WhatsApp Font Styles: How to send text messages in italics, bold, strikethrough or monospace on WhatsApp Web and mobile?

WhatsApp is one of the most popular applications on the Internet and in other international markets. The reason for the popularity of the Facebook-owned instant messaging app is due to the many features it offers to enhance the user experience while keeping it simple. One such WhatsApp feature is the ability to format texts or change font styles inside messages. You can format the text in your message as bold, italic, or completely strikethrough. The steps to format text or change font styles in WhatsApp are quite simple and can be completed in seconds.

How to send italic, bold, strikethrough or monospace font styles as text messages in WhatsApp?

As mentioned earlier, WhatsApp provides four ways to format text or change the font style in an app or web app: Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, Monospace.

How to make text bold in whatsapp

To make text bold, you need to put an asterisk (*) on both sides of the text. For example, *This is a sample text to be bolded in WhatsApp*.

As soon as you type an asterisk at the end of the text you want to make bold, WhatsApp will automatically format the selected text. The result will look like this: This is a sample text for making text in bold in whatsapp.

How to send text in italics on whatsapp

To make your WhatsApp message italic, put an underscore (_) on both sides of the text. For example, “_This is a sample text in italics for a WhatsApp message_”.

As soon as you enter an underscore at the end of the text you want to italicize, WhatsApp will automatically format the selected text. The result will look like this: This is a sample WhatsApp message text in italics.

How to send strikethrough text on WhatsApp

To strikethrough a text or message in WhatsApp, put a tilde (~) at the beginning and end of the text/message. For example: ~This is a text sample for strikethrough text in whatsapp~.

As soon as you enter a tilde at the end of the text you want to strikethrough, WhatsApp will automatically format the selected text. The result will look like this: t̶e̶x̶t̶A Wo̶p

How to send monospaced text font on whatsapp

To monospace text or message in WhatsApp, put three backticks (“`)”at the beginning and end of the text/message. For example: “This is the text sample for WhatsApp monospaced text.”

After you enter three backticks at the end of the text you want to make monospaced, WhatsApp will format the selected text and the result will look like this: ???.

Alternatively, you can also press and hold on the text you enter in the message box. On Android smartphones, press and hold text, then select Bold, Italic, or More. Click “More”to select “Strikethrough”or “Constant Space”.

On iPhone, tap text > Select or Select All > B_I_U. Then choose Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, or Monospaced.