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Chat Formatting on Shimincraft

Chat formatting, including colors and special effects, is a perk available to players who have reached the required rank. This guide will help you understand how to use chat formatting effectively on Shimincraft.

Available Formatting Options​

Once you have the necessary rank, you can use the following formatting options in your chat messages:

  • Colors: You can change the color of your text using color codes.
  • Bold: Make your text bold.
  • Italic: Italicize your text.
  • Underline: Underline your text.
  • Strikethrough: Strike through your text.
  • Magic: Apply a "magic" effect to your text, making it appear animated

How to Use Formatting​

To use chat formatting, you will need to use specific codes before your text. Here are some examples:

  • Color Codes: Use & followed by a color code (0-9, a-f) to change text color.
  • Bold: Use &l before your text to make it bold.
  • Italic: Use &o before your text to italicize it.
  • Underline: Use &n before your text to underline it.
  • Strikethrough: Use &m before your text to strike through it.
  • Magic: Is a special effect, and is accessible with &k.

Bonus Formatting​

As well as all of the above, anyone can use special placeholders to show certain things off:

  • [item] displays the item you are currently holding in your hand.
  • [inv] displays a summary of your current inventory.
  • [end] displays a summary of your current armor.
  • [time] displays the current in-game time.
  • [ping] displays your current ping to the server.
  • [pos] displays the world you are currently in.