Feeling bored with plain text WhatsApp chat? Relax, WhatsApp has several text features including bold.
In addition, there are also other text format features such as italics and strikethrough text. These features are used with functions to emphasize a sentence. These features have actually been released by WhatsApp since 2016, but there are still many users who do not know this feature.
Well, here is how Naijaknowhow readers can use the features to spice up conversations on WhatsApp.
How to make text bold on WhatsApp, and more:
Bold Text
The way to make text bold on WhatsApp is to add an asterisk (*) in front of and behind the text you want to send, for example: *hello* appears as hello.
Italic Text
To make italic texts on WhatsApp, users just need to add an underscore punctuation (_) in front of and behind the text you want to send, for example: _ halo_ appears as halo.
Strikethrough Text
To make crossed-out text on WhatsApp, users can add a tilde (~) to the front and back of the text you want to send, for example ~ hello ~ appears as hello.
Combining Bold + Italic + Strikethrough
In addition, you can be more creative with punctuations by combining two or more for example: _*hello*_ appears as hello or _~*hello*~_ appears as hello
In order to change the text format as above, make sure you use Android OS with a minimum of 4.0.3 and iOS with a minimum of 9.0. This code can also be used via desktop versions of WhatsApp and web clients.
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