Message Format

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

These are the only settings /lc reload v1.4.0~ applies without a restart; every other section of config.yml is fixed when the server starts. See Applying Changes.

Placeholders

Placeholder	Description	Available formats
{sender}	Name of the message sender	All
{recipient}	Name of the message recipient	directMessageFormat
{message}	Message content	All
{channel}	Channel name	channelMessageFormat
{server}	Server name	crossServerGlobalChatFormat
{world} v1.5.0~	World the sender is in. For a direct message from another server, empty unless the sending server runs Paper v1.5.0+ and the proxy runs Velocity v1.3.1+	directMessageFormat, channelMessageFormat
{display_name} v1.5.0~	Display name of the sender, including colors set by other plugins	channelMessageFormat
{channel_id} v1.5.0~	Channel ID	channelMessageFormat
{role} v1.5.0~	Sender's role in the channel (Owner / Moderator / Member)	channelMessageFormat

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 (§).

Code	Color
§0	Black
§1	Dark blue
§2	Dark green
§3	Dark aqua
§4	Dark red
§5	Dark purple
§6	Gold
§7	Gray
§8	Dark gray
§9	Blue
§a	Green
§b	Aqua
§c	Red
§d	Pink
§e	Yellow
§f	White

Formatting Codes

Code	Effect
§l	Bold
§o	Italic
§n	Underline
§m	Strikethrough
§k	Obfuscated (characters change randomly)
§r	Reset