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Minecraft Gradient Generator

Type your text, pick two or more colors and copy the format your server reads. Hex colors need Java Edition 1.16 or newer. Bedrock Edition does not show them.

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Make gradient text

Type your text and pick the colors. The preview and every output update as you go.

Text

#55ffff#ff55ff Bold Italic

ServerBuddy SMP

MiniMessage

<bold><gradient:#55ffff:#ff55ff>ServerBuddy SMP</gradient></bold>

&#RRGGBB hex codes

&#55FFFF&lS&#61F3FF&le&#6DE7FF&lr&#79DBFF&lv&#86CEFF&le&#92C2FF&lr&#9EB6FF&lB&#AAAAFF&lu&#B69EFF&ld&#C292FF&ld&#CE86FF&ly &#E76DFF&lS&#F361FF&lM&#FF55FF&lP

§x hex codes

§x§5§5§F§F§F§F§lS§x§6§1§F§3§F§F§le§x§6§D§E§7§F§F§lr§x§7§9§D§B§F§F§lv§x§8§6§C§E§F§F§le§x§9§2§C§2§F§F§lr§x§9§E§B§6§F§F§lB§x§A§A§A§A§F§F§lu§x§B§6§9§E§F§F§ld§x§C§2§9§2§F§F§ld§x§C§E§8§6§F§F§ly §x§E§7§6§D§F§F§lS§x§F§3§6§1§F§F§lM§x§F§F§5§5§F§F§lP

/tellraw command

/tellraw @a {"text":"","extra":[{"text":"S","color":"#55ffff","bold":true},{"text":"e","color":"#61f3ff","bold":true},{"text":"r","color":"#6de7ff","bold":true},{"text":"v","color":"#79dbff","bold":true},{"text":"e","color":"#86ceff","bold":true},{"text":"r","color":"#92c2ff","bold":true},{"text":"B","color":"#9eb6ff","bold":true},{"text":"u","color":"#aaaaff","bold":true},{"text":"d","color":"#b69eff","bold":true},{"text":"d","color":"#c292ff","bold":true},{"text":"y","color":"#ce86ff","bold":true},{"text":" ","color":"#db79ff","bold":true},{"text":"S","color":"#e76dff","bold":true},{"text":"M","color":"#f361ff","bold":true},{"text":"P","color":"#ff55ff","bold":true}]}

The /tellraw command is 678 characters. Chat only accepts 256, so run it from a command block or the server console.

MiniMessage: Paper and Velocity plugins that support MiniMessage tags.
&#RRGGBB: EssentialsX, CMI and most chat, prefix and MOTD plugins.
§x: Spigot and Paper fields that take raw section-sign codes.
/tellraw: vanilla servers, command blocks and data packs.
All hex colors need Java Edition 1.16 or newer. Bedrock Edition does not show them.

Use case

Why use this tool

Each utility supports a practical task around finding, preparing or presenting a public Minecraft server.

Blend two or more colors across your text, with optional bold and italic.
Copy one gradient in four formats: MiniMessage, &#RRGGBB, §x section-sign hex and a /tellraw command.
See which server software and plugins read each format before you paste it.

Good to know

Gradient generator FAQ

Concise answers for players and server owners using this ServerBuddy utility.

Which gradient format should I use?

Use MiniMessage for Paper or Velocity plugins that say they support it. Use &#RRGGBB for EssentialsX, CMI and most chat and prefix plugins. Use the §x form where a Spigot or Paper field takes raw section-sign codes. Use the /tellraw command on vanilla servers and in command blocks.

Which Minecraft versions show hex colors?

Java Edition 1.16 and newer. Older clients and servers only know the 16 standard colors, so a gradient will not show there.

Do gradients work on Bedrock?

No. Bedrock Edition only shows the 16 standard color codes. Bedrock players who join a Java server through Geyser usually see the closest standard color instead of the gradient.

Why is the gradient output so long?

Every character gets its own color code: 8 extra characters for &#RRGGBB and 14 for the §x form. Chat input stops at 256 characters, so long /tellraw commands need a command block or the server console.