--- a/scss/_code.scss
+++ b/scss/_code.scss
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ kbd {
   kbd {
     padding: 0;
     font-size: 100%;
-    font-weight: bold;
+    font-weight: $nested-kbd-font-weight;
     @include box-shadow(none);
   }
 }
diff --git a/scss/_labels.scss b/scss/_labels.scss
index 8b2f0f82ab..c58ddde17e 100644
--- a/scss/_labels.scss
+++ b/scss/_labels.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   display: inline-block;
   padding: .25em .4em;
   font-size: 75%;
-  font-weight: bold;
+  font-weight: $label-font-weight;
   line-height: 1;
   color: $label-color;
   text-align: center;
diff --git a/scss/_reboot.scss b/scss/_reboot.scss
index 585adc3c66..ba389b36d8 100644
--- a/scss/_reboot.scss
+++ b/scss/_reboot.scss
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ ul ol {
 }
 
 dt {
-  font-weight: bold;
+  font-weight: $dt-font-weight;
 }
 
 dd {
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 38f257684e..9400d1bd69 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ $blockquote-border-color:     $gray-lighter !default;
 $hr-border-color:             rgba(0,0,0,.1) !default;
 $hr-border-width:             $border-width !default;
 
+$dt-font-weight:              bold !default;
+
+$nested-kbd-font-weight:      bold !default;
+
 
 // Components
 //
@@ -501,6 +505,7 @@ $label-danger-bg:             $brand-danger !default;
 
 $label-color:                 #fff !default;
 $label-link-hover-color:      #fff !default;
+$label-font-weight:           bold !default;
 
 
 // Modals