Chat Colours

This mod completely overhauls Minecraft's outdated text formatting system that has been used for 14 years.

Modern Formatting Syntax

Now you can use an intuitive syntax similar to Markdown to format text in the game:

• italic text → italic text
• bold text → bold text
• bold italic → bold italic
• underlined text → underlined text
• strikethrough text → strikethrough text
• this bold text → this bold text
• this multiple styles → this multiple styles

Closing symbols are optional - for example, hello will still appear as bold text.

[#ff0000]red text → red text
[#ff00FF]pink text → pink text
[#00ff00]bold green text or [#00ff00]bold green text** → bold green text

Codes are case-insensitive.

Extended Formatting System

This feature has been replaced by the new syntax but continues to work.

You can use color names instead of standard letter codes: white, black, blue, green, aqua (or cyan), red, purple, gray and yellow.

Names are case-insensitive.

For dark versions of colors (except white and black) add "d", "dark" or "deep" before or after the name. You can use a space or underscore between the name and prefix/suffix. For example:

• §[dark_blue]
• §[deepblue]
• §[blue d]
• §[dblue]

All these options create dark blue text.

§[gold] (color name from MCWiki) can also be used for dark yellow.

Additional Styles

Also available:

• §[s] - strikethrough text
• §[b] - bold text
• §[o] - obfuscated text
• §[u] - underlined text
• §[r] - reset formatting (§r)

Combining Styles

Formatting elements can be combined without needing multiple § symbols. For example, §[red][u][i]text will show red, bold, underlined text.

Color must be specified before bold and underline, as the color code resets the style for coloring but doesn't affect italic, bold, and other parameters. This is a Minecraft feature that also applies to standard formatting codes.

Usage on Servers

For the mod to work on a server, it must be installed on the server, or the server must allow sending the '§' symbol in chat. Otherwise, when using formatting, you will be automatically kicked from the server.