How to Use Text Effects in iOS 18 on iPhone

Apple’s iOS 18 brings a plethora of new additions, including new features and improvements to the Messages app. This year, the Messages app gets a much-needed update withiMessage scheduling,Tapbacks, Formatting options, and all new Text Effects. Until now, you could send balloons and fireworks to your messages, but now you can make your words shake, explode, or bloom with the text effects on iOS 18. Already excited? Let me show you how to use Text Effects in iOS 18 on iPhone.

Use Text Effects Feature in iOS 18

With the new Text Effects feature in iOS 18, you can apply dynamic, animated effects to individual words, phrases, or emojis. At present, you get to choose from eight text animation options, includingBig, Small, Shake, Nod, Explode, Ripple, Bloom, and Jitter.UnlikeiOS 17’s Check-Inand iOS 18’s Send Later features, Text Effects isn’t a separate app. You can apply effects to text in iOS after you’ve typed a message but haven’t sent it yet. Here’s how to use iOS 18 text effects:

At the moment, you can add text effects to iMessage in iOS 18. Since the latest iOS bringsRCS support to iPhones, the text effects feature might also be supported for Android users.

Do you like the new Text Effects in iOS 18? Out of all the new features, which one did you like the most? Don’t forget to drop your views in the comments below.

Kanika Gogia

Kanika has been a loyal iPhone user since 2014 and loves everything Apple. With a Master’s in Computer Applications, passion for technology, and over five years of experience in writing, she landed at Beebom as an Apple Ecosystem Writer. She specializes in writing How To’s, troubleshooting guides, App features, and roundups for Apple users to help them make the best use of their gadgets. When not writing, she loves to try out new recipes and enjoy some family time.

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