WhatsApp: Write text in bold and italics
WhatsApp offers a variety of features that you can use to add special touches to your texts. With just a few clicks and settings few people know about, you can make chat messages even more special and tailored to your sensibilities and preferences. Namely, writing bold and italic messages can be very crucial at times.
How to format messages in WhatsApp by entering characters
Formatting messages in bold or italics in Whatsapp gives your texts a clear emphasis and allows important information to be immediately apparent. This will make the communication more precise and understandable. In addition, the use of bold or italics allows for emotional nuance and gives your messages a personal touch that is effective in conversations and group chats. How exactly you edit your messages in the chat and make them appear bold and italics can be found in the following step-by-step instructions:
- First, open WhatsApp on your smartphone and go to a chat in the message input bar.
- Format bold: To make words or entire paragraphs bold, use the asterisk (*) before and after the text you want to make bold.
- Format italic: To italicize, use underscores (_) before and after the text you want to italicize.
- Format strikethrough: To strikethrough words or paragraphs, place tildes (~) before and after the text you want to strikethrough.
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These are the basic formatting options that are available to you on every smartphone. However, you can also do the formatting manually. This method is slightly different depending on whether you are using it on a Android or apply iOS device.
How to format WhatsApp messages manually for Android and iOS
- Android: highlight the desired text in your message. Open the context menu by clicking on the three dots. Select the formatting you want.
- iOS: After you have selected the text, you will find the formatting menu under "Format" and can choose whether you want to format the selected text in bold or italic and send it.
Both methods are basically the same and only require selecting the desired section of text that you want to format in bold or italic. In fact, these methods also work faster than with the special characters, which makes them even more handy and convenient. By using these features, you can make texts in your WhatsApp messages eye-catching and highlight important information. Check it out and add a personal touch to your chats!
