How to underline text in Telegram: all methods

updated: 08.06.2023

I have already created an article with all possible formatting methods in Telegram. But in this one, we’ll merely look at how to underline text.

1. Context menu

Windows
  1. Select the text you want to add formatting to.
  2. Click it with the right mouse button.
  3. In the opened menu select “Formatting”.
  4. Press “Underline”.
Android
  1. Select the text you want to add formatting to.
  2. Press three dots at the right top corner.
  3. Instead of the usual menu, you’ll see the formatting options menu.
  4. Press “Underline”.
iOS
  1. Select the text you want to add formatting to.
  2. Click “Format” or “BIU” in the opened context menu (if you don’t see it press ▶ on the right).
  3. Press “Underline” (you can scroll through all formatting options by pressing ◀ ▶ on the sides)
MacOS
  1. Select the text you want to add formatting to.
  2. Right-click it.
  3. Select “Transformations” in the opened menu.
  4. Press “Underline”.
Telegram Web

Select the text you want to add formatting to and you’ll see all the options immediately. The “U” icon is just what you need:

2. Shortcuts

Windows: Ctrl + U
MacOS: ⌘ + Shift + U

3. Piliapp.com

Text formatted by this tool will look d͟i͟f͟f͟e͟r͟e͟n͟t͟ f͇r͇o͇m͇ t̤h̤e̤ s̰t̰a̰n̰d̰a̰r̰d̰ one, but it may have certain applications.

Go to https://piliapp.com/cool-text/strikethrough-text/ and enter the text you wish to underline.

Then select the underline style: “underline”, “double underline”, “dotted line”, or “wave line”:

Then copy the result to the clipboard and paste it into Telegram.

Here’s a comparison of the default underlined text followed by the ones I created using that tool:

I hope I’ve surprised you with some innovative ways to do this type of formatting.