Bluesky Text Formatter: Bold, Italic and More

Style words for Bluesky, check the character count and preview the post before you paste it. Nothing is sent anywhere.

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The styled letters are Unicode characters, so they paste into any app. Screen readers may read them badly and search will not match them. Keep them for a few words, not whole posts, and not for hashtags, links or @mentions.

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Write your post here. Select a few words and press a style button. With nothing selected, the style is applied to the whole text.
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How to use the Bluesky Text Formatter

  1. Type or paste your post into the box.
  2. Select the words to style and press Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough or Monospace. With nothing selected, the style is applied to the whole text.
  3. Press the same button again to take the style off, or Plain to clear all of it.
  4. Check the character count and the preview, then press Copy text and paste it into Bluesky.

At a glance

Limit300 characters (graphemes) per post
Works inposts, replies and your profile
StylesBold, italic, bold italic, monospace, underline, strikethrough, bullet and numbered lists
How it worksUnicode look-alike letters and combining marks, no app or extension needed
PrivacyText stays in your browser

Good to know

  • Bluesky counts graphemes, which are the characters you see, not the underlying code.
  • The styled letters are Unicode characters, not real formatting. Screen readers may read them badly and search does not match them, so use them sparingly.
  • Letters other than A to Z and digits are left as they are, so accented letters and non-Latin scripts are not styled.

Questions

Can I bold text on Bluesky?

Bluesky has no bold option. Styled Unicode letters paste into a post and keep their look. Hashtags, links and mentions should stay plain so they stay clickable.

How does Bluesky count characters?

It counts graphemes, so a letter with a combining mark counts as one. The counter here uses the same method.

Is my text sent to a server?

No. The styling runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded or saved.

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CalcMaster is not affiliated with LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky or TikTok. The names are used only to say which app a tool is made for. The previews are our own mock-ups.