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This wikiHow teaches you how to type strong bold letters in a Telegram chat when you’re using an Android.
Things You Should Know
- Open Telegram and tap a chat to open the conversation.
- Type ** and then type the word or phrase you want to appear in bold. Type another ** after your word or phrase.
- Tap Send. The text between the ** will be bolded.
Steps
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1Open Telegram on your Android. It’s the blue icon with a white paper airplane inside. You will usually find it in the app drawer.
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2Tap a chat. This opens the conversation.Advertisement
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3Type **.
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4Type the word or phrase you want to appear in bold. There’s no need to insert a space between ** and the word(s).
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5Type another ** at the end. The finished product should look something like this: **These words will be bold**.
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6Tap the send button. It’s the blue paper airplane at the bottom-right corner of the screen. The words between the double-asterisks appear in strong bold letters.
- You can include regular (not bold) words in the same message. Just don’t surround those words with asterisks.
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1. Open Telegram.
2. Tap a chat.
3. Type **.
4. Type the word or phrase you want to be bold.
5. Type **.
6. Tap the send button.
