How to Make the Text Bold in WhatsApp

Open WhatsApp., Tap Chats., Tap a conversation., Tap the text field., Type an asterisk both before and after the text you wish to bold., Press the "Send" arrow.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open WhatsApp.

    It's a green app with a white phone icon on it.

    If you haven't yet set up WhatsApp, do so before continuing.
  2. Step 2: Tap Chats.

    This tab is either at the bottom of the screen (iPhone) or near the top of the screen (Android).

    If WhatsApp opens to a conversation, first tap the "Back" button to view your Chats list. , Doing so will open the conversation. , It's at the bottom of the screen. , For example, to bold the phrase "I like trains"

    you would type *I like trains*.

    If you wanted to bold one word in a sentence, you would type something like I *like* trains. , It's to the right of the text field.

    This will send your message; you should see your selected word(s) or phrase(s) displaying bold text.
  3. Step 3: Tap a conversation.

  4. Step 4: Tap the text field.

  5. Step 5: Type an asterisk both before and after the text you wish to bold.

  6. Step 6: Press the "Send" arrow.

Detailed Guide

It's a green app with a white phone icon on it.

If you haven't yet set up WhatsApp, do so before continuing.

This tab is either at the bottom of the screen (iPhone) or near the top of the screen (Android).

If WhatsApp opens to a conversation, first tap the "Back" button to view your Chats list. , Doing so will open the conversation. , It's at the bottom of the screen. , For example, to bold the phrase "I like trains"

you would type *I like trains*.

If you wanted to bold one word in a sentence, you would type something like I *like* trains. , It's to the right of the text field.

This will send your message; you should see your selected word(s) or phrase(s) displaying bold text.

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