Add formatting to your Google Chat messages
To change the appearance of your Chat messages, use the Format menu or use markdown.
Format Google Chat messages
- On your computer, open Google Chat or Gmail.
- In Gmail: On the left, click Chat.
- Go to a conversation.
- Enter a message.
- Highlight the text you want to format.
- Click Format or select one of the formatting options on the floating toolbar.
- Select an option:
- To bold: Click Bold Bold.
- To italicize: Click Italic Italic.
- To underline: Click Underline Underline.
- To change the text color: Click Text color Color text.
- To add a bullet point before the text: Click Bulleted list Bulleted list.
- To strikethrough: Click Strikethrough Strikethrough.
- To insert a link:
- Click Insert link Insert link.
- Enter the link.
- To add inline code: Click Code .
- To add multi-line code block: Click Code block .
- Click Send .
Tip: To remove a text format, highlight the text and repeat steps 5 and 6.
Use markdown formatting in Google Chat
To add markdown formatting to your Google Chat messages, you can include special characters in the text.
Format option
Markdown example
Bold
*Text*
Italicize
_Text_
Strikethrough
~Text~
Inline code block
`Text`
Multi-line code block
```Text```
Bullet
- Text or * Text
Tips:
- An inline code block wraps the text.
- After a multi-line code block is sent, you can use a toggle to turn the line wrapping on or off.