WhatsApp with asterisk but not bold In WhatsApp how to send *something* with asterisk before and after the word without getting bold?
From WhatsApp help: 


  There is no option to disable this feature. 


However you can type a space between asterisk and the first letter after it and MAYBE the text will not be bold on the receiver side (this "hack" depends on the smartphone model and does not work on iPhones).