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Book, Sign & Title Generator

Generate formatted Minecraft text with color codes for titles, signs, books and item lore

Minecraft text formatting

Minecraft uses § (section sign) followed by a character to apply color and formatting to text. This works in chat, signs, books, command outputs, item names, titles, and server MOTDs. In commands you can also use & as a shorthand depending on the plugin.

Where can formatted text be used?

  • Signs — Use § codes when placing a sign by typing them directly. Admins can use the /give command with NBT data.
  • Books — Written books support full § formatting including bold, italic, colors and click events.
  • Titles — The /title command displays large text on-screen with full JSON text component support.
  • Item lore — Custom item descriptions shown in the tooltip, set via /give with NBT lore data.
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Displays a large title on screen (/title command)
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/title @a title {"text":""}
Run this command in your server console or as an op player. Requires Java Edition.

Color code reference

Minecraft uses the § symbol followed by a hex character (0–9, a–f) for colors, and § followed by k, l, m, n, o, or r for formatting styles. In most server plugins and commands you can use & instead of § and the plugin will convert it automatically.

§0Black
§1Dark Blue
§2Dark Green
§3Dark Aqua
§4Dark Red
§5Dark Purple
§6Gold
§7Gray
§8Dark Gray
§9Blue
§aGreen
§bAqua
§cRed
§dLight Purple
§eYellow
§fWhite

Tips for server admins

  • Always test your formatted text in a development server before using it on a live server.
  • Use §r (Reset) after a color section to avoid the color bleeding into adjacent text.
  • Book text supports JSON text components for click events, hover text, and translatable strings.
  • Sign text is limited to a certain width — very long words may be cut off depending on font width.
  • Item lore displays in purple italic by default. Use formatting codes at the start to override the style.
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