iOS 18’s new text formatting and effects in messages

Tech expert Kurt Knutsson explains how iOS 18 brings new text formatting and animated effects to the Messages app.
Get ready to jazz up your conversations because Apple’s latest iOS 18 update has brought some seriously cool text editing features to the Messages app. Gone are the days of plain, boring texts. It’s time to add some flair to your chats.
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New formatting and animated text effects in Message app (Apple) (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
Apple has finally given us built-in formatting options for iMessage conversations. Now, you can easily bold, italicize, underline or strike-through your text right in the app. But that’s not all. They’ve also added some fun animated text effects to really make your messages pop.
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Before diving into the new text formatting and animated effects, it’s essential to ensure your iPhone is updated to iOS 18. Here’s how to check and update your device:
Steps to update to iOS 18 (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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Next, ensure you’ve got Predictive Text enabled to see the Text Effects button:
Steps to enable Predictive Text (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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Here’s how to format your text in the Messages app:
Steps to format text messages (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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Want to add some extra pizzazz to your text messages? Try out these animated text effects: Big, Small, Shake, Nod, Explode, Ripple, Bloom and Jitter. Here’s how to use these:
Steps to add animated text effects to your messages (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
Here’s where it gets really fun. You can combine different formatting options and text effects in a single message. Want to bold one word, underline another and make a third one explode? Go for it. Just remember, you can’t apply both formatting and effects to the same text. It’s one or the other.
Steps to mix and match formatting and animated text effects (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
Note: Just keep in mind that these new features only work in iMessage conversations. They won’t show up in regular SMS or MMS texts. But for those iMessage chats, the sky’s the limit. So get creative and have fun spicing up your messages.
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Apple’s iOS 18 update totally revamps your messaging game with cool text formatting options and fun animated effects. It’s super easy to spice up your chats now, adding a unique touch to every message. These features really change the way you express yourself in iMessage, letting you highlight words or just make your messages pop. The best part? They blend perfectly with the classic iMessage bubble and screen effects.
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