Have you ever thought how to format messages on whatsapp? The truth is that it is very simple, but there are still many people who do not know how to do it. By format, of course, we refer to the style of the text: bold, italics, making lists, etc. Basics for those messages in which it is important to highlight something of what is written for better understanding.

Formatting the text of messages on WhatsApp is as simple as, depending on the application and platform in use (Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, Web), selecting the word or phrase you want to tag and using the menu, applications include: for mobile phones, the most unpleasant medium in this sense, click select to continue and there you have it.

Formatting options can be found in the same copy and paste menu.

However, when you’re writing more complex text, pausing for selection, option selection, and so on is a problem that can be avoided if you know the characters that can be used to transform the text on the fly. Do you know the markup language Markdown? It is similar, more limited, but applied in the same way, and indicates a fragment of text to which you want to apply formatting.

Available format options are listed on this WhatsApp help page (Android options, iOS some things change).

Italics

To italicize text, place an underscore before and after the text:
_text_
Bold font

To make text bold, place an asterisk before and after the text:
*text*
Strike through

To enter strikethrough text, place a tilde before and after the text:
~text~
One room

To type text in monospace, place three simple back ticks before and after the text:
“text””.
Bulleted list

To add a bulleted list to your message, place an asterisk or a dash and a space before each word or sentence:
* text
* text
BE
– text
– text
Numbered list

To add a numbered list to your message, put a number, a period, and a space before each line of text:
1. text
2. text
Appointment

To add a quote to your message, place an angle bracket and a space before the text:
> text
Aligned code

To add aligned code to a message, put a serious accent on both sides of the message:
“text”.