Add formatting to your Google Chat messages

To change the appearance of your Chat messages, you can use the format menu, use markdown formatting, or add block quotes.

Format Google Chat messages

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
Go to a conversation.
Enter a message.
On the left, tap Action menu Format .
Select an option:
- To strikethrough: Tap Strikethrough .
- To bold: Tap Bold .
- To italicize: Tap Italic .
- To underline: Tap Underline .
- To change the text color: Tap Text color .
- To add a bullet point before the text: Tap Bulleted list .
- To highlight a text or citation: Tap Block quote .
- To insert a link:
  1. Tap Insert link .
  2. Enter the link.
- To add inline code: Tap Code .
- To add multi-line code block: Tap Code block .
Tap Send .

Tip: To quickly add or remove text format, touch and hold the text, then tap Format.

To add markdown formatting to your Google Chat messages, you can include special characters in the text.

You can use block quotes to highlight key text or citations in your Chat messages.

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
Go to a conversation.
Enter a message.
Highlight the text you want to format.
- Tap Format Block quote .
Tap Send .