so users can customize the formatting

of their messages in chat.

To cross out text, you'll use the strike-through function.

With a message composed,

put two tildes at both ends of the message.

The tilde can be found next to the 1

as the shift option on the back-tick key.

On mobile, the tilde can typically be found

in the expanded punctuation and symbols menu,

which varies depending on your phone's operating system.

Using the same formatting method,

you can make other adjustments to your text.

For example, to make text bold,

add two asterisks at both ends

of the desired part of the message.

To use italics, put a single asterisk

or underscore around the text you want to change.

To underline text, put two underscores rather than one

at both ends of the message.

A simpler way to make changes

if you can't remember the shortcut

is to use the context menu.

Highlight the text you'd like to change

and then select from the options that appear.

This menu also has a few extra useful formatting options,

like presenting text as an indented quote

or in code markdown.