Utilizing Special Effects in iOS 18 Messaging App: A Comprehensive Guide

Key Highlights

• The Messages app on iOS 18 introduces four standard Rich Text Formatting styles – Bold, Italics, Underline, and Strikethrough.
• In addition, there are eight exciting special effects – Big, Small, Shake, Nod, Explode, Ripple, Bloom, and Jitter – to enhance your messages.
• Access the formatting styles and special effects in the Messages app by tapping on the A icon located at the top right of the keyboard.

While the incorporation of rich text formatting (RTF) like bold and italics may seem a bit overdue for Apple’s Messages app, iOS 18 brings with it a host of unique features. Now, in addition to four formatting styles, users can also enjoy eight special effects to breathe some creativity into their communications.

Rich Text Formatting in iOS 18’s Messages App

The Messages app now offers four rich text formatting options: Bold, Italics, Underline, and Strikethrough. Here’s how to utilize these features:

1. Open a conversation within the Messages app and start typing. Then, tap the A symbol at the top-right of the keyboard to select from the four standard text formats.
   

   

   

2. Continue typing to observe your text displayed in the chosen format. You can also highlight existing text and apply your selected format style.
   

   

   

Compared to popular messaging platforms like WhatsApp, which supports eight formatting styles, it’s still a warm welcome that rich text options have finally arrived in Apple’s Messages app.

New Exciting Special Effects in the Messages App

Beyond the four text formatting options, iOS 18 introduces eight animated special effects that can spice up your conversations. These effects include: Big, Small, Shake, Nod, Explode, Ripple, Bloom, and Jitter.

The descriptions of these effects provide an intriguing glimpse into their function when incorporated into your text.

1. Within a conversation, type your message and then click on the A symbol found at the top-right of the keyboard.
   

   

   

2. Choose the desired special effect and tap Send.
   

   

   

Just like the rich text formatting options, special effects can be applied to individual characters. While the rich text formatting adds a structured and formal quality to your messages, the dynamic animations of special effects inject a playful element into conversations.

With these new rich text formatting styles and special effects, Apple aims to enhance user engagement with the Messages app. We are certainly excited about these developments!

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