WhatsApp has tweaked how to send rich text including bold, italics and strikethrough inside its hugely-popular messaging app.
The Facebook-owned chat app introduced the ability to send bold, italic, and strikethrough fonts .
Unfortunately, it was not immediately clear how to access the new options since
WhatsApp does not advertise the new additions anywhere within the app.
However, WhatsApp users could add the formatting options by using the following characters –
• Bold: Add an asterisk (*) before and after the word or phrase you want to embolden e.g. *hello*
• Italics: Add an underscore (_) before and after your chosen word or phrase e.g. _hello_
• Strikethrough: Add a tilde (~) before and after the word or phrase you want to strike a line through e.g. ~hello~
Thankfully, that has now changed.
The Facebook-owned chat app introduced the ability to send bold, italic, and strikethrough fonts .
Unfortunately, it was not immediately clear how to access the new options since
WhatsApp does not advertise the new additions anywhere within the app.
However, WhatsApp users could add the formatting options by using the following characters –
• Bold: Add an asterisk (*) before and after the word or phrase you want to embolden e.g. *hello*
• Italics: Add an underscore (_) before and after your chosen word or phrase e.g. _hello_
• Strikethrough: Add a tilde (~) before and after the word or phrase you want to strike a line through e.g. ~hello~
Thankfully, that has now changed.
Starting with WhatsApp 2.17.148, the messenger integrated the new font options within the customisable floating text toolbar available on Android.
First, select the text you want to embolden, italicise or strikethrough, and then tap the overflow button in toolbar (shown with the three-dots symbol in the menu).
You can then choose which rich text formatting option you want to apply to the selected text.
WhatsApp will automatically add the necessary character triggers into the body of the message to make the change.
The news comes as WhatsApp extended support for a number of older mobile platforms.
WhatsApp had previously announced that older versions of Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Nokia devices would no longer be supported by the chat app.
The technology company advised users running WhatsApp on one of these devices to update their smartphone before the end of 2016.
How do you see these features in the latest update on WhatsApp? You can share your experiences using the comment section below.
First, select the text you want to embolden, italicise or strikethrough, and then tap the overflow button in toolbar (shown with the three-dots symbol in the menu).
You can then choose which rich text formatting option you want to apply to the selected text.
WhatsApp will automatically add the necessary character triggers into the body of the message to make the change.
The news comes as WhatsApp extended support for a number of older mobile platforms.
WhatsApp had previously announced that older versions of Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Nokia devices would no longer be supported by the chat app.
The technology company advised users running WhatsApp on one of these devices to update their smartphone before the end of 2016.
How do you see these features in the latest update on WhatsApp? You can share your experiences using the comment section below.
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