Fancy Unicode text for the parts of Reddit that Markdown cannot format β post titles, display names, flair and subreddit descriptions β plus decorated styles for comments.
Bold (for titles)
Bold (for titles): Reddit Title
Italic (for titles)
Italic (for titles): Reddit Title
Small Caps
Small Caps: Reddit Title
Monospace
Monospace: Reddit Title
Double Struck
Double Struck: Reddit Title
Script
Script: Reddit Title
Gothic
Gothic: Reddit Title
Bubble
Bubble: Reddit Title
Full Width
Full Width: Reddit Title
Strikethrough
Strikethrough: Reddit Title
Underline
Underline: Reddit Title
Flair style
Flair style: Reddit Title
PSA header
PSA header: Reddit Title
Flipped
Flipped: Reddit Title
Styled letters are Unicode characters, not fonts. Platform fields may reject some characters, and glyph appearance varies by device and app. Screen readers may announce styled letters individually and search engines may not match them to plain words, so test the result and keep essential details in plain text. Unicode accessibility guide
Reddit supports Markdown in post bodies and comments (**bold**, *italic*, code blocks), but not in post titles, display names, user flair, subreddit names or sidebar descriptions. Unicode fonts are the only way to style those, and they also work inside comments when you want a style Markdown lacks β small caps, gothic, bubble letters.
The Unicode text is plain characters, so it survives on old Reddit, new Reddit, the official app and third-party clients alike.
Type your post title, flair text or comment line.
Copy Bold or Italic for titles, Small Caps for flair, any decorated style for comments.
Paste into Reddit. Titles have a 300-character limit.
Post titles are the main use: subreddits that allow it see bold Unicode titles stand out in the feed, and it is the only way to emphasise a word in a title. Display names (shown on your profile, separate from u/username) accept Unicode, as does user flair on most subreddits, the profile "About" text, and community descriptions set by moderators.
Many large subreddits ban "clickbait" or non-standard characters in titles, and AutoModerator often removes posts with Unicode fonts. Check the rules before posting a styled title. In comments, styled text is generally tolerated but downvoted if it hurts readability β use it for a single word or a joke, not a paragraph.
For comment bodies prefer Markdown: it is searchable, works with screen readers, and renders consistently. Use Unicode fonts where Markdown is not available (titles, flair, names) or for styles it does not offer. Note that Reddit search does not match Unicode-styled words, so keep searchable keywords in plain text in your title.
Because these are Unicode characters rather than installed fonts, they can be copied between old.reddit.com, the redesign and the official app. Rendering can still vary by client, system font and character support.
Not with Markdown. Paste Unicode bold text generated here into the title field.
The u/username cannot contain Unicode. Your display name and flair can.
Some subreddits filter non-standard characters. Check the rules first.
Yes, alongside Markdown.
Yes.
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