Minecraft:Chat

File:Multiplayer Chat.png

A multiplayer chat snippet.

File:Chat BE.png

The chat menu Template:In.

Chat is a built-in messaging system used to communicate with other players, or to execute Minecraft:commands. Template:IN, the chat is a Minecraft:menu screen that darkens the background.

Usage

By default, players can press Template:Key or Template:Key for keyboards, File:Chat button.png for touchscreens, or Template:Xbutton for controllers to open the chat menu. Recent chat messages are shown on the left side of the Minecraft:HUD for 3 seconds by default.

Communication

The primary purpose of the chat is for player communication. Generally, the player simply types out their message and presses Template:Key, or the send button.Template:Only

If the player wishes to privately message another player, they can use the Template:Cmd command.

Mentioning

Template:IN, the at symbol (@) can be used to autocomplete and highlight a player name in chat. Entering @here mentions all players. When mentioning players in a message, the name can be highlighted in a different color from the rest of chat. The color is yellow by default, but can be changed in the chat settings. While mentioning is not present in Java Edition, Template:Key can be used to autocomplete a player's username.

Formatting

File:Textformatting.png

Shows (from up to down) bold, strikethrough, underlined, italicized, and reset (§r) text (also default)

Players can use Template:Cmd command to send stylized texts on the chat using Minecraft:text component. They may apply various text styles, such as custom colors, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, and more. In Bedrock Edition, the section symbol (§) also allows players to change the style of the text with Minecraft:formatting codes.

In Java Edition, 43 emojis are supported by the game's default font, Mojangles (see Template:Slink). They are shown as pixelated icons on text fields, including the chat. In Bedrock Edition, certain characters in the Unicode Template:Ws or shortcodes (such as :furnace:) are reserved for private-area emojis in the game, such as the hunger and armor icons, controller icons, and more.<ref>https://github.com/TwistedAsylumMC/bedrock-unicode-characters</ref><ref>https://wiki.bedrock.dev/text/emojis</ref> Other emojis and unknown characters appear as a question mark (?).

Commands

Players can also type commands into the chat. Commands are identified by the use of a forward slash (Template:Key) at the beginning of the message. By default, the Template:Key key opens the chat with a / already present to easily run commands.

While typing, pressing Template:Key autocompletes the first possible command or username starting with the letter(s) typed. If there are multiple usernames or commands beginning with the letter(s), a list of possibilities is displayed; pressing Template:Key again scrolls through the list.

• Some commands may also have additional parameters that may be auto-completed by pressing Template:Key at that point.
  • Certain commands that handle blocks (ex. Template:Cmd) have parameters that need the Minecraft:coordinates of the target block(s). Pressing Template:Key when these coordinates are needed automatically adds the coordinates of the block the player is looking at.

Quick commands

Template:IN, there are a few buttons in the chat to execute commands without having to type them in. These commands include Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, Template:Cmd, and Template:Cmd. Pressing a command opens a list of arguments. For Template:Cmd, all players are shown in both the Template:Cd and Template:Cd arguments. Pressing an argument instantly executes the command.

Template:IN, the chat also shows the player's coordinates when Copy Coordinate UI in the Creator settings tab is enabled. The player can view and copy both the player's current coordinates and the coordinates of the block the player is facing. The button next to the copy button pastes any copied text into the text box.

Informational messages

Template:Expand section There are several informational messages shown on the chat when specific actions happen in the Minecraft:world:

• If a player or a named tamed Minecraft:pet dies in the world, a Minecraft:death message is announced to the chat.
• When a player joins or leaves the game, they are announced to the chat.
• When Template:Gmr is enabled, all Minecraft:command blocks when executing a command notify the admin through the chat.
• In Bedrock Edition, when a player uses an Minecraft:emote, it is announced to the chat with the emote's name.
• In Bedrock Edition, when a player changes their character in the Minecraft:Character Creator, it is announced to the chat after the character changed.
• In Bedrock Edition, when a player joins a world or travels between Minecraft:dimensions, the "Open Chat Message" is shown exclusively to that player, which shows the Minecraft:keys to open the chat and to open the emote GUI. The message can be toggled in the accessibility settings and is not shown when using touch controls.

Chat settings

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The chat settings.

Template:IN, a chat settings menu can be opened from the chat menu. Options such as the Minecraft:font, text color and size, and line spacing can be changed here. For an overview of the chat settings Template:In configurable through the main options screen, see Template:Slink.

Option	Description	Default
Mute All Chat	Toggles to mute all new chat messages.	OFF
Mute Emote Chat	Toggles to mute chat messages from players executing Minecraft:emotes.	OFF
Text To Speech For Chat	Toggles to read new chat messages that appear in the Minecraft:HUD.	OFF
Font	The font used in the chat window. Can be set to Minecraft:Mojangles or Minecraft:Noto Sans	Mojangles
Size	Adjusts the size of text shown in the chat window. Slider can be set between 10-20. Only available when Noto Sans is selected as font.	12
Line Spacing	Adjusts the space between lines in the chat window. Slider can be set between x1.0-x10.0.	x1.0
Chat Color	The color of all text shown in the chat window. Available options are White, Green, Aqua, Red, Light Purple, Yellow, and Gold.	White
My Mentions Color	The color of mentions to the player. Available options are White, Green, Aqua, Red, Light Purple, Yellow, and Gold.	Yellow

Message history

A player can access the message history via a small scroll bar is on the side of the chat. The player can also scroll using the mouse wheel or Template:Key and Template:Key. The last 100 chat messages are stored. Holding down Template:Key or Template:Key and attempting to scroll up or down slows down scrolling. The player can paste their own recently sent messages by pressing the Template:Key and Template:Key keys while typing.

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New messages tooltip

Template:IN, when a new message appears while scrolled up in the chat history, a green styled Minecraft:tooltip appears informing there are new messages.

Drafts

File:Chat draft.png

Chat draft in gray.

Unsent chat messages will be saved as drafts when chat is forcibly closed from external sources such as dying or opening dialog. When chat is opened next time, the draft is visible in gray and italic. It can be converted to a normal message by typing more text, using arrow keys, clicking the chat or selecting it by using Template:Key or Template:Key.

Text filtering and restrictions

Template:IN, any inappropriate word or phrase typed in the chat is censored and replaced by number signs (#). This can be turned off with the "Profanity Filter" option in the Minecraft:settings, but only if the player is signed in with a verified Microsoft account; otherwise, the option is greyed out and cannot be disabled. This feature is available in Java Edition's Minecraft:server.jar by configuring Minecraft:server.properties text-filtering-config and text-filtering-version options, however, it's undocumented officially.<ref>https://walshy.dev/blog/21_03_16-mc-new-text-filtering</ref>

In the United Kingdom, chat is restricted if players did not verify their age for their Xbox account. This effect is different from each edition:

• In Java Edition, this restricts sending chat messages in a multiplayer world and receiving them.
• In Bedrock Edition, this blocks communication only between players that are not mutual Xbox Minecraft:friends.

In Bedrock Edition, Minecraft:servers may disable the in-game chat using chat-restriction in Minecraft:server.properties. This can either drop chat messages and not send them to any clients, informed with a warning, or completely disable the chat UI.

Notes

• Template:IN, the chat background opacity and chat message duration for chat messages shown on the Minecraft:HUD can't be adjusted from the chat settings menu, but can be found in the accessibility settings.

History

Gallery

• First image of chat hover text.
  First image of chat hover text.
• The chat menu with the copy coordinate UI in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition.
  The chat menu with the copy coordinate UI in Minecraft:Bedrock Edition.
• The chat settings in Minecraft:Java Edition.
  The chat settings in Minecraft:Java Edition.
• An example of using the Template:Cmd command with quick commands Template:In.
  An example of using the Template:Cmd command with quick commands Template:In.
• File:Better Together Commands 2.jpg
• File:Better Together Commands 3.jpg
• File:Better Together Commands 4.jpg

See also

• Minecraft:Social interactions, the way to report players.