How to Double Underline a Text in Microsoft Word

Last Updated : 11 Apr, 2026

MS Word has a special feature underline to underline our text. Basically underline is used to highlight a word or to draw attention to a particular text. Underline text acts as a bullet point or important point of that paragraph or text.

You should use an underline text when there is a heading, subheading, or important word in the paragraph. 

Microsoft Word has different types of underline styles in it as shown in the figure:

Some pictures of double underline text are:

Let's look at how to double underline a text.

Steps to Double Underline the Text

Step 1: First select the text that you want to underline.

Step 2: Now click on the drop-down arrow menu button as shown in the figure:

Step 3: After that, a menu will be open where you can select different underline styles.

Step 4: Select the double underline option from the menu.

Finally, your text has been double-underlined as shown in the figure:

Steps to Color the Underline

Step 1: Select the underline color option from the menu.

Step 2: Now select the color from the color panel as shown in the figure:

Finally, color is set to the underline.

Steps to Edit the Underline

Step 1: On the navigation menu bar click on the drop-down arrow menu button as shown in the figure:

Step 2: Now select the More Underlines option from the menu.

Step 3: A Font dialog box will be pop up on the screen as shown in the figure:

Step 4: Now select the text style from the Font menu.

Step 5: Next select the Font size from the size menu.

Step 6: Select the font color from the color panel as shown in the figure:

Step 7: Next click on the Underline style option and then select the style as per your need.

Step 8: Next select the color of the underline from the Color panel menu.

Step 9: Then click on the OK option.

Finally, your text is ready with a double underline.

These are some steps to double underline a text in MS Word.

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