Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

One of the best things about writing on a computer versus by hand is all the things you can do with text, from bolding a HARSH word to italicizing a quippy point. Now, Google's note-taking app, Keep, ...

There are plenty of instant messaging platforms to choose from right now and most phones have first-party options built in, including Apple's wildly popular iMessage. But WhatsApp is also a great ...

You can use HTML elements to format text in various ways; for example: Bold text using <b>. Indicate strong importance, seriousness, or urgency using <strong ...

Privacy-focused messaging app Signal is adding text formatting. You can italicize your message, make it bold, strike through a word or phrase to discard it, share ...

Apple has introduced new text formatting options in the Messages app with iOS 18, giving you more ways to express yourself in conversations. The latest update allows you to add emphasis to your text ...

Google Chat, the company’s alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams — not to be confused with the web app for its RCS and SMS messaging app on Android — is rolling out an overdue feature to its web ...

Keyboard shortcuts for text formatting involve holding down two or three keys at a time to alter the appearance of text. Common commands like bolding, underlining, or italicizing text are similar on ...

Text formatting is a simple way to enhance a message and get your point across better, but it’s not always supported by your app of choice. Soon, though, WhatsApp may add support for more advanced ...