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Create smooth color gradients for Minecraft server names, MOTDs, chat messages, and signs. Pick two colors, type your text, and copy the formatted output.
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How color codes work across Java and Bedrock editions.
Minecraft Java Edition 1.16 added support for 24-bit hex colors in chat and text components. Before that, players were limited to 16 named color codes (like &a for green, &c for red). Hex colors allow any RGB value, making smooth gradients possible.
Server plugins like EssentialsX, TAB, and LuckPerms adopted the MiniMessage format for applying these colors. The format wraps each character in a color tag with the interpolated hex value. The result is a smooth transition from one color to another across the text.
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