How to format the text of a WhatsApp message?

Do you ever get messages and wonder how your sender managed to format them on WhatsApp? If so, you certainly often get the impression that there is a whole bunch of features hidden within your favorite chat app …

Truth be told, there are many such options such as using bold, italics, highlighting or redacting text on WhatsApp. But contrary to what many may think, these functions are simple to perform. Get ready to learn how to achieve it in this tutorial.

Write in bold on WhatsApp

It is very easy to make any word or group of words bold on WhatsApp. Just put an asterisk

directly before and after the text. The text will automatically change to bold before it is even sent. Example

: * It is not too late to reconsider your decision *.

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Write_en_gras – © Credit: fredzone.org

However, care must be taken that there is no space between the asterisks and the text. Otherwise, the bold character will not appear. For example, the following text will not become bold because of the non-respect of the principle of no spacing between asterisks and the text. Example

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Bad_format_écriting_en_gras – © Credit: fredzone.org

There is also an alternative which allows you to make bold text on WhatsApp. It will be necessary :
Select the text to be bolded and press the “Other” option symbolized by the three dots located on the right side of the screen.

Then press “Bold” and the text will change format immediately.

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Alternative_pour_écettre_en_gras – © Credit: fredzone.org

Write in italics on WhatsApp

These are the underscores (_), also called “underscores” or “underscores”, which are used to put text in italics on WhatsApp. To do this, you must place the text between the two underscores and it will be automatically modified before sending. Here too, there should be no space between the dashes and the text to be changed. Example

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Write_en_italic – © Credit: fredzone.org

Another way to italicize text is to:
Select the text to be italicized and press the “Other” option symbolized by three dots located on the right side of the screen.

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Alternative_pour_écettre_en_italique – © Credit: fredzone.org

Highlight a portion of text on WhatsApp

The tilde (~) is the symbol used to strike out text on WhatsApp. It suffices to put the text directly in the middle of two tildes and it is immediately crossed out in the entry zone. Example

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Highlighting_of_texte – © Credit: fredzone.org

It is also possible to strike out a text on WhatsApp by doing the following:
Select the text to strike out and press the “Other” option.

Then press “crossed out” and the text will be crossed out immediately.

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Alternative_de_surlignée – © Credit: fredzone.org

Write in minivan on WhatsApp

The monospace font allows for similar spacing between all characters, just like with older typewriters. To write in monospace on WhatsApp, you must place the text in the middle of six inverted apostrophes or backticks (three at the beginning and at the end of the text). Example

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La_police_Monospace – © Credit: fredzone.org

Once it is thus placed in the middle of the backticks, the text automatically changes shape before sending.

Do multiple formatting on the same text

If the user wishes, he can combine several formatting in the same text on WhatsApp. This implies, however, that the text should not be in monospace and that the user will use several different symbols to obtain multiple formats. Depending on the desired formatting, it is then possible to write the same text in the following cumulative formats and by combining several formatting methods: