What is the Minecraft Text Generator?
The Minecraft Text Generator prepares copyable, formatted text for Java chat commands, server configuration, and compatible plugins. Choose a color and any combination of bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, or obfuscated formatting, then export section-sign, ampersand, MiniMessage, MOTD, or safely encoded tellraw output.
Looking for a graphic or block-letter plan instead? The Minecraft Font Generator creates pixel-style image text; this page focuses on in-game text data.
How to use the Minecraft Text Generator
- Enter the message.Type the exact text you want to show in chat, a server list, or a plugin message.
- Choose a color and styles.Apply one color plus any supported bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, or obfuscated formatting.
- Select the required format.Use the output tab that matches a Minecraft command, plugin, MiniMessage field, or server MOTD.
- Copy and test the result.Paste the generated syntax into its intended field and verify it with the same edition, version, and server software.
Minecraft JSON text and server formats
Section-sign codes are Minecraft's legacy format. Ampersand codes are commonly translated by server plugins, while MiniMessage requires a compatible plugin. The MOTD output escapes section signs for server.properties. Tellraw uses a JSON-compatible structured text component and safely encodes quotes, line breaks, and other user input.
This is also the site's Minecraft JSON text generator: choose Tellraw component to create structured Java command output without splitting the same workflow into a duplicate standalone page.
Java, Bedrock, and plugin compatibility
Formatting support depends on where the text is pasted. Modern Java commands generally use structured text components; many Java server plugins accept ampersand or MiniMessage syntax. Bedrock commands and UI fields do not share every Java format, so test output in the exact edition and server software you use.
Use the Minecraft Color Codes reference to compare all colors, or make per-character RGB output with the Minecraft Gradient Generator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from the Minecraft Font Generator?
This tool creates copyable in-game formatting codes and commands. The Font Generator creates pixel-style image lettering and building blueprints.
Is the tellraw output valid JSON?
Yes. The text component is created as a JavaScript object and serialized with JSON.stringify, so quotes and special characters are escaped correctly.
Where do ampersand color codes work?
Ampersand codes are commonly translated by server plugins and configuration systems; vanilla Minecraft normally uses section-sign codes or structured text components instead.
Does MiniMessage work in vanilla Minecraft?
No. MiniMessage is a server-plugin format, commonly used in the Paper ecosystem, and requires a compatible plugin or platform.
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