WhatsApp Text Style
WhatsApp already formats bold, italic, strikethrough and monospace in messages: type the symbols below around your text, or tap a button. For your name, about and status, jump to stylish fonts.
WhatsApp formatting symbols
| Style | Type this |
|---|---|
| Bold | *text* |
| Italic | _text_ |
~text~ | |
Monospace | ```text``` |
| Bulleted list | * text or - text |
| Numbered list | 1. text |
Select a word, tap a button, then copy and paste into WhatsApp. The symbols turn into formatting when you send.
Stylish fonts for your WhatsApp name and status
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Bold (serif)14 chars
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲
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Bold (sans-serif)14 chars
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆
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Cursive (script)14 chars
ℋ𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒷𝒾𝓇𝓉𝒽𝒹𝒶𝓎
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Small caps14 chars
Hᴀᴘᴘʏ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ
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Underline27 chars
H̲a̲p̲p̲y̲ b̲i̲r̲t̲h̲d̲a̲y̲
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SubscriptH y b d kept plain14 chars
Hₐₚₚy bᵢᵣₜₕdₐy
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Superscript (tiny)14 chars
ᴴᵃᵖᵖʸ ᵇⁱʳᵗʰᵈᵃʸ
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Monospace14 chars
𝙷𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚋𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚍𝚊𝚢
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Bold cursive14 chars
𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓫𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂
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Gothic (fraktur)14 chars
ℌ𝔞𝔭𝔭𝔶 𝔟𝔦𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔡𝔞𝔶
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Outline (double-struck)14 chars
ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕓𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕕𝕒𝕪
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Bold gothic14 chars
𝕳𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖞 𝖇𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖉𝖆𝖞
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Italic14 chars
𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑑𝑎𝑦
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Bold italic14 chars
𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚
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Bubble (circled)14 chars
Ⓗⓐⓟⓟⓨ ⓑⓘⓡⓣⓗⓓⓐⓨ
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Black bubble14 chars
🅗🅐🅟🅟🅨 🅑🅘🅡🅣🅗🅓🅐🅨
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Wide (vaporwave)14 chars
Ｈａｐｐｙ ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ
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Squiggle (Thai-style)H kept plain14 chars
Hคթթץ ๒เгՇђ๔คץ
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Greek mixH kept plain14 chars
Hαρρу вιятн∂αу
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CurlyH kept plain14 chars
Hǟքքʏ ɮɨʀȶɦɖǟʏ
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Black square14 chars
🅷🅰🅿🅿🆈 🅱🅸🆁🆃🅷🅳🅰🆈
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Square14 chars
🄷🄰🄿🄿🅈 🄱🄸🅁🅃🄷🄳🄰🅈
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Bold italic (sans-serif)14 chars
𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮
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Currency14 chars
Ⱨ₳₱₱Ɏ ฿łⱤ₮ⱧĐ₳Ɏ
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Blocky (syllabics)14 chars
ᕼᗩᑭᑭY ᗷIᖇTᕼᗪᗩY
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Ancient (Vai)H kept plain14 chars
Hꋬꉣꉣꌦ ꃳ꒐ꋪ꓄ꁝ꒯ꋬꌦ
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Carved (Cherokee)14 chars
ᎻᎪᏢᏢᎩ ᏰᎨᏒᎢᎻᎠᎪᎩ
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RoundedH kept plain14 chars
Hąքքվ ҩìɾէհժąվ
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Strikethrough27 chars
H̶a̶p̶p̶y̶ b̶i̶r̶t̶h̶d̶a̶y̶
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Upside downH kept plain14 chars
ʎɐpɥʇɹᴉq ʎddɐH
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Glitch (light)40 chars
H̜̃á̘p̟̋p̘̋y̗̆ ḇ̆î̗ṙ̞t̥̀h̠̋d̘͂ä̘ý̠
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Sans-serif14 chars
𝖧𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗒 𝖻𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗁𝖽𝖺𝗒
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Italic (sans-serif)14 chars
𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺
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Parenthesized14 chars
🄗⒜⒫⒫⒴ ⒝⒤⒭⒯⒣⒟⒜⒴
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Flag letters27 chars
🇭 🇦 🇵 🇵 🇾 🇧 🇮 🇷 🇹 🇭 🇩 🇦 🇾
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Double underline27 chars
H̳a̳p̳p̳y̳ b̳i̳r̳t̳h̳d̳a̳y̳
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Overline27 chars
H̅a̅p̅p̅y̅ b̅i̅r̅t̅h̅d̅a̅y̅
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Slashed27 chars
H̸a̸p̸p̸y̸ b̸i̸r̸t̸h̸d̸a̸y̸
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Dotted27 chars
H̤a̤p̤p̤y̤ b̤i̤r̤t̤h̤d̤a̤y̤
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S p a c e d27 chars
H a p p y b i r t h d a y
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Stars between27 chars
H★a★p★p★y★ ★b★i★r★t★h★d★a★y
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Hearts between27 chars
H♥a♥p♥p♥y♥ ♥b♥i♥r♥t♥h♥d♥a♥y
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Dots between27 chars
H·a·p·p·y· ·b·i·r·t·h·d·a·y
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Glitch (heavy)92 chars
H̘̤̟̃̄́a̗̝̱̋̂̆p̞̖̥̂́̇p̘̟̘̋̊͂ý̩̱̩̊̌ b̝̠̞̀́̇i̝̤̝̓̆̆r̖̙̗̓́́t̙̖̖̓̓̋h̘̗̘̀̋̀d̖̥̬̆͂̇ǎ̞̠̠̋̋ȳ̘̤̝̈͆
44 styles. App compatibility: not tested yet. Screen readers may read styled letters one by one.
For your WhatsApp name, about and status, where those symbols do nothing, use the stylish fonts in the generator below. They are Unicode letters and keep their look anywhere.
Can you highlight text in WhatsApp?
To make a word stand out, use bold: *word*. WhatsApp has no background highlight colour, no underline and no text colour in messages. If you need an underline, the Underline style below adds a line under each letter as Unicode.
Subscript and superscript in WhatsApp
WhatsApp has no subscript or superscript formatting. Paste the characters instead: H₂O, x², 10⁵. Digits always work; only some letters exist, listed on the small text page.
Writing a long paragraph
Use WhatsApp's own lists for structure: start lines with "* " or "- " for bullets, or "1. " for numbers. Keep stylish fonts for a heading line, because long styled paragraphs are hard to read and screen readers read them letter by letter.
Questions
How do I make text bold in WhatsApp?
Put an asterisk on both sides: *text*.
How do I write strikethrough in WhatsApp?
Put a tilde on both sides: ~text~.
Why does *bold* not work in my WhatsApp name?
The formatting symbols only work in messages. In the name and about fields, paste a Unicode bold style from the generator on this page.