How to Prank Your Friends with a Blank WhatsApp Message

If your social media exchanges have grown a little stale, consider injecting some excitement by playfully sending a blank message. This light-hearted trick will undoubtedly spark intrigue as your friends scramble to decipher the meaning behind your enigmatic text. Below, we detail how to execute this playful prank on popular platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Snapchat.

Benefits of Sending Blank Messages

While sending a blank message is a humorous way to coyly confuse your friends, it also has some practical applications.

For instance, a blank reply can subtly redirect attention back to a previous message without overwhelming the chat with additional content.

Moreover, a blank message may convey disappointment, implying that words fail to express your feelings.

In group chats, blank messages can effectively create visual breaks between different discussion threads, enhancing clarity.

1. Utilizing Unicode Characters

Although WhatsApp and similar apps restrict sending completely empty texts, you can outsmart this by using specific Unicode characters.

Different Unicode characters can yield varying results. For effective blank messages, consider these options:

Zero Width Space (U+200B)
Left-to-Right Mark (U+200E)
Braille Pattern Blank (U+2800)

To easily access a variety of Unicode characters, consider downloading apps like UnicodePad for Android or Unicode Pad Express for iPhone.

Steps for Android Users

Launch the UnicodePad app, and tap the search box located beneath Emoji.

Tapping search box in UnicodePad app on Android.

Enter one of the Unicode characters listed above and hit Search.

Searching for unicode in UnicodePad app on Android.

Once it appears, tap Copy and then Share. Choose WhatsApp or any other messaging app you prefer and locate the recipient you wish to send the message to. Press the Send button. If the message fails, try different Unicode codes.

Your intriguing blank message is then ready to go! Here’s what it looks like on WhatsApp and Instagram for Android users:

Blank messages in WhatsApp and Instagram apps on Android.

Steps for iPhone Users

Open the Unicode Pad Express app, and navigate to the Unicode Scripts section at the bottom of the Catalogs page.

Select the Braille option and tap the first symbol, the Braille Pattern Blank.

Press Copy in the top right corner, and then paste the code in your desired messaging app, including Messages.

2. Using Third-Party Websites

If you’d prefer not to install a separate app for Unicode characters, numerous online resources can generate blank messages for you effortlessly.

You might explore InvisibleText, a website that lets you specify the number of blank spaces you want to include in your message. This is an excellent option if you’re aiming for longer empty texts.

After generating your desired number of blank spaces, press the Copy button and paste it into your messaging app of choice.

3. Utilizing Meta or Other AI Assistance

This approach lets you send a blank message directly from within the app you are using, provided it supports AI chatbots. For instance, WhatsApp features Meta AI, and you can integrate other AI tools like ChatGPT or Perplexity for this purpose.

When I consulted Meta AI for assistance, I found success with the request: “Generate a single en quad character so I can send a blank message.”