Server Description Editor (MOTD)

Write your server's description — its MOTD, or Message Of The Day — in an editor that shows you exactly how it will look in the multiplayer list. You can use:

Text formatting: bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough and obfuscated (magic) text. Combine them freely to build your own look.

Special characters. Insert the special characters Minecraft supports directly into your text.

Minecraft colours and the hex colours added in 1.16. The palette offers three colour models — RGB, HSV and hex. Select some text, pick a colour, and the editor converts it into the form the game expects.

Gradients. Add, move and recolour the gradient's key points, or remove the ones you do not need. The text updates as you change the settings, so it is easy to land on the look you want. Apply your changes to commit the gradient.

Server preview. Upload your server icon to see how it sits in the server list. You can also set the server name shown in the preview — players choose that themselves in game, but it makes the mock-up easier to judge.

Templates

Save your work as a template to load, reuse or edit later. Templates live in your browser's storage and are completely private — clearing the site's data removes all of them.

Worth knowing

A description can end up too long, or spill past the two lines the server list gives you. If that happens, trim the text in the editor until it fits. The editor renders the description exactly as the game does, so what you see here is what players will see in their server list.