{"id":6593,"date":"2023-02-03T05:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T05:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randomtools.io\/blog\/?p=6593"},"modified":"2023-02-11T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T12:58:04","slug":"top-tips-to-use-bold-italic-on-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randomtools.io\/blog\/top-tips-to-use-bold-italic-on-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tips to Use Bold, Italic, MonoSpaced &#038; Strikethrough on WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WhatsApp is one of the most famous apps across the global market. This Facebook-owned instant messaging app has gained the most of its popularity because of the various features offered to increase user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the special features of WhatsApp is to format the texts, such as font styles, while messaging. This article will explore how to format your WhatsApp text into various styles such as Bold, Italic, Monospaced &amp; Strikethrough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned above, Whatsapp allows you to format your text in four ways and change your font style in the app using the simple steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot_2023-01-28-12-09-16-72_6012fa4d4ddec268fc5c7112cbb265e7-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6596\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot_2023-01-28-12-09-16-72_6012fa4d4ddec268fc5c7112cbb265e7-1024x513.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot_2023-01-28-12-09-16-72_6012fa4d4ddec268fc5c7112cbb265e7-300x150.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot_2023-01-28-12-09-16-72_6012fa4d4ddec268fc5c7112cbb265e7-768x385.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot_2023-01-28-12-09-16-72_6012fa4d4ddec268fc5c7112cbb265e7-150x75.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot_2023-01-28-12-09-16-72_6012fa4d4ddec268fc5c7112cbb265e7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-bold-a-text-on-whatsapp\">How to Bold a text on WhatsApp<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The user needs to place an asterisk (*) on both sides of the text to make the text <strong>bold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: *Bold Text* = <strong>Bold Text<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also try an alternative method to make the text bold on WhatsApp:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open your WhatsApp and the text message window of your receiver&#8217;s contact.<\/li><li>After typing the desired text in the text box, long-press the text until you see the text options.<\/li><li>Once the options appear, click on the Bold, Italic, Underline (BIU) option among them and select <strong>Bold<\/strong> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Must Read: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/randomtools.io\/blog\/5-secret-whatsapp-tips-and-tricks-you-might-not-know-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 secret WhatsApp tips and tricks you might not know about!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-italicise-a-text-on-whatsapp\">How to Italicise a text on WhatsApp<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To <em>Italicise<\/em> a text on WhatsApp, the user will need to place an underscore (_) on the front and back sides of the text message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: _Italic Text_ = <em>Italic Text<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also try an alternative method to make the text Italics on WhatsApp:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open the text message window of your receiver&#8217;s contact on your WhatsApp.<\/li><li>After typing the desired text in the text box, long-press the text until you see the text options.<\/li><li>Once the options appear, click on the Bold, Italic, Underline (BIU) option among them and select <em>Italic<\/em>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-monospace-a-text-on-whatsapp\">How to Monospace a text on WhatsApp<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To \ud835\ude96\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude8c\ud835\ude8e&nbsp; a text on WhatsApp, the user must place three backticks (\u201c`) on both sides of the text message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: \u201c`monospace\u201c` = <em>\ud835\ude96\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude8c\ud835\ude8e<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also try an alternative method to make the text monospaced on WhatsApp:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open the text message window of your receiver&#8217;s contact on your WhatsApp.<\/li><li>After typing the desired text in the text box, long-press the text until you see the text options.<\/li><li>Once the options appear, click on the Bold, Italic, Underline (BIU) option among them and select \ud835\ude96\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude8c\ud835\ude8e.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-strikethrough-a-text-on-whatsapp\">How to Strikethrough a text on WhatsApp<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To s\u0336t\u0336r\u0336i\u0336k\u0336e\u0336t\u0336h\u0336r\u0336o\u0336u\u0336g\u0336h\u0336&nbsp; a text message on WhatsApp, the user will need to place a tilde (~) on both sides of the text message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: \u201c`strikethrough\u201c` =<em> s\u0336t\u0336r\u0336i\u0336k\u0336e\u0336t\u0336h\u0336r\u0336o\u0336u\u0336g\u0336h\u0336<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also try an alternative method to make the text strikethrough on WhatsApp:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open the text message window of your receiver&#8217;s contact on your WhatsApp.<\/li><li>After typing the desired text in the text box, long-press the text until you see the text options.<\/li><li>Once the options appear, click on the Bold, Italic, Underline (BIU) option among them and select s\u0336t\u0336r\u0336i\u0336k\u0336e\u0336t\u0336h\u0336r\u0336o\u0336u\u0336g\u0336h\u0336.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"whatsapp-formatting-rules\"><strong>WhatsApp Formatting Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Format<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Type This<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Output<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bold<\/td><td>Asterisk: *Bold*<\/td><td><strong>Bold<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Italic<\/td><td>Underscore: _Italic_<\/td><td><em>Italic<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strikthrough<\/td><td>Tilde: ~Strikethrough~<\/td><td>s\u0336t\u0336r\u0336i\u0336k\u0336e\u0336t\u0336h\u0336r\u0336o\u0336u\u0336g\u0336h\u0336<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monospaced<\/td><td>Backticks: &#8220;`monospace&#8220;`<\/td><td>\ud835\ude96\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude97\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude9c\ud835\ude99\ud835\ude8a\ud835\ude8c\ud835\ude8e<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To take this one step further, you can also use all the formatting styles for the same text by using the special characters in the right space. 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