Chat

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Chat is a messaging system used to communicate with other players, or to execute commands. Several of these commands are configurable (the defaults are shown here).

Usage[]

By default, players can press T for keyboards, for touchscreens,‌^{[BE & edu only]} or for controllers‌^{[BE only]} to open the chat.

Communication[]

The chat can be used to communicate with other players or run commands by entering text into the chat. The following types of content can be entered into the chat:

• Regular text
• Commands
• Clickable hyperlinks
  • Hyperlinks can only be entered via the /tellraw command

Notes[]

• The section symbol (§) allows players to change the style of the text. See the list of formatting codes for further details. This will not work on vanilla clients due to the fact that the section symbol is a restricted symbol.
• On Bedrock Edition, certain emojis appear as icons in-game, such as the hunger and armor icons.^[1] Other emojis and unknown characters appear as a question mark (?).

Commands[]

Players can also type commands into the chat. Commands are identified by the use of a forward slash (/) at the beginning of the message. By default, the / key will open the chat with a / already present to easily run commands.

While typing, pressing Tab ↹ autocompletes the first possible command or username starting with the letter(s) typed. If there are multiple usernames or commands beginning with the letter(s), a list of possibilities is displayed; pressing Tab ↹ again scrolls through the list.

• Some commands may also have additional parameters that may be auto-completed by pressing Tab ↹ at that point.
  • Certain commands that handle blocks (/data, /fill, etc.) have parameters that need the x, y, and z coordinates of the target block(s). Using the Tab ↹ key when these coordinates are needed automatically adds the coordinates of the block the player is looking at.

Errors[]

If a nonexistent command is run, a command that contains syntax errors, or if the entity executing the command does not have permission to use the specified command, the command will not function. The entity that executed that command then receives an error message (only visible to them) that states why the error occurred.

Chat history[]

A player can access the chat history via a small scroll bar is on the side of the chat bar. The player can also scroll using the mouse wheel or PgUp and PgDn. The last 100 chat messages are stored. Holding down ⇧ Left Shift or ⇧ Right Shift and attempting to scroll up or down slows down scrolling. The player can view their own recently sent messages by pressing the ↑ and ↓ keys while typing.

In Java Edition, the chat can be reduced in size, the opacity may be adjusted or it may be hidden via the chat settings in the options menu. In Bedrock Edition, the chat settings are found within the chat screen and include options to change the color of the chat, its font, and its size.

In Bedrock Edition, swear words in multiple languages are censored and appear as asterisks.

History[]

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  First image of chat hover text.

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  Touchscreen command input system.

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  Touchscreen command input system.

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  Touchscreen command input system.

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  Touchscreen command input system.

See also[]

• Social interactions

References[]