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WhatsApp Text Formatter
A WhatsApp text formatter adds WhatsApp’s formatting symbols for you: asterisks for bold, underscores for italic, tildes for strikethrough and backticks for monospace, plus lists and quotes. Type your message, apply styles with one click, check the live WhatsApp-style preview, then copy the formatted text into WhatsApp or a template.
Select text, then click a style. Shortcuts: Ctrl/⌘+B bold, Ctrl/⌘+I italic. Body text in templates can be up to 1,024 characters.
WhatsApp preview
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| *bold* | bold |
| _italic_ | italic |
| ~strikethrough~ | |
| ```monospace``` | monospace |
| `inline code` | inline code |
| * item / - item | • item |
| 1. item | 1. item |
| > quote | quote |
How to format WhatsApp messages
- 1
Type or paste your text
Write the message as you want it to read. Line breaks are kept exactly as typed.
- 2
Apply styles
Select words and click Bold, Italic, Strikethrough or Monospace, or turn lines into lists and quotes.
- 3
Copy and send
Copy the formatted text into WhatsApp, WhatsApp Web, or the body of a message template.
These are the same styles WhatsApp lists in its message formatting help article.
When formatting helps
Order and booking details
Bold the order number, date or amount so customers find it at a glance.
Promotions
Strike through the old price and bold the new one, or highlight a discount code in monospace.
Instructions
Use numbered lists for setup steps and quotes for important notes.
Templates
Format the body of WhatsApp templates before submitting them. Browse 90 free templates for inspiration.
Format once, broadcast to thousands
Formatted your message? Turn it into an approved template and send it to your opted-in customers with WhatsApp Broadcasts, with replies landing in Slack, Teams or your inbox.
WhatsApp formatting FAQs
WhatsApp formatting, explained
How do I make text bold on WhatsApp?
*bold*. Italic uses underscores (_italic_), strikethrough uses tildes (~strike~) and monospace uses three backticks (```text```).Does WhatsApp support lists and quotes?
* or - for a bulleted list, 1. for a numbered list, and > for a quote. Inline code uses single backticks.Can I use formatting in WhatsApp message templates?
Why isn’t my formatting working?
*sale*, not * sale *), and it can’t sit in the middle of a word. Formatting also doesn’t span line breaks.Can I combine styles?
*_bold italic_*. Keep it light: one or two highlights per message is easier to read than heavy formatting.More free WhatsApp tools for your messages
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- Unlimited agents from the Basic plan
- Replies in Slack, Microsoft Teams or Google Chat
- Opt-in evidence, STOP opt-outs and quiet hours built in
- 4.7 on Capterra
Send your formatted messages to thousands
Social Intents is built on the official WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API): broadcasts to opted-in contacts, 90 ready-made templates, and replies answered from Slack, Microsoft Teams or Google Chat, with unlimited agents from the Basic plan.
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