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Message Format

You can customize the display format of chat messages in the messageFormat section of config.yml.

Placeholders

PlaceholderDescriptionAvailable formats
{sender}Name of the message senderAll
{recipient}Name of the message recipientdirectMessageFormat
{message}Message contentAll
{channel}Channel namechannelMessageFormat
{server}Server namecrossServerGlobalChatFormat

Format List

directMessageFormat

The display format for direct messages sent via /tell or /reply.

Default:

§7[§e{sender} §7>> §e{recipient}§7] §f{message}

Example: [Steve >> Alex] Hello!

channelMessageFormat

The display format for messages sent in channel chat.

Default:

§7[§b#{channel}§7] §e{sender}: §f{message}

Example: [#general] Steve: Hello!

crossServerGlobalChatFormat

The display format for cross-server global chat when using Velocity integration.

Default:

§7[§6{server}§7] §e{sender}: §f{message}

Example: [survival] Steve: Hello!

Color Codes

You can use color codes with the Minecraft section sign (§).

CodeColor
§0Black
§1Dark blue
§2Dark green
§3Dark aqua
§4Dark red
§5Dark purple
§6Gold
§7Gray
§8Dark gray
§9Blue
§aGreen
§bAqua
§cRed
§dPink
§eYellow
§fWhite

Formatting Codes

CodeEffect
§lBold
§oItalic
§nUnderline
§mStrikethrough
§kObfuscated (characters change randomly)
§rReset