How to Format on Facebook
Although it is not possible to format status updates or posts containing links, photos or videos, it is possible to format text in Facebook's Notes feature. Using basic HTML codes, such as the bold or unordered list tag, allows Facebook users to control the format of their posted notes.
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Instructions
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Type <h1> before the desired text to apply the biggest heading format. Type </h1> after the desired text to end the formatting. To make smaller headings, replace h1 with h2, h3 or h4.
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Type <b> before the desired text to make it bold. Type </b> after the text to end the bold format. Replace "b" with "i" changes the text to italics. To underline the text, replace the "b" with "u". Replace "b" with "s" to strike through the text.
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Type <big> before the desired text to make it big. Type </big> after the text to end the formatting. To make text small instead, replace "big" with "small".
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Type <ul> to begin a bulleted list. Press the "Enter" key and type <li> to make a new bullet point. Type in the desired text after <li>. Type </li> after the text to end the bullet point. Press "Enter" and type <li> to begin a new bullet point. To end the bullet list format, press "Enter" after </li> and type </ul>. To create a numbered list, replace "ul" with "ol" and repeat the same steps.
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Type <a href=" to begin the code for linking to a website. Type the web page's complete URL after the quotation mark. Type another quotation mark after the URL, followed by >. Type in the text you want to hyperlink to the URL. End the command with </a>.
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