Font Style Online

Change your font style online

This page lets you try every font style on your own words. Type above and your text appears in 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐, 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓿𝓮, 𝔤𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔠, ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘꜱ and 500+ other text styles. Copy the style you want and paste it anywhere. The style stays with the text, even in apps that have no font options.

All font style names with examples

Here is the complete list of font styles available on FancyTextGenie, with the name of each style and a live example. Tap Copy to grab an example, or type in the box above to see your own text in every style.

On top of these base styles there are 240+ decorated text styles that combine a font with symbols: open the Decorated tab in the tool above to see them all.

Font style vs font vs text style

These words get mixed up a lot, so here is what each one means:

• Font (typeface): a complete letter design, like Arial, Roboto or Times New Roman.
• Font style: a variation of a font, traditionally regular, bold, italic or bold italic.
• Text style: the overall look of a piece of text, including its font, weight, size and underline.
• Online font styles: in everyday use, any special-looking text you can copy and paste, like the styles on this page.

Classic font styles explained

Bold

Thicker strokes for emphasis: 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 (serif) or 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 (sans-serif).

Italic

Slanted letters used for titles, quotes and soft emphasis: 𝐼𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑒 or 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦.

Bold italic

The strongest emphasis: 𝑩𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒆.

Script (cursive)

Handwriting-style letters: 𝒮𝒸𝓇𝒾𝓅𝓉 𝒻ℴ𝓃𝓉 𝓈𝓉𝓎𝓁ℯ and the heavier 𝓢𝓬𝓻𝓲𝓹𝓽 𝓯𝓸𝓷𝓽 𝓼𝓽𝔂𝓵𝓮.

Blackletter (gothic / Old English)

The medieval style used on old manuscripts and newspaper titles: 𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔨𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔰𝔱𝔶𝔩𝔢.

Monospace (typewriter)

Every letter takes the same width, like a typewriter or code editor: 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎.

Small caps, superscript and subscript

ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘꜱ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ uses capital letter shapes at lowercase size; ᵗⁱⁿʸ ᵗᵉˣᵗ sits above the line and subscript sits below it, handy for formulas like H₂O.

Underline and strikethrough

U̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲ and S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ are made with combining marks, so they work in places that have no formatting buttons.

How to change text style in popular apps

• Instagram: no built-in font styles for bios or names. Copy a style from this page and paste it into Edit profile.
• WhatsApp: wrap text in *asterisks* for bold, _underscores_ for italic, ~tildes~ for strikethrough and ```three backticks``` for monospace. For other styles, paste from here.
• Facebook, LinkedIn and X: no text style options in posts; pasted bold and italic styles are the usual workaround.
• Word and Google Docs: use the real font style buttons for documents; use pasted styles only for special decorative text.

Font style generator: style text in seconds

Think of this page as a font style generator (or style font generator). Instead of choosing one style and retyping, you type once and every style is generated for you. That makes it the quickest way to style text for a post, compare fonts styles side by side, and copy the one that fits. It also works as a text style generator for longer passages. Paste a paragraph and the style text font applies to all of it.

Font styles names: what each style is called

Searching for font styles names usually means "what is this style called?". Every card in the tool shows its name under the text, and the table above lists the most popular ones. A few names you will see often:

Fancy writing and stylish writing styles

"Fancy writing" is the handwriting-like look of cursive and script styles: 𝓯𝓪𝓷𝓬𝔂 𝔀𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰. For a real handwriting guide, see cursive letters; for digital stylish writing, the cursive, decorated and aesthetic tabs above work as a fancy writing generator. Other popular writing styles include typewriter, bubble letters and upside-down text: each is one tap away.

Text design and letter style ideas

Text design is about combining a letter style with layout and symbols. Some easy text designs to try:

• ➶➶ 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖞 𝖂𝖎𝖑𝖉 ➷➷ Copy
• ⋆｡°✩ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ʙɪɢ ✩°｡⋆ Copy
• 『𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕊𝕥𝕪𝕝𝕖』 Copy
• 【𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎】 Copy

The text designer in the tool lets you add any decoration to any style: open the Decorate panel, choose a frame and every font style updates with it. It is a simple text design generator for names, captions and headings.

Typing style vs font style

Your typing style is how you write: short or long, emojis or none. A font style is how the letters look. You can keep your normal typing style and only change the look: type naturally in the box above, then pick a style front and centre for the part you want to stand out, and leave the rest plain.

Choosing a font style

For names and bios, bold cursive, small caps and double-struck look stylish and display correctly on almost every phone. For emphasis, use bold or italic. For a gaming or edgy look, try gothic, Russian style or decorated styles. If you aren't sure, tap 🎲 Random in the tool above and see what you get.

Need a whole alphabet in one style? Go to copy and paste fonts. Want symbols around your name? Try the stylish font generator.