Format your messages

To change the appearance of your Gmail messages, use formatting options.

Format your message

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
  2. At the bottom right, tap Compose.
  3. Add text to your message.
  4. Double tap the text you want to format.
  5. Tap Format.
  6. Select a formatting option:
    • Bold
    • Italic
    • Underline
    • Text color
    • Background color
    • Unordered list Unordered list
    • Font Font download
    • Clear formatting

Tips:

  • To open the format menu at any time when you compose an email:
    1. Touch and hold the screen.
    2. Tap Format.
  • If you tap any of the format buttons with no text selected, the effect applies to the text you enter.
  • To use “Clear formatting,” you must first select the text you want to apply it to.
    • This doesn’t clear the unordered list format.

Change font size

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, update the font size from Settings.
  2. Open the Gmail app .
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