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Can I use formatting in my WhatsApp messages?

WhatsApp allows you to format text inside your messages and message templates. Text formatting is only available on Android, iOS, and Web.

The following formatting options are supported by Clickatell:

Italic

To italicize your message, place an underscore on both sides of the text:

_text_

Bold

To bold your message, place an asterisk on both sides of the text:

*text*

Strikethrough

To strikethrough your message, place a tilde on both sides of the text:

~text~

Bulleted list

To add a bulleted list to your message, place an asterisk or hyphen and a space before each word or sentence:

* text

* text

Or

- text

- text

Numbered list

To add a numbered list to your message, place a number, period, and space before each line of text:

1. text

2. text

Monospace

To monospace your message, place three backticks on both sides of the text:

```text```

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