Text in Minecraft can be formatted with the section sign (§).
Color codes
Hex digit to color mapping. Use § followed by the corresponding color letter/number; e.g. §a will give you bright green.
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.
| Sample | Code | Official Name | Foreground Color | Background Color | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | G | B | HEX | R | G | B | HEX | |||
| &0 | Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | #000000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #000000 | |
| &1 | Dark Blue | 0 | 0 | 170 | #0000AA | 0 | 0 | 42 | #00002A | |
| &2 | Dark Green | 0 | 170 | 0 | #00AA00 | 0 | 42 | 0 | #002A00 | |
| &3 | Dark Aqua | 0 | 170 | 170 | #00AAAA | 0 | 42 | 42 | #002A2A | |
| &4 | Dark Red | 170 | 0 | 0 | #AA0000 | 42 | 0 | 0 | #2A0000 | |
| &5 | Purple | 170 | 0 | 170 | #AA00AA | 42 | 0 | 42 | #2A002A | |
| &6 | Gold | 255 | 170 | 0 | #FFAA00 | 42 | 42 | 0 | #2A2A00 | |
| &7 | Gray | 170 | 170 | 170 | #AAAAAA | 42 | 42 | 42 | #2A2A2A | |
| &8 | Dark Gray | 85 | 85 | 85 | #555555 | 21 | 21 | 21 | #151515 | |
| &9 | Blue | 85 | 85 | 255 | #5555FF | 21 | 21 | 63 | #15153F | |
| &a | Green | 85 | 255 | 85 | #55FF55 | 21 | 63 | 21 | #153F15 | |
| &b | Aqua | 85 | 255 | 255 | #55FFFF | 21 | 63 | 63 | #153F3F | |
| &c | Red | 255 | 85 | 85 | #FF5555 | 63 | 21 | 21 | #3F1515 | |
| &d | Light Purple | 255 | 85 | 255 | #FF55FF | 63 | 21 | 63 | #3F153F | |
| &e | Yellow | 255 | 255 | 85 | #FFFF55 | 63 | 63 | 21 | #3F3F15 | |
| &f | White | 255 | 255 | 255 | #FFFFFF | 63 | 63 | 63 | #3F3F3F | |
Formatting codes
Text can also be formatted using the § symbol followed by a letter.
To make § on Windows with most US English keyboards type Alt21(MUST use the Number Pad). On a Mac US keyboard, ⌥ Option6. On linux with the compose key activated, type Compose, s, o.
If a color code is used after a formatting code, the formatting code will be disabled beyond the color code point.
For example, §cX§nY displays as XY, whereas §nX§cY displays as XY.
§r can be used to reset all texts format beyond it, e.g. §nXXX§rYYY displays as XXXYYY
| Code | Official Name |
|---|---|
| &k | Obfuscated |
| &l | Bold |
| &m | |
| &n | Underline |
| &o | Italic |
| &r | Reset |
Note: The random characters placed after §k will always be the same width as the original characters, except if using [ and ].
Example Text
Note: You must place the letters after the numbers for it to work. Eg. §1§lHi
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 1.5.0 )
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