WhatsApp has announced four new text formatting options to help people organise and craft their messages on WhatsApp. The announcement was made by WhatsApp parent company Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his WhatsApp Channel.
WhatsApp says that the new text formatting option can help users save time and help them communicate more effectively via their messages, especially in group chats.
“My team surprised me with this awesome meat bouquet. Here’s my review:
Pros
•⁠ ⁠⁠ Smoky ⁠
•⁠ ⁠⁠ High in protein ⁠
•⁠ ⁠⁠ Made me LOL ⁠
Cons
•⁠ ⁠⁠ Ate too many”
Zuckerberg posted this message using the “new formatting options on WhatsApp”. He also shared an image that lists shortcuts.

Formatting options availability
The new formatting options are available to all Android, iOS, Web and Mac desktop users. Channel admins will also be able to use these options, WhatsApp announced.
What are the four new formatting options
Bulleted Lists will help users outline steps in a process, list ingredients in a recipe or call out main points of a message. To use, type the – symbol, followed by a space.
Numbered Lists to note a specific order of things such as instructions or recap of events. To use, type 1 or 2 digits followed by a period and one space.
Block Quote to help highlight key text and make it more noticeable in messages. To use, type the > symbol followed by a space.
Inline Code to help distinguish specific information within a sentence. To use, wrap text with a ` symbol.
It is to be noted that these new formatting options are in addition to Bold, Italic, Strikethrough and Monospace formatting options that are already available to users.