Text formatting codes are used to create fancy colorized text, they are prefixed with a grave symbol `. After using a formatting code such as `o (italic) it has to be reset, otherwise it will continue until the end of the text.
Examples
XML Documentation
<item name="`iFrozen `rWater" material="snowball"/>
<line>This is one of three of `9Blue Team`r's victory monuments.</line>
<item name="`1Blue `4Red `rNone" material="book"/>
| ID | Color Name | ID | Color Name |
|---|---|---|---|
0
|
BLACK |
8
|
DARK_GRAY |
1
|
DARK_BLUE |
9
|
BLUE |
2
|
DARK_GREEN |
a
|
GREEN |
3
|
DARK_AQUA |
b
|
AQUA |
4
|
DARK_RED |
c
|
RED |
5
|
DARK_PURPLE |
d
|
LIGHT_PURPLE |
6
|
GOLD |
e
|
YELLOW |
7
|
GRAY |
f
|
WHITE |
| ID | Function |
|---|---|
k
|
MAGIC |
l
|
BOLD |
m
|
STRIKETHROUGH |
n
|
UNDERLINE |
o
|
ITALIC |
r
|
RESET |
The magic formatter will convert all the text after it into a scrambled, constantly changing mess of letters.
NOTE: Reset resets all color and text styles.
To have a line all italic and one word red you will have to to do the following.
<!-- Everything is italic and the word "italic" is also red -->
<line>`oThis is a `citalic `r`otext with a single red word.</line>
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