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WhatsApp · free font generator

WhatsApp fonts, and the built-in ones too.

WhatsApp already has real formatting: *bold*, _italic_, ~strikethrough~ and ```monospace``` work in every chat. Use those for messages. For your About line, status text and group names, where formatting codes do not apply, fancy Unicode letters are how people add style.

Case
Letter spacing
Decoration (added to every style)
subtlechaos
Checking: Bold cursive script (tap any style to check it)
23 / 139116 left

Counted the strict way: many fancy letters are stored as 2 characters, so if it fits here, it fits in the app.

WhatsApp
Your Name
𝓑𝓾𝓼𝔂, 𝓽𝓮𝔁𝓽 𝓶𝓮

A simplified mock-up, not the real app. Fonts differ by phone.

Trending now

Aesthetic cursiveTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Gamer gothic frameTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Soft small capsTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
VaporwaveTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Glitch boldTrending

Glitch text in a group name or About line overlaps the chat list and is hard to read.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Starry scriptTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

Best for WhatsApp

Bold cursive script
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Small caps
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Hearts
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Sparkle frame
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Typewriter (monospace)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

All styles

Bold (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Italic (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold italic (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Cursive script
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Gothic (fraktur)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold gothic (fraktur)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Outline (double-struck)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Italic sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold italic sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Tiny text (superscript)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Subscript
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wide (full-width)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bubbles (circled)

Some circled and squared letters show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Black bubbles

Some circled and squared letters show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Squares

Some circled and squared letters show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Black squares

Some circled and squared letters show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Parentheses

Some circled and squared letters show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Letter tiles (regional indicators)

Some circled and squared letters show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Upside down
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Mirror (backwards)
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Strikethrough
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Slashed
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Double underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Overline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wavy underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wavy strike
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Dotted underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Crossed (x below)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Glitch (Zalgo)

Glitch text in a group name or About line overlaps the chat list and is hard to read.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Spaced outName-safe
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Dotted
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Stars between
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Shooting stars
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Royal frame
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Thick brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Corner brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Hollow brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Shaded blocks
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Moons
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Flowers
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wave
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
xX gamer XxName-safe
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
name.exeName-safe
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Underlined cursive
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold crossed out
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Outline with bars
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Tiny sparkle
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

Back to plain text

Paste fancy text (cursive, bold, glitch, upside down, bubbles) to get normal letters back, for example to make it searchable or readable.

WhatsApp character limits

As we checked them in October 2026. Apps change these; if the app's own counter disagrees, trust the app.

FieldLimitFancy textNote
About139 Yes
Profile name25 Yes
Group name100 Yes
Message65,536 Yes

What works on WhatsApp

  • About, profile name, group names, group descriptions, status text and messages accept fancy letters on Android, iPhone and WhatsApp Web.
  • In messages, WhatsApp's own codes give real formatting: *bold*, _italic_, ~strike~, ```mono```, > quote, and - or 1. for lists.
  • Symbol frames such as ♡ and ✦ are a popular way to style the About line.

Known problems

  • Glitch text in a group name or About line overlaps the chat list and is hard to read.
  • Some circled and squared letters show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

WhatsApp bio and name examples

  • About
    ♡ family first ♡
    Style: Hearts
  • Group name
    𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓶𝓪 𝓕𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂
    Style: Bold cursive script
  • Status text
    ᴀᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ, ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ 7
    Style: Small caps
  • Business name line
    𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟴
    Style: Bold sans

Tips for WhatsApp

  • For messages, use WhatsApp's own codes: they are real formatting and screen readers handle them.
  • Keep your profile name readable so contacts recognise you in groups.
  • About has room for 139 characters, fewer if they are fancy.

How to use fancy fonts on WhatsApp

  1. 1Type your About or status. Type it above.
  2. 2Pick a style and copy. Tap a style card to copy.
  3. 3Open WhatsApp settings. Tap Settings (or the three dots, then Settings), then your name or About.
  4. 4Paste and save. Paste and tap Save. For a group name, open the group info and tap the name.

Fonts for every platform

Popular styles

Frequently asked questions

How do I write bold or italic on WhatsApp?

Put asterisks around words for bold (*bold*), underscores for italic (_italic_), tildes for strikethrough (~strike~) and three backticks for monospace. These are real formatting, not fancy letters.

How do I get a stylish font for my WhatsApp About?

Type your About here, copy a style and paste it into Settings, then About. Formatting codes do not work there, so fancy letters are the way.

How long can the WhatsApp About be?

139 characters. Fancy letters can count as two, so a fully styled About holds fewer letters than it looks. Pick WhatsApp About under the counter to check before you paste.

Can I use fancy text in a WhatsApp group name?

Yes. Open the group, tap its name, paste the styled text and save. Group names can be up to 100 characters.

Will the other person see the same font?

Yes, the characters travel with the message. On a very old phone a rare character may show as a box.

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