How To Format Your Text Messages On WhatsApp?

Exploring tricks & techniques to format plain text messages on WhatsApp.

Depiction of The Problem

Problem

Ever since WhatsApp came into the market, people have preferred using it instead of sending SMS. Every person wants to chat within a blink of an eye, from schools to colleges to large enterprise companies.

Sometimes plain text isn’t just enough to grab the reader’s attention. Below are some real-world examples that we often face using plain text:

1. How can a person highlight the brand name without bolding it?
2. How do you recall your finished chores without striking through the text?
3. How can a quote be differentiated from the rest of the content if it’s not italic?

For a better reading experience, we want our messages to be bold, italic, or even Monospaced.

Solution

According to the WhatsApp Help Center¹, we can format our messages in four ways.

1. Italic Text

To make the text italic, place it between two underscores (_); refer to the below snippet and demo.

_This is an italic text_

Demonstration of italicized text in WhatsApp.

2. Bold Text

To make the text bold, place it between two asterisks (*); refer to the below snippet and demo.

*This is a bold text.*

Demonstration of bold text in WhatsApp.

3. Strikethrough Text

To strikethrough the text, place it between two tildes(~); refer to the below snippet and demo.

~1. Wake up early in the morning.~
~2. Take a walk in the park.~
~3. Do grocery shopping on Wednesday.~

Demonstration of strikethrough text in WhatsApp.

4. Monospaced Text

To format the text as monospace, wrap it between three backticks(```); refer to the below snippet and demo.

```This is a monospaced text.```

Demonstration of monospaced text in WhatsApp.

Psst… another cool feature is that you can apply these formatting on Android or iOS devices by just tapping the menu as shown in the below steps.

1. Select the text you want to format and tap on the three dots.

Demonstration of three dots menu in Android.

2. Tap on any format you wish to apply to the text.

Demonstration of text formatting options in Android.

Conclusion

By using these handy tricks, your messages will look more appealing and attractive to the reader. Although it can be a bit frustrating initially but with some practice, you’ll observe that it’s a great way to present your content on WhatsApp.

Thank you very much for reading this far!

References

[1]: How To Format Your Messages | WhatsApp Help Center
https://faq.whatsapp.com/539178204879377/?helpref=uf_share