diff --git a/daras_ai/text_format.py b/daras_ai/text_format.py
index a7f4eac23..f832f1047 100644
--- a/daras_ai/text_format.py
+++ b/daras_ai/text_format.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import ast
-
+import re
 import parse
 from markdown_it import MarkdownIt
 
@@ -48,3 +48,14 @@ def format_number_with_suffix(num: int) -> str:
 def unmarkdown(text: str) -> str:
     """markdown to plaintext"""
     return MarkdownIt(renderer_cls=RendererPlain).render(text)
+
+def wa_markdown(text: str) -> str:
+    patterns = [
+        (re.compile(r'^(#+)\s+(.*)$', flags=re.MULTILINE), lambda m: f"*{m.group(2)}*"), # "# headings" -> "*headings*"
+        (re.compile(r'\*\*(.+?)\*\*'), lambda m: f"*{m.group(1)}*") # "**bold**"" -> "*bold*"
+    ]
+
+    for pattern, repl in patterns:
+        text = pattern.sub(repl, text)
+
+    return text
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diff --git a/daras_ai_v2/facebook_bots.py b/daras_ai_v2/facebook_bots.py
index e4e9b93a6..5911c1d47 100644
--- a/daras_ai_v2/facebook_bots.py
+++ b/daras_ai_v2/facebook_bots.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from daras_ai_v2.bots import BotInterface, ReplyButton, ButtonPressed
 from daras_ai_v2.exceptions import raise_for_status
 from daras_ai_v2.text_splitter import text_splitter
+from daras_ai.text_format import wa_markdown
 
 WA_MSG_MAX_SIZE = 1024
 
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ def send_msg_to(
         access_token: str | None = None,
     ) -> str | None:
         # see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/api/messages/media/
-
+        
+        text=wa_markdown(text)
         # split text into chunks if too long
         if text and len(text) > WA_MSG_MAX_SIZE:
             splits = text_splitter(
diff --git a/daras_ai_v2/text_splitter.py b/daras_ai_v2/text_splitter.py
index 9e6079200..2124a4aa3 100644
--- a/daras_ai_v2/text_splitter.py
+++ b/daras_ai_v2/text_splitter.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     re.compile(sentence_end + new_para),
     re.compile(new_para),
     re.compile(sentence_end + new_line),
-    re.compile(sentence_end + whitespace),
+    # re.compile(sentence_end + whitespace),
     re.compile(new_line),
     re.compile(whitespace),
 )