Telegram Text Formatter
Paste your message, select the words you want to stand out and click a style. Telegram supports its own markup, so you can switch between native formatting and Unicode styles that work anywhere.
Select part of your text to style only that part. With nothing selected, the style applies to the whole message. Styled letters are Unicode characters, so they survive pasting into Telegram, but screen readers may read them letter by letter, so keep emphasis to a few words.
How to format text on Telegram
- Paste or type your message in the box above.
- Select a word, a sentence or a whole line. With nothing selected, the style applies to everything.
- Click Bold, Italic, Underline or one of the other styles. Use the Telegram native markup tab for formatting Telegram renders itself.
- Add bullets with the •, → or ✔ buttons: they prefix every selected line.
- Copy the result and paste it into Telegram, or send it straight to the scheduler.
Does bold text work on Telegram?
Telegram supports bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoilers and monospace through the selection menu in every app, or with Markdown-style markup. Names, bios and channel descriptions are plain text, which is where Unicode fonts are used.
Telegram supports bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoilers and monospace through the selection menu or Markdown-style markup. Bios and names are plain, so Unicode fonts are used there.
Formatting tips for Telegram
- Select text and use the formatting menu in any Telegram app.
- Use bold for the first line and for one phrase per paragraph. Whole paragraphs in bold read as shouting and are skipped.
- Styled letters are Unicode symbols. Screen readers spell them out one at a time, and Telegram search does not match them: keep any keyword you want found in plain text.
- The message limit is 4,096 characters.
Telegram character limits (2026)
| Field | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Message | 4,096 | |
| Media caption | 1,024 | 4,096 with Premium |
| Bio | 70 | 140 with Premium |
| Name | 64 | |
| Username | 32 | |
| Channel description | 255 | |
| Channel title | 128 |
Formatting support on Telegram
Telegram supports bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoilers and monospace through the selection menu or Markdown-style markup. Bios and names are plain, so Unicode fonts are used there.
Select text and use the formatting menu in any Telegram app.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Telegram text formatter free?
Yes. It runs entirely in your browser, there is no signup and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Why does the bold text look different on some phones?
The styled characters come from the Unicode "Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols" block. Every modern phone and browser has them, but older Android keyboards and some email clients render them in a slightly different typeface.
Will formatted text hurt my reach on Telegram?
Telegram does not penalise Unicode characters. What can hurt is readability: a post that is mostly styled text gets skipped, and styled keywords are invisible to search. Use it for emphasis, not decoration.
Can I add bullet points to a Telegram message?
Select text and use the formatting menu in any Telegram app. The bullet buttons above add the symbol to the start of each selected line.
Can I undo the formatting?
Select the text and click "Clear formatting": it converts styled characters back to plain letters.
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