WhatsApp Wants To include Different Font
If you love to play around with fonts, this upcoming WhatsApp feature may be what you’ve been waiting for. A beta version of WhatsApp now lets users write in bold and italics.![](https://geek.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/whatsapp.jpg)
This update should be pushed to all users very soon. For now, only beta testers can access this feature and it makes the platform a bit more fun to use.
Just recently, a leaked screenshot of an unnamed version of WhatsApp was spotted making video calls. Although we’re actually yet to see this, the app has received a major update that now lets you attach documents to your messages.
More great features are coming to WhatsApp and another leaked feature is end-to-end encryption and Facebook integration which i talked about some weeks back.
Since the platform was acquired by Facebook, it keeps going through a lot of changes, mostly positive. Apart from text formatting, the upcoming update too features a redesigned settings page. Long messages too now get a “read more” feature and the profile page gets a facelift.
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To write in italics, you need to add underscores before and after your text. For example, _italics_ automatically becomes italics. To write in bold as well, asterisks are required before and after your text. Writing *bold* becomes bold. You can as well combine both.
To have a feel of what the new update looks like, you can join the beta program here. For now, only beta testers can use this feature.