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Color Guide for Your Server’s MOTD🎨🎮

  • Writer: HolyHosting
    HolyHosting
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Want your Minecraft server’s welcome message to be as epic as your world? You’re in the right place! 🏰 In this guide, we’ll show you step by step how to add color and style to your server’s MOTD. Make your players amazed from the very first moment! 🌟


If you’re not sure where to edit the MOTD, check out this other guide — it also explains how to change your server’s icon! https://www.holy.gg/post/cómo-cambiar-imagen-y-motd-de-tu-servidor-de-minecraft

(The MOTD can be found in the server.properties file)

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Learn the Color Codes 🎨

Minecraft uses special codes to add colors. Here’s a table with the most common ones:

§0 - Black 🖤

§1 - Dark Blue 💙

§2 - Dark Green 💚

§3 - Cyan 💧

§4 - Dark Red ❤️

§5 - Purple 💜

§6 - Gold ✨

§7 - Light Gray ⚪

§8 - Dark Gray ⚫

§9 - Light Blue 💙

§a - Light Green 💚

§b - Aqua 💠

§c - Light Red ❤️

§d - Pink 💖

§e - Yellow 💛

§f - White 🤍


Add Formatting ✨

In addition to colors, you can also add text styles to your MOTD. Here are some examples:

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§l - Bold 🔥

§m - Strikethrough 🚫

§n - Underlined 🔽

§o - Italic ✍️

§r - Reset Formatting 🔄


Create Your Perfect MOTD 🛠️

Now that you know the color and formatting codes, it’s time to get to work! Here’s an example:

§6§oThis is a color guide!

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Frequently Asked Questions & Solutions 🌟

Why doesn’t my MOTD look the way I expected? 🤔Make sure you’re using the color and formatting codes correctly.

My server doesn’t recognize the color codes! 😱This might be due to an incorrect configuration in your server.properties file. Double-check that the motd line is written correctly and doesn’t contain any errors.


How can I preview the final result before launching my server? 🔍Easy! Use online tools that let you preview your MOTD so you can make adjustments until it looks perfect. 🎯



Conclusion

We hope this guide has been helpful! 🚀 Remember, don’t hesitate to ask questions on the HolyHosting Discord or contact our support team.

Follow us on Twitter @HolyHosting to stay up to date.

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Stuffy @ HolyHosting

 
 

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