--- title: messageEntityItalic description: Italic text --- ## Constructor: messageEntityItalic [Back to constructors index](index.md) Italic text ### Attributes: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|:-------------:|:--------:|------------:| |offset|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Offset of the entity in UTF-16 code points| |length|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Length of the entity in UTF-16 code points| ### Type: [MessageEntity](../types/MessageEntity.md) ### Example: ``` $messageEntityItalic = ['_' => 'messageEntityItalic', 'offset' => int, 'length' => int, ]; ``` [PWRTelegram](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) json-encoded version: ``` {"_":"messageEntityItalic","offset":"int","length":"int"} ``` Or, if you're into Lua: ``` messageEntityItalic={_='messageEntityItalic', offset=int, length=int, } ```