Minecraft text can been set by color codes. Color codes can be used in chat, books and signs. Message of the day (motd) has it's own code. Color names and decimal codes are often used in items and banners. Hexadecimal is mostly used for using in paint programs and websites.
| color | chat | motd | hex code | decimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dark_red | §4 | \u00A74 | #AA0000 | 11141120 |
| red | §c | \u00A7c | #FF5555 | 16733525 |
| gold | §6 | \u00A76 | #FFAA00 | 16755200 |
| yellow | §e | \u00A7e | #FFFF55 | 16777045 |
| green | §a | \u00A7a | #55FF55 | 5635925 |
| dark_green | §2 | \u00A72 | #00AA00 | 43520 |
| aqua | §b | \u00A7b | #55FFFF | 5636095 |
| dark_aqua | §3 | \u00A73 | #00AAAA | 43690 |
| blue | §9 | \u00A79 | #5555FF | 5592575 |
| dark_blue | §1 | \u00A71 | #0000AA | 170 |
| light_purple | §d | \u00A7d | #FF55FF | 16733695 |
| dark_purple | §5 | \u00A75 | #AA00AA | 11141290 |
| white | §f | \u00A7f | #FFFFFF | 16777215 |
| gray | §7 | \u00A77 | #AAAAAA | 11184810 |
| dark_gray | §8 | \u00A78 | #555555 | 5592405 |
| black | §0 | \u00A70 | #000000 | 0 |
- color: string code, mostly used banner and items.
e.g. /give @p light_blue_bed - chat: start with the § character, used for chat, books and signs.
- motd: Used in the server config for setting message of the day.
- hex code: paint color and web css colors.
- decimal: used for nbt data tags, setting potion and leather armour colors.
Minecraft, Formatting Codes
| style | chat | motd |
|---|---|---|
| Obfuscated | §k | \u00A7k |
| Bold | §l | \u00A7l |
| Strikethrough | §m | \u00A7m |
| Underline | §n | \u00A7n |
| Italic | §o | \u00A7o |
| Reset | §r | \u00A7r |