Gradient Text Generator

1. Type the text you want to color — a player name, MOTD line, hologram or chat message.
2. Set your start and end colors. Add extra stops for a rainbow or multi-color blend.
3. Toggle bold or italic if you want the whole string styled.
4. Choose the output format for your platform and copy. The tool spreads the colors evenly across every visible character for you.

MiniMessage

The modern format used by Paper, Velocity and the Adventure library. Plugins like DeluxeMenus, Chatty, and most 1.18+ setups accept <gradient:#a:#b>text</gradient> directly. It is the cleanest option and re-flows automatically if the text changes.

Hex (&#RRGGBB)

A per-character list of hex codes with the ampersand prefix. Use this with plugins that translate hex color codes (Essentials 1.16+, many chat and nickname plugins).

Spigot (§x)

The vanilla-compatible form. Each character is prefixed with §x§R§R§G§G§B§B. This works almost everywhere a section sign is accepted, including books and holograms, at the cost of a long string.

• Player names & ranks — a subtle two-stop blend reads better in chat than a busy rainbow.
• Server MOTD — pair this with our MOTD generator for an eye-catching server list entry.
• Holograms & scoreboards — MiniMessage gradients keep titles crisp at any length.
• Books & lore — use the §x format so the colors survive when saved to NBT.

Keep contrast in mind: very dark stops disappear against Minecraft's dark chat background, so favor mid-to-bright shades for readability.