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Color Chat

Color Chat

miscLiamTheToe

ColorChat adds customizable chat prefixes with gradients and styled text to in-game chat. It supports colored prefixes, bold, italic, and monospace formatting, and includes the original Minecraft chat color schemes.

About Color Chat

ColorChat

Can possibly override other chat plugins

A lightweight chat customization plugin that adds custom prefixes, username colors, gradients, and active text styling to in-game chat while supporting classic Minecraft-style color codes.

Features

Custom player prefixes (separate color & style from username)

Colored usernames

Gradient option for prefix and username color

Bold, italic, and monospace formatting in chat

Lightweight and persistent (saves across restarts)

Commands

/setcolor <player> <color> Sets a player&rsquo;s username color. Supports all classic Minecraft colors: black, dark_blue, dark_green, dark_aqua, dark_red, dark_purple, gold, gray, dark_gray, blue, green, aqua, red, light_purple, yellow, white, along with hex values in the format #ffffff

/setstyle <player> <style> <on|off> Enables or disables bold, italic, or monospace username styles.

/setprefix <player> <color> <style> <text> Sets a custom prefix for a player. Prefix styling is independent of username styling.

/setgradient <username|prefix> <player> <on|off> Enables or disables a gradient effect on usernames and prefixes.

/reset <player> Resets a player&rsquo;s username color, styles, and prefix to defaults.

All commands must be run in-game but can be run in console using /sudo on an operator

Update your permissions.json to set different permission groups if necessary

Chat Formatting

Use classic Minecraft-style & codes inside messages:

Text Color Codes &0 black &1 dark_blue &2 dark_green &3 dark_aqua &4 dark_red &5 dark_purple &6 gold &7 gray &8 dark_gray &9 blue &a green &b aqua &c red &d light_purple &e yellow &f white

Formatting Codes &l bold &o italic &m mono (Monospace)

Hex Color Codes Example

&#7164ED purple

Reset Stylizing Example

&r reset

Example:

Plugin data is stored in Server\plugin_data\playerdata.properties

Downloads
335
Created
Jan 16, 2026
Updated
Jan 22, 2026
Version
Early Access

Categories

MiscellaneousUtility

Download Mod

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Free download • 335 total downloads

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Color Chat?

ColorChat adds customizable chat prefixes with gradients and styled text to in-game chat. It supports colored prefixes, bold, italic, and monospace formatting, and includes the original Minecraft chat color schemes.

How do I download Color Chat?

You can download Color Chat for free from CurseForge. Click the "Download on CurseForge" button on this page to go directly to the download page.

Who created Color Chat?

Color Chat was created by LiamTheToe. The mod has been downloaded 335 times.

Is Color Chat compatible with Hytale servers?

Color Chat is designed for Hytale and can be used on both single-player and multiplayer servers. Check the mod page on CurseForge for specific compatibility information.

How do I install Color Chat?

To install Color Chat: 1) Download the mod from CurseForge, 2) Place the file in your Hytale mods folder, 3) Restart the game. The mod should load automatically.