How to Change Font Style in WhatsApp: Bold, Italic & 90+ Fonts
Quick answer: on WhatsApp, wrap text in *asterisks* for bold, _underscores_ for italic, ~tildes~ for strikethrough and “`three backticks“` for monospace. For cursive, bubble or gothic styles, copy text from a WhatsApp fonts generator and paste it.
WhatsApp’s built-in text formatting
| Format | Type this |
|---|---|
| Bold | *hello* |
| Italic | _hello_ |
| Strikethrough | ~hello~ |
| Monospace | “`hello“` |
| Inline code | `hello` |
| Bulleted list | – hello |
| Numbered list | 1. hello |
| Quote | > hello |
You can also select text in the message box, tap More (Android) or Format (iPhone) and pick a style.
How to use fancy fonts on WhatsApp
- Type your message in the font generator.
- Tap a style — cursive, bubble, gothic, aesthetic — to copy it.
- Open WhatsApp, long-press the message box and tap Paste.
Change the font of your WhatsApp name, about and status
- Name: Settings → Profile → Name → paste.
- About: Settings → Profile → About → paste.
- Status: create a text status or photo caption and paste.
- Group name: open group info → tap the name → paste.
Can you change WhatsApp’s app font?
WhatsApp uses your phone’s system font. On Android you can change the system font or size in Settings → Display. On iPhone you can change text size, but not the font itself.