How to Use Text Effects on WhatsApp on iPhone or iPad

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: May 25, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to include text that’s bold, italicized, or crossed-out in a WhatsApp message.

Steps

1
Open WhatsApp. It has a green icon with a white chat bubble and phone receiver. You’ll typically find it on your home screen.
2
Select a conversation. If you don’t see the conversation in which you want to use text effects, use the search bar at the top of the screen to find it.

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3
Tap the message box. The keyboard will appear.
4
Create bold text. To make a word appear bold, add an asterisk (*) before and after the word (e.g. *word*). Here’s how:
- Tap the symbol key on the keyboard. It’s the key that has “#+=” on it.
- Tap *.
- Tap ABC to return to the alphabet keyboard.
- Type the word you want to appear in bold.
- Tap the symbol key to return to the punctuation keyboard.
- Tap *.
- Type the rest of your message.
- Tap the send button.
5
Create italicized text. To make a word appear in italics, add an underscore (_) before and after the word (e.g. _word_). Here’s how:
- Tap the symbol key on the keyboard. It’s the key that has “#+=” on it.
- Tap _.
- Tap ABC to return to the alphabet keyboard.
- Type the word you want to appear in italics.
- Tap the symbol key to return to the punctuation keyboard.
- Tap _.
- Type the rest of your message.
- Tap the send button.
6
Create strikethrough text. To make a word appear ~~crossed-out~~, add a tilde (~) before and after the word (e.g. ~word~). Here’s how:
- Tap the symbol key on the keyboard. It’s the key that has “#+=” on it.
- Tap ~.
- Tap ABC to return to the alphabet keyboard.
- Type the word you want to appear crossed-out.
- Tap the symbol key to return to the punctuation keyboard.
- Tap ~.
- Type the rest of your message.
- Tap the send button.

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Written by:

Nicole Levine, MFA

wikiHow Technology Writer

This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 14,361 times.

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Updated: May 25, 2021

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Categories: WhatsApp

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