Minecraft | How to colour the server MOTD

You've probably seen the coloured server message of the day if you've played on popular Minecraft servers, this guide will take you through the process of setting that up on your server.

1. Here are all the supported colour codes:
   

   Colour (Minecraft Name)	MOTD Code
   Dark Red (dark_red)	\u00A74
   Red (red)	\u00A7c
   Gold (gold)	\u00A76
   Yellow (yellow)	\u00A7e
   Dark Green (dark_green)	\u00A72
   Green (green)	\u00A7a
   Aqua (aqua)	\u00A7b
   Dark Aqua (dark_aqua)	\u00A73
   Dark Blue (dark_blue)	\u00A71
   Blue (blue)	\u00A79
   Light Purple (light_purple)	\u00A7d
   Dark Purple (dark_purple)	\u00A75
   White (white)	\u00A7f
   Gray (gray)	\u00A77
   Dark Gray (dark_gray)	\u00A78
   Black (black)	\u00A70

2. Log into the game panel for your server then click "Configuration Files" → Config Editor next to server.properties file.
   Add the colour code/s in your MOTD, for example: \u00A76PingPerfect Minecraft Server would make your MOTD gold like the image below:
   
   
3. Save the file and startup your server.

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