Minecraft MOTD generator
Make a colored Minecraft server MOTD with a live preview and copy the exact server.properties line. Supports colors, bold, italic and two lines.
Type your MOTD (the message under your server name in the multiplayer list), see a live preview, and copy the line for server.properties. Use & codes for colors and styles.
Colors: &0-&9, &a-&f · Bold &l · Italic &o · Underline &n · Strike &m · Reset &r
Bedrock servers show a single line (server-name in server.properties); colors there use § codes too.
Tips for a good MOTD #
- Lead with what makes your server different (game mode, events, crossplay), not just the name.
- Keep each line under about 45 characters so it isn't cut off in the server list.
- Two or three colors read better than a rainbow.
- Restart the server after you change
server.properties.
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