Full hex colors and smooth gradients for Java 1.16+. Pick any RGB color, sweep it across your text, and export the format your server reads.
✔ renders in vanilla Java chat & signs. Bedrock's font is narrower, test before relying on a glyph. Full-color emoji (😀) only show in Discord and nicknames, not in-game.
Since Java 1.16, Minecraft supports full 24-bit RGB (hex) colors, not just the 16 classics, which is what makes smooth gradients possible. Pick any color with the picker, or build a multi-stop gradient and apply it across your text one character at a time. Export depends on where it's going: modern plugin configs read &#RRGGBB, vanilla chat and command blocks use the longer §x§R§R§G§G§B§B sequence, and Paper/Adventure setups use MiniMessage <#RRGGBB> or a single <gradient> tag. This tool generates all of them from the same styled text. Note that hex colors are Java-only, Bedrock falls back to the nearest classic color, and the Bedrock check flags it.
Type in the editor and style selections like a word processor, bold, colors, gradients. Paste existing § or & codes and they import as styled text.
See your text on authentic chat, sign, server-list, book and item-tooltip renders, with warnings when a line won't fit or a style won't work on Bedrock.
One click switches between § codes, & plugin codes, hex, MiniMessage, /tellraw and MOTD escapes. Copy, share as a link, or download a PNG.
Click any row to use it on your selected text instantly.
Underline, strikethrough and hex colors are Java-only. §k animates random characters in-game, and in our preview.
No, full hex is Java 1.16+ only. On Bedrock the nearest of the 16 classic colors is used instead. Turn on the Bedrock check to see what will change.
Vanilla Java encodes a hex color as §x followed by each hex digit prefixed with §, e.g. §x§F§F§0§0§0§0 for red. This tool builds it, so you never have to type it by hand.
Type your text, pick two or more colors in the gradient bar and hit Apply. Every character gets interpolated automatically. Export as &#hex or MiniMessage for modern servers, or §x sequences for vanilla Java 1.16+.
The 16 classic colors, bold, italic and magic text work on Bedrock. Hex colors, underline and strikethrough are Java-only. Flip on the Bedrock check and the tool flags anything unsupported before you paste it in-game.
MiniMessage is the text format used by Paper, Velocity and the Adventure library, most modern plugins accept it in configs. It reads like HTML: <red><b>text</b>, and supports full hex colors and gradients.
Yes, paste any § or & string straight into the editor and it becomes styled text. Or open the § Code view and edit raw codes; both views stay in sync.
The /tellraw pill gives you a complete command ready for chat or a command block. The JSON pill gives you the raw text component for /title, books, or datapacks.
Everything autosaves in your browser. You can also save named presets, or copy a share link that encodes your whole creation in the URL, nothing is ever sent to a server.
