WhatsApp introduced text formatting in 2016 and is now testing more formatting options for Android and iOS users enrolled in the beta program.
WhatsApp beta users on Android and iOS can use ‘>’ to highlight a part of the message and ‘-‘ or ‘*’ to create a bulleted list. Numbered lists can be created by entering a number before the message. The screenshot below shows how it works.
These new text formatting options are currently available with version 2.24.2.9 of the WhatsApp beta app for Android users and version 23.21.1.75 for iOS and are expected to roll out to stable channels in the coming weeks.
