WhatsApp Text Formatting
Text Formatting in WhatsApp: How to Modify Your Messages
We have prepared for you a free handy text formatting tool for WhatsApp online:
Text formatting in WhatsApp can help enhance your conversations by adding emphasis to your messages. Note that this feature is built into WhatsApp, and can't be turned off. But how exactly can you format text? Let's break it down:
Italic
Italic Text: For italicizing a message, simply place an underscore at both ends of the text, like so:
Bold
Bold Text: Want to bold your message? Place an asterisk at both ends of your text:
Strikethrough
Strikethrough Text: If you need to strikethrough your message, place a tilde at both ends of the text:
Monospace
Monospace Font
: To use the monospace font, surround your text with three backticks on either side:
Bulleted list
To add a bulleted list to your message, place an asterisk or hyphen and a space before each word or sentence:
Or
Numbered list
To add a numbered list to your message, place a number, period, and space before each line of text:
Quote
To add a quote to your message, place an angle bracket and space before the text:
Inline code
To add inline code to your message, place a backtick on both sides of the message:
Line Breaks: Breaking text lines in messages via API can be achieved using a Post request \n
.
For example: Wrap text\nsymbol
You can also break lines in query parameters by sending %0A
, for instance: body = 1%0A2 will give you:
Wrapping text with tabs: Wrap text\ttabulation
Move the cursor to the beginning: Wrap text\rsymbol
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