Text Styling for Social Media: Bold, Italic, Underline & More

Want to make your Instagram bio stand out? Create bold headers in Discord? Add italic text to Twitter posts? This guide shows you how to style text for any social media platform—without downloading any apps.

Quick tools: Use our text generators to create styled text:

• Bold Text Generator — Create 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 text
• Italic Text Generator — Create 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤 text
• Underline Generator — Create u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲ text
• Strikethrough Generator — Create c̶r̶o̶s̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ text

Social media platforms don't support traditional formatting like HTML or rich text. But they do support Unicode—and Unicode includes special characters that look like styled text.

Our generators replace regular letters with Unicode equivalents:

This styled text is still text—you can copy, paste, and use it anywhere!

Instagram

Instagram doesn't support native text formatting, but Unicode works perfectly.

What works:

• ✅ Bold text in bio and captions
• ✅ Italic text anywhere
• ✅ Underline and strikethrough
• ✅ Special fonts like bubble text and gothic

How to use:

1. Open a text generator (e.g., bold text)
2. Type your text
3. Copy the styled output
4. Paste into Instagram

Example bio:

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 📷
Capturing moments around the world
✈️ 30 countries and counting

Twitter/X

Twitter also works great with Unicode styling.

What works:

• ✅ All Unicode text styles
• ✅ Great for emphasis in tweets
• ✅ Works in name, bio, and tweets

Example tweet:

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Discord

Discord has built-in markdown, but Unicode adds more options.

Native Discord markdown:

• **bold** → bold
• *italic* → italic
• ~~strikethrough~~ → strikethrough
• __underline__ → underline

Where Unicode helps:

• Usernames (markdown doesn't work)
• Server names
• Channel names
• Nicknames
• Role names

Use the bold text generator for these situations.

TikTok

TikTok supports Unicode styling in:

• Display name
• Bio
• Video captions

Example bio:

𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛 💃 | 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 🎤
New videos every week!

Facebook

Facebook works well with Unicode styling in:

• Posts
• Page descriptions
• Comments
• Bio/intro section

LinkedIn

LinkedIn accepts Unicode in:

• Posts and articles
• Headlines
• About section (use sparingly for professionalism)

Bold text

Best for headers, emphasis, and making text stand out.

Tool: Bold Text Generator
Preview: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁

Use cases:

• Bio headlines
• Important announcements
• Section headers in captions

Italic text

Best for subtle emphasis, quotes, and artistic flair.

Tool: Italic Text Generator
Preview: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵

Use cases:

• Quotes and lyrics
• Thoughts and internal monologue
• Artistic captions

Underline text

Best for highlighting key points and creating visual interest.

Tool: Underline Text Generator
Preview: T̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲i̲s̲ ̲u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲

Use cases:

• Important dates or deadlines
• Titles and labels
• Key terms

Strikethrough text

Best for corrections, humor, and crossed-out effects.

Tool: Strikethrough Generator
Preview: T̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶c̶r̶o̶s̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶

Use cases:

• Showing edits
• Sarcasm and humor
• Completed tasks

Small text

Best for footnotes, whispers, and subtle additions.

Tool: Small Text Generator
Preview: ᵗʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ˢᵐᵃˡˡ ᵗᵉˣᵗ

Use cases:

• Fine print parody
• Sidebar comments
• Whispered thoughts

Bubble text

Best for playful, decorative styling.

Tool: Bubble Text Generator
Preview: ⓣⓗⓘⓢ ⓘⓢ ⓑⓤⓑⓑⓛⓔ ⓣⓔⓧⓣ

Use cases:

• Fun bios
• Decorative headers
• Playful captions

Create unique looks by combining styles:

1. Generate bold text: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
2. Add underline to the result: 𝗛̲𝗲̲𝗮̲𝗱̲𝗹̲𝗶̲𝗻̲𝗲̲

Mix and match for creative effects!

Don't overdo it

• Use styled text for emphasis, not entire posts
• 1-2 styled elements per bio/caption is usually enough
• Readability matters more than creativity

Test before posting

Different devices render Unicode differently. Preview on:

• iOS and Android
• Desktop and mobile
• Light and dark mode

Keep accessibility in mind

• Screen readers may read styled text differently
• Keep important information in regular text
• Use styling for decoration, not critical content

Stay platform-appropriate

• LinkedIn: Minimal styling for professionalism
• Discord: More styling accepted in gaming communities
• Instagram: Styled bios are common and expected

Some characters don't convert

Only A-Z, a-z, and 0-9 have Unicode styled equivalents. Punctuation and emojis stay the same.

Text looks broken on some devices

Older devices or fonts may not support all Unicode characters. Test before posting important content.

Copy-paste isn't working

Make sure you're selecting the styled output, not the input. Try selecting all with Ctrl+A / Cmd+A in the output field.

Beyond basic styling, try these creative effects:

• Gothic Text — 𝔐𝔢𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔳𝔞𝔩 style
• Wide Text — S P A C E D O U T
• Upside Down Text — ʇxǝʇ pǝddᴉlɟ
• Zalgo Text — Ĉ̷̲r̸͙̾e̴̗͑e̷̺͌p̵͙̿y̴̰̕ glitch text

To style text for social media:

1. Choose your style: bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough
2. Enter your text in the generator
3. Copy the styled output
4. Paste into Instagram, Twitter, Discord, or any platform

No apps needed—everything works right in your browser!

All text styling happens locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored. Your content remains completely private.