Minecraft Color Codes: Full List + Text Generator

Minecraft Color Code Generator

Pick a color, tick the formatting you want, and the tool writes the Minecraft code for you while a preview shows roughly how it will look. Copy the result and paste it where your game, pack or server accepts color codes.

How to Use the Minecraft Color Code Generator

1. Type your text in the box.
2. Choose a color from the list. The code letter is shown in brackets.
3. Tick any formatting you want, such as bold or italic.
4. Pick the section sign for the game and resource packs, or the ampersand style if your server plugin uses it.
5. Press Copy and paste the code where you need it.

Minecraft Color Codes (Java Edition)

These 16 colors work in both editions, with small shade differences in Bedrock. The hex values below are the Java Edition shades.

Minecraft Formatting Codes

Put the color code first and the formatting code after it. A color code placed after a formatting code turns that formatting off, so reapply the formatting if you change color mid-line.

Bedrock-Only Color Codes

Bedrock Edition adds extra colors that Java does not have. Note that §m and §n are material colors here, not strikethrough and underline.

Bedrock also shades the shared colors slightly differently. For example, gray is #C5C5C5 in Bedrock and #AAAAAA in Java. Some codes, such as §g, are not available on every platform.

Where You Can Use Minecraft Color Codes

Bedrock Edition

• Book and quill text, plus the book name and author
• Chat messages
• Signs and hanging signs
• Renaming items at an anvil, and name tags
• Pack names, descriptions and language files
• Commands that display text, such as /title

Java Edition

• server.properties for the server description (MOTD)
• Resource pack and data pack files such as pack.mcmeta and splashes.txt
• World and server names
• Commands such as /tellraw and /title, written as \u00A7 in JSON

Java Edition does not accept the section sign in normal chat, and recent versions block it in books, so use commands or server plugins instead. Game rules change between updates, and Mojang treats these codes as a legacy feature, so test in your own version.

Tips for Cleaner Colored Text

• Always end with a reset. The reset code stops the color leaking into the next line.
• Do not use too many colors. Two or three per line stay readable on every background.
• Check contrast. Dark blue and black are hard to read on dark UI backgrounds.
• Keep a copy of your codes. Save the output so you can reuse it in your server config.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Minecraft color codes?

Java Edition has 16 color codes, from 0 (black) to f (white), each written with the section sign, for example the section sign followed by a for green. Bedrock Edition adds more material colors such as redstone, copper and emerald.

How do I make colored text in Minecraft?

Type a color code before the words you want to color. In places that accept codes, such as Bedrock books, signs, anvil renames and name tags, the text after the code takes that color until another code or a reset code changes it.

What is the difference between the section sign and the ampersand?

The game itself reads the section sign. Many server plugins let players type an ampersand instead and convert it for them. If a plugin shows the ampersand as plain text, try the section sign instead and check the plugin documentation.

Do formatting codes work in both editions?

Bold, italic, obfuscated and reset work in both. Underline and strikethrough use the codes m and n in Java Edition, but those same two letters are material colors in Bedrock Edition.

How do I reset Minecraft text formatting?

Add the reset code r. It clears the current color and formatting so the text that follows returns to normal.