# How to BOLD text in your messages

_Published on 22 April 2016 at 4:17 PM · Updated on 1 July 2025 · Around 1 minutes to read_

I accidentally discovered the other day that you can **bold** words and sentences in your text messages. It’s rather simple really, in whatsapp, while typing your message, add a star before and after the the word you wish to bold. It will not display bolded until you send. Do the same for sentences, add a star at the beginning of the words you wish to bold and the end of the sentence. **Simple, bold, text messages.**

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