WhatsApp Fonts: Fancy Text Beyond Bold and Italic
WhatsApp already formats chats with *bold*, _italic_, ~strikethrough~ and ```monospace```. This tool covers the rest: cursive, bubble letters, small caps, upside-down text and decorated names, all ready to copy and paste.
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How to use it
- 1Type your message, name or About text above.
- 2Tap a style to copy it.
- 3Paste it into a chat, or go to Settings, tap your profile and paste it into your name or About. For a group, open the group info and edit its name.
- 4Send or save, then check how it looks on the other person's phone if you can.
The built-in markers only work inside messages. Styled Unicode text also works in your profile name, your About line and group names, and it looks the same to everyone whose phone supports the characters.
Frequently asked questions
Not in chats. Wrap text in asterisks for *bold*, underscores for _italic_, tildes for ~strikethrough~ and three backticks for ```monospace```. Use Unicode styles for looks WhatsApp doesn't have, or where the markers don't work, like your name.
Yes, the profile name accepts Unicode, so styled letters and symbols work. Keep it recognizable: people who saved your number see the name they saved, but everyone else sees your profile name, and a heavily decorated one can confuse people who don't know you yet.
WhatsApp uses your phone's fonts. Most styles display fine on current phones, but rarer characters can appear as boxes on older devices, and stacked marks like glitch text can overlap nearby lines.
Yes. It's made of flipped-looking letters written in reverse order, so it pastes like any text. Some letters have no perfect upside-down twin, so a few may look slightly off.
Not always. Screen readers can struggle with it, reading styled letters one by one or skipping them. In family or work groups, keep addresses, times and links in plain text and use styles for greetings or headings.