How to Type Bold, Italic, Strikethrough in WhatsApp Message and WhatsApp Status on iPhone, Android, iPad

Today in this post we will show you how to type Bold, Italic, Strikethrough in WhatsApp app and WhatsApp Status on iPhone. Text formatting feature in WhatsApp brings many advantages mostly to professionals. Like if you want to promote your product, then you can Bold the product name and its cost, etc. If you want to write an eye-catching message to influence your audience, then text formatting is very useful.

Moreover, WhatsApp status also supports text formatting. The procedure is almost same to type message or status in Bold or Italic or Strikethrough form. We have mentioned two ways that will help you to type Bold, Italic, Strikethrough in WhatsApp app and WhatsApp Status on iPhone.

This Trick works for all iPhone models iPhone 12 Pro/Max/Mini, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone SE.

(2019) Update: Type Bold, Italic, Strikethrough in WhatsApp Messages and WhatsApp Status

How to Use Bold, Italic, Strikethrough Text on WhatsApp
How to Use Bold, Italic, Strikethrough Text on WhatsApp

Way 1: Apply Bold/Italic/Strikethrough Formatting in WhatsApp Message

  • Step #1: Unlock your iPhone and launch “WhatsApp” app in it.
  • Step #2: Open up any conversation or start a new one.
  • Step #3: Type a message that you would like to send.
  • Step #4: Now to bring “Select” or “Select All” options, tap and hold on the text that you have typed.
  • Step #5: Next, tap “BIU.
  • Step #6: Select from Bold, Italic, Monospace or Strikethrough.
Bold italic and stickthrough font style on iPhone
Bold italic and stickthrough font style on iPhone
  • Step #7: Tap on Send arrow to send the message.
text formatting on whatsapp iPhone
text formatting on whatsapp iPhone
text style in whatsapp message
text style in whatsapp message

Way 2: Shortcode for giving Text Style in WhatsApp Message: Bold/Italic/Strikethrough

The shortcut way to type Bold, Italic, Strikethrough in WhatsApp app and WhatsApp Status on iPhone. We will use shortcodes to do,

  • To make text Bold, you will need to type message like this: *text*
  • For Italic text, type like this: _text_
  • And for Strikethrough: ~text~

How to type Bold, Italic, Strikethrough in WhatsApp Status on iPhone

Likewise, if you wish to add WhatsApp status by doing text formatting, yes you can do by the same procedure. Let’s see how to type Bold, Italic, Strikethrough in WhatsApp app status.

  • Step #1: Launch the “WhatsApp” app. Tap on Status Tab, Tap on Pencil icon, and Type that we share in status like this,
  • Step #2: Type Status you would like to upload.
Bold italic and stickthrough font style in Whatsapp status on iPhone
Bold italic and stickthrough font style in Whatsapp status on iPhone
  • Step #3: Select the text to make it Bold, Italic, Strikethrough or Monospace.
  • Step #4: After selecting text, tap “BIU.
Bold italic and stickthrough font style in Whatsapp status on iPhone and ipad
Bold italic and stickthrough font style in Whatsapp status on iPhone and ipad

That’s it! Now you can perform text formatting on WhatsApp status too.

Note: The above-listed shortcodes for text formatting is also applicable for WhatsApp status. Share your Feedback and Comment if you have any query on a post or share Bold, Italic, Strikethrough in WhatsApp Message and WhatsApp Status on your iPhone

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Karly Wood

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