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# Text Formatting

{% hint style="warning" %}
Doesn't work in [Minecraft language files](/plugin-usage/plugin-configuration/languages.md) due to a Minecraft limitation.
{% endhint %}

## How to use colored texts

You can change color of text and specify a custom hex color using the special notation.

### Minimessage

{% embed url="<https://webui.advntr.dev/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://docs.advntr.dev/minimessage/format.html>" %}

```yaml
info:
  namespace: git_2224
  dictionary-lang: en
dictionary:
  display-name-test_gradient_dictionary: <#57ff5c><bold>test</bold><gradient:#ff00ee:#f79459>Amogus
items:
  test_gradient_dictionary:
    display_name: display-name-test_gradient_dictionary
    lore:
      - "<gold>yo0"
      - "<dark_green>yo1"
    resource:
      generate: false
      model_path: minecraft:item/emerald
      material: PAPER
  test_font:
    display_name: <gradient:#ff00ee:#f79459><font:alt>Alt font used for this item
    lore:
      - "<gradient:#ff00ee:#f79459><font:alt>Alt font used for this item"
      - "<gradient:#ff00ee:#f79459><font:alt>Alt font used for this item<"
    resource:
      generate: false
      model_path: minecraft:item/emerald
      material: PAPER
```

```
<#FE5A00>Magic Fuel
<red>Magic <green>Fuel
<gradient:#ff00ee:#f79459>Here is a gradient example text!
```

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### Component

{% embed url="<https://minecraft.tools/en/json_text.php>" %}

{% embed url="<https://www.gamergeeks.net/apps/minecraft/raw-json-text-format-generator>" %}

```yaml
items:
  test_emerald:
    display_name: '{"text\":"TEST", "font": "alt"}'
    resource:
      generate: false
      model_path: minecraft:item/emerald
      material: PAPER
```

### Legacy

`display_name: '&6TEST'`

```yaml
items:
  test_emerald:
    enabled: true
    display_name: '&6TEST'
    resource:
      generate: false
      model_path: minecraft:item/emerald
      material: PAPER
```


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