How to animate text on an iPhone?

If you are an iOS user and use the Messages services, this guide is going to prove quite useful to you. Today we will discuss how you can use the iPhone features to animate a text message. You will also learn about formatting and how you can use it to make your text unique. Let us begin and get creative!

Can I animate and format text on an iPhone?

Yes, you can animate as well as format a text message on an iPhone. But you can’t do these two together. You can either use formatting on an iPhone text or animate it. This makes your text more creative and changes its appearance. If somebody receives this text, they can see it the way you have typed it. Therefore, choosing the right animation or formatting for the occasion is necessary. In the next part, we will discuss how we can do that.

How can I animate a text on an iPhone? 

Animating a text is quite fun! Follow these steps to do it yourself and see the magic –

• Open the Messages app on your iPhone.
• Choose the person you want to text and type the text in the given space.
• Choose the part of the text that you want to animate. If you skip this part, the entire typed text gets selected.
• Now look at the keyboard and locate the ‘A’ icon. Click on it to open.
• Here you will see the animation and formatting options.
• Choose the one that you think suits the occasion and apply it.
• Have a preview and then choose to send it if it appears appropriate.

Now the receiver will see this text and can open it to see the animation. 

How can I format text on an iPhone?

If you want to format a message before sending it to a contact, here is how you can do it –

• Open your Messages on your iPhone.
• Open a contact and type the text that you want to send.
• Choose the part that you would like to format. 
• Now go to the ‘A’ icon on the keyboard and open it. Here you will see all the options for formatting. 
• Choose the formatting that seems appropriate. 
• Apply the formatting and the text will be altered accordingly.
• Now when you send it to the person concerned, they will see the altered version of the text that you have typed.

Formatting also looks cool, and you can simply bolden up or italicize your text. Not just that, you can do a lot more too. 

What are the conditions of animating a text on an iPhone?

The conditions of formatting or animating a text on an iPhone are not many. Go through these just to be sure –

• The person who you are sending this text message to must be an iPhone user.
• The sender and the recipient both must be using at least iOS18, iPadOS 18, MacOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, or visionOS 2. 

Now that you know how to format a message on an iPhone, try it with your friends and be creative.