WhatsApp is a messaging app by Meta that allows you to send messages and media to other users.
The app is available on Android and iOS devices and you can send messages for free.
When it comes to formatting text, the app supports multiple formatting options.
These formatting options include bold, italics, strikethrough, and monospace.
It also supports emojis, which can be added to your message from the emoji keyboard.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to bold, underline, italicize, strikethrough, or monospace text on WhatsApp Messenger.
- Bold text on WhatsApp
- Underline text on WhatsApp
- Italicize text on WhatsApp
- Strikethrough text on WhatsApp
- Monospace text on WhatsApp
- Formatting cheat sheet
Bold text on WhatsApp
To bold text on WhatsApp, add an asterisk on both sides of your text.
Here’s an example: *Hello guys!*
Copy and paste:
*Hello guys!*Underline text on WhatsApp
To underline text on WhatsApp, you need to use a third-party app or website.
This is because WhatsApp does not support the underline format.
You can use websites like YayText or FancyFonts.
These websites allow you to generate underlined text that you can copy and paste on WhatsApp.
Italicize text on WhatsApp
To italicize text on WhatsApp, add an underscore on both sides of your text.
Here’s an example: _Hello guys!_
Copy and paste:
_Hello guys!_Strikethrough text on WhatsApp
To strikethrough text on WhatsApp, add a tilde on both sides of your text.
Here’s an example: ~Hello guys!~
Copy and paste:
~Hello guys!~Monospace text on WhatsApp
To monospace text on WhatsApp, add three backticks on both sides of your text.
Here’s an example (copy and paste):
```Hello guys!```Formatting cheat sheet
| Bold | *Your message here* |
| Italics | _Your message here_ |
| S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ | ~Your message here~ |
| 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 | Refer to the section above |
WhatsApp does not support text formats other than the four in the table above.
If you want to send other text formats, you need to use a third-party app or website.
Further reading
How to Fix “This account is not allowed to use WhatsApp”
