Template:Format

Syntax

Allows text to be formatted using Minecraft's formatting codes.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
code	1	The formatting code or its associated name Example d	String	optional
text	2	The text to be formatted Example Silly	String	required

Usage

Type {{Format|d|Silly}} to obtain Silly.

See  formatting codes for a list of valid formatting codes, the source code of this page for some aliases for them, and the notes below for special cases.

In cases where the first parameter is or invalid or unspecified, this template yields the unformatted text of the second parameter.

Notes

• For bold, strikethrough, underlined, and italic formatting, it is probably still best to respectively use '''bold''', <s>strikethrough</s>, <u>underlined</u>, and ''italic''; they are only included in this template for the sake of completeness.
• The formatting code k, which yields the obfuscated/magical text in-game, is currently represented in this template by using a dingbat font; it is therefore recommended to use a random string of the desired length for the second parameter when this is used, so as to minimize repitition.
• Where Java Edition and Bedrock Edition yield different results for the same one-character code, the Java Edition variant is prioritized (other options are given to access the Bedrock Edition variants, as desribed below).
• Most formatting options are most easily accessed by specifying a singular character as the first parameter, as listed on the  formatting codes page on Minecraft Wiki; there are five exceptions to this, however:
  • As an alternative to the formatting code 6, a brown colour based on the one commonly used in the 1981 Color Graphics Adapter, can be accessed by using brown as the first parameter.
  • As another alternative to the formatting code 6, a dark yellow based on the unchanged variant of the above colour, can be accessed using dark_yellow as the first parameter.
  • Since the specific shade of grey produced by the formatting code 7 is different in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, the one from the latter can be accessed using bedrock_grey as the first parameter.
  • Since the formatting code m is used for strikethrough text in Java Edition and redstone-coloured text in Bedrock Edition, the latter can be accessed using redstone as the first parameter.
  • Since the formatting code n is used for underlined text in Java Edition and copper-coloured text in Bedrock Edition, the latter can be accessed using copper as the first parameter.