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Minecraft: Java Edition
Minecraft coloured text
Colour Minecraft text, add bold and the glitching &k effect, and copy it as & codes, a MOTD or a command.
Colour
How it looks in the game
Copy it for
Plugins and chat (& codes)EssentialsX, /nick, chat and rank plugins, most server configs
Section signs (§ codes)Plugin configs, datapacks and resource packs that take § codes
server.propertiesReplace the motd= line. The server list shows the first 2 lines, about 45 characters wide
/tellraw commandVanilla, from Java 1.16: shows the text in chat. Needs cheats on
Sign commandVanilla: places a sign at your feet with the first 4 lines, about 15 characters each
Glitching text (&k)
Obfuscated text flickers through random letters in the game, as in the preview. It works anywhere the codes do, and in the commands.
& or §?
Players can't type § in chat, so plugins take & instead and swap it for you. Vanilla commands use neither: they use the /tellraw and sign commands here.
Edit old text
Paste text with & or § codes in it, from a config or a MOTD, and it comes back in colour to change.