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title: Including Colors in Your MOTD
description: Include colors in your MOTD Minecraft server.
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/minecraft/setup/including-colours-in-your-motd"
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published: "2016-09-20T15:39:30.174Z"
updated: "2020-09-25T15:22:00.000Z"
---

# Including Colors in Your MOTD

Include colors in your MOTD Minecraft server.

If utilizing a jar that supports custom colors in your MOTD, such as Spigot/Bukkit, users can produce a much more appealing and welcoming MOTD.

### Customizing the MOTD

The following color codes can be used to customize the MOTD:

- `\u00A70` = Black
- `\u00A71` = Dark Blue
- `\u00A72` = Dark Green
- `\u00A73` = Dark Cyan
- `\u00A74` = Dark Red
- `\u00A75` = Purple
- `\u00A76` = Orange
- `\u00A77` = Light Grey
- `\u00A78` = Dark Grey
- `\u00A79` = Lilac
- `\u00A7a` = Light Green
- `\u00A7b` = Light Cyan
- `\u00A7c` = Light Red
- `\u00A7d` = Pink
- `\u00A7e` = Yellow
- `\u00A7f` = White
- `\u00A7l` = Bold
- `\u00A7o` = Italicized
- `\u00A7n` = Underlined
- `\u00A7m` = Strikethrough
- `\u00A7k` = "Glitch" effect