Formatting codes

Text in Minecraft can be formatted with the section sign (§).

Color codes


Messages sent from the server to the client can contain color codes, which allow coloring of text for various purposes.

A section sign (§) followed by a hex digit in the message tells the client to switch colors while displaying text.

Formatting codes
Text can also be formatted using the § symbol followed by a letter.

To make § on most US English keyboards simply hold down Alt then let go of all the keys and § will appear. On a Mac US keyboard, hold down Option and press 6.

If a color code is used after a formatting code, the formatting code will be disabled beyond the color code point.

For example,  displays as X Y , whereas   displays as X Y.

can be used to reset all texts format beyond it, e.g.  displays as XXX YYY

Note: The random characters placed after  will always be the same width as the original character (to stop the width of the text changing).

Example Text
The following text can be pasted into a Book and Quill as an example:

Book Style Operators k Random §k:Text§r l Bold §l:Text§r m Striked §m:Text§r n Underlined §n:Text§r o Italic §o:Text§r §4§l§m§n§o4(Red) Bold Strike Underline Italic§r §0Color: §00§11§22§33§44§55§66§77 §88§99§aa§bb§cc§dd§ee§ff§0.§r §0r Reset

Example (motd on Server 1.4.5)
k Random \u00A7k:Text\u00A7r l Bold \u00A7l:Text\u00A7r m Striked \u00A7m:Text\u00A7r n Underlined \u00A7n:Text\u00A7r o Italic \u00A7o:Text\u00A7r §4§l§m§n§o4(Red) Bold Strike Underline Italic\u00A7r \u00A70Color: \u00A700\u00A7f11\u00A722\u00A733\u00A744\u00A755\u00A766\u00A777 \u00A788\u00A799\u00A7aa\u00A7bb\u00A7cc\u00A7dd\u00A7ee\u00A7ff\u00A700.\u00A7r \u00A70r Reset

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