Simple WhatsApp trick will change the font in your messages - here's how to do it

If you want to change up the look of your WhatsApp messages then a simple way to do it is swap the font around.

Not many people know about the function, but it's a quick way to give your chats a bit of customisation.

The company quietly rolled out the new font - called FixedSys - and it's easily activated by adding a certain character before and after your message.
All you have to do is add three ` characters to your conversation.

So, for example, you could say How's it going? - and your message would be converted into the new font.

We tried it for ourselves and can confirm that it does work.

All you have to do is add three ` characters to your conversation.

So, for example, you could say How's it going? - and your message would be converted into the new font.

We tried it for ourselves and can confirm that it does work.

However, if you're using an iPhone, you may struggle to find this character as it's not included on the default iOS keyboard - you'll have to download another keyboard from the App store.

Android users will find the key in their default keyboard.

WhatsApp has a history of slowly (and discreetly) adding new text styles to its app. Back in March the company made it possible to write in bold or italics.