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{{distinguish|Commands/msg|Commands/say}}
{{about|the command that sends JSON messages|the command to whisper|Commands/tell}}
{{Infobox command
|name=tellraw
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* 2 {{only|java|short=1}}
* 1 {{only|bedrock|short=1}}
}}

Sends a [[Minecraft:Text|JSON message]] to players.

==Syntax==

* '''Java Edition'''
: <code>tellraw <targets> <message></code>

* '''Bedrock Edition'''
: <code>tellraw <target: target> <raw json message: json></code>

==Arguments==

{{argument|targets|entity|target: target|CommandSelector<Player>}}
: Specifies the player(s) to send the message to.
: {{arg desc|je=entity|amount=multiple|type=players|be=player}}

{{argument|message|component|raw json message: json|Json::Value}}
: Specifies the message to send.
: {{arg desc|je=component|be=Json::Value}}

==Result==

{{Result table}}
{{Result table|The command is incomplete, or any argument is not specified correctly.|unparseable|unparseable}}
{{Result table|<code>raw json message: json</code> is not a [[Minecraft:raw JSON text]].|N/A|fail}}
{{Result table|<code>player: target</code> is a target selector that is not in [[Minecraft:Target selectors#Player type and single type|player type]].}}
{{Result table|<code><targets></code> or <code>player: target</code> fails to resolve to one or more online players.|fail}}
{{Result table|succeed}}
{{Result table}}

== Output ==

{{Output table}}
{{Output table|edition=je|On fail|0|0|0}}
{{Output table|On success|1|1|the number of targeted players}}
{{Output table|edition=be|On fail|0}}
{{Output table|On success|1}}
{{Output table}}

== Examples ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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![[Minecraft:Java Edition]]
![[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]
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|To send the message "Hello" in chat:
|<code>/tellraw @a "Hello"</code>
|<code>/tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"text":"Hello"}]}</code>
|[[File:Hello.png|alt=Hello|frameless]]
|-
|To send the message "I am blue" colored blue in chat:
|<code>/tellraw @a {"text":"I am blue","color":"blue"}</code>

<code>/tellraw @a {text:"I am blue",color:blue}</code>
|<code>/tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"text":"§9I am blue"}]}</code>
|[[File:I am blue.png|alt=I am blue (In blue)|frameless]]
|-
|To send the message "Hover me!" in chat, which displays the text "Hi!" when hovered over:
|<code><nowiki>/tellraw @a {text:"Hover me!",hover_event:{action:show_text,value:"Hi!"}}</nowiki></code>
|
|[[File:Hover me!.png|alt=Hover me! (Hovered: Hi!)|frameless]]
|-
|To send the message-colored dark red in chat:
|<code>/tellraw @a {text:"Y0U G3T B4CK H3R3 N0W",color:dark_red}</code>

<code>/tellraw @a {"text":"Y0U G3T B4CK H3R3 N0W","color":"dark_red"}</code>
|<code>/tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"text":"§4Y0U G3T B4CK H3R3 N0W"}]}</code>
|[[File:Y0U G3T B4CK H3R3 N0W.png|alt=Y0U G3T B4CK H3R3 N0W (Dark red)|frameless]]
|-
|Use '\n' to insert a new line:
|<code>/tellraw @a {text:"Text1\nText2"}</code>

<code>/tellraw @a {"text":"Text1\nText2"}</code>
|<code>/tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"text":"Text1\nText2"}]}</code>
|[[File:Text1-nText2.png|alt=Text1 (newline) Text2|frameless]]
|-
|Use '\uE100' to insert a hunger bar emoji:
|
|<code>/tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"text":"Text1\uE100Text2"}]}</code>
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|-
|Display a message in the [[Minecraft:Enchanting Table]]'s [[Minecraft:Standard Galactic Alphabet|glyphs]]:
|<code>/tellraw @a {text:"Hello World",font:alt}</code>

<code>/tellraw @a {"text":"Hello World","font":"alt"}</code>
|
|[[File:Hello World.png|alt=⍑ᒷꖎꖎ𝙹 ∴𝙹∷ꖎ↸|frameless]]
|-
|Display a message in the [[Minecraft:illager]] [[Minecraft:Dungeons:Illageralt|runes]]:
|<code>/tellraw @a {"text":"Hello World","font":"illageralt"}</code>

<code>/tellraw @a {text:"Hello World",font:illageralt}</code>
|
|[[File:Hello World1.png|alt=Hello World (illager runes)|frameless]]
|-
|Display a [[Minecraft:Text component format#Translated Text|translated string]]:
|<code>/tellraw @p {"translate":"item.minecraft.diamond"}</code>

<code>/tellraw @p {translate:item.minecraft.diamond}</code>
|<code>/tellraw @s {"rawtext":[{"translate":"item.diamond.name"}]}</code>
|[[File:Diamond1.png|alt=Diamond|frameless]]
|-
|Simulate the output of {{command|say|@p loves Minecraft!}}, run through a [[Minecraft:command block]]:
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|<code>/tellraw @a {"translate":"chat.type.announcement","with":[{"text":"@"},[{"selector":"@p"},{"text":" loves Minecraft!"}]]}</code>
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|}

== History ==
{{for|changes to the raw JSON text used by this command|Raw JSON text format#History}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w37a|Added {{cmd|tellraw|link=none}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|Text Components are now specified with SNBT instead of JSON.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Added {{cmd|tellraw|link=none}}.}}
}}

==See also==
* {{cmd|say}} — send a plain text message to all players
* {{cmd|tell}} — send a plain private text message to specific players

== External links ==

* {{Cite|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/commands/commands/tellraw?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable|title=<code>/tellraw</code> Command|website=Microsoft Learn|date=October 11, 2023}}

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