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How to use colors in Minecraft messages

2 min readUpdated November 2026

In this tutorial on Minecraft, we will see how to use color codes and text formatting to create beautiful messages in-game!

Minecraft Color Codes

To add colors in your messages (chat, motd, etc.), you must use color codes that start with the symbol & or § followed by a letter or number:

  • &0 - Black

  • &1 - Dark Blue

  • &2 - Dark Green

  • &3 - Dark Aqua

  • &4 - Dark Red

  • &5 - Dark Purple

  • &6 - Gold

  • &7 - Gray

  • &8 - Dark Gray

  • &9 - Blue

  • &A - Green

  • &B - Aqua

  • &C - Red

  • &D - Light Purple

  • &E - Yellow

  • &F - White

Text Formatting

  • &M - Strikethrough

  • &N - Underline

  • &L - Bold

  • &K - Random

  • &0 - Italic

Usage

To use the codes, add them in your message.

Example:

&LWelcome on &9&NMinecraft Server
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