A French store has the number 06 12 34 56 78. Picking France and pasting it, the formatter drops the leading 0 and adds the country code 33, giving 33612345678. The link becomes wa.me/33612345678, ready for a site button or a QR code.
Free WhatsApp phone number formatter
Format any phone number into the correct international format for WhatsApp click-to-chat links. Get the E.164 format and a ready wa.me link in seconds.
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Example and tips
- Store numbers in E.164 format (+33612345678). It is unambiguous and works across every tool and country.
- Two things break a wa.me link: a leading zero and a missing country code. The formatter fixes both at once.
- For a click-to-chat button, use the digits-only format in wa.me/NUMBER. The plus sign belongs in E.164, not in the URL.
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How it works
Format any phone number into the correct international format for WhatsApp click-to-chat links. Get the E.164 format and a ready wa.me link in seconds.
- 1
Pick the country
Select the country the phone number belongs to so the tool knows the right dialing code.
- 2
Type the number
Paste the number in any format: spaces, dashes, a leading zero or a plus sign all work.
- 3
Copy the result
Get the E.164 international format and the wa.me-ready format, plus a click-to-chat link you can use right away.
Frequently asked questions
What format does WhatsApp need for a wa.me link?
A wa.me link needs the full international number with the country code and no plus sign, spaces or leading zero. For a French number 06 12 34 56 78, that is 33612345678, so the link is wa.me/33612345678.
Why does my wa.me link not work?
The most common cause is a leading zero or a missing country code. wa.me/0612345678 fails because the local 0 must be dropped and replaced by the country code. This formatter does that for you.
What is the E.164 format?
E.164 is the international phone number standard: a plus sign, the country code, then the subscriber number, with no spaces or separators (for example +33612345678). It is the safest format to store numbers.
Is the number sent anywhere?
No. The formatting runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server or stored.