Changes: Commands/tellraw

Sends a JSON message to players.

Syntax

• Java Edition

tellraw <targets> <message>

• Bedrock Edition

tellraw <target: target> <raw json message: json>

Arguments

JE: <targets>: entity
BE: target: target: CommandSelector<Player>

Specifies the player(s) to send the message to.

Must be a player name, a target selector or a UUID‌^{[Java Edition only]}. And the target selector must‌^{[JE only]}/should‌^{[BE only]} be of player type.

JE: <message>: component
BE: raw json message: json: Json::Value

Specifies the message to send.

Must be a raw JSON text.

Result

Output

Examples

• To send the message "Hello" in chat:
  • /tellraw @a "text to display"‌^{[Java Edition only]}
  • /tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"text":"text to display"}]}‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
• To send the message "I am blue" colored blue in chat:
  • /tellraw @a {"text":"I am blue","color":"blue"}‌^{[Java Edition only]}
  • /tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"text":"§9I am blue"}]}‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
  • If you want to use a hex code:
  • /tellraw @a {"text":"I am blue","color":"#5555ff"}‌^{[Java Edition only]}
• To send the message "Hover me!" in chat, which displays the text "Hi!" when hovered over:
  • /tellraw @a {"text":"Hover me!","hoverEvent":{"action":"show_text","value":"Hi!"}}‌^{[Java Edition only]}
• Use '\n' to insert a new line:
  • /tellraw @a "Text1\nText2"‌^{[Java Edition only]}
  • /tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"text":"Text1\nText2"}]}‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
• Using values in translations
  • /tellraw @a {"rawtext":[{"translate":"chat.type.announcement","with":["value1","value2"]}]}‌ Localization: chat.type.announcement=[%s] %s

‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

History

For changes to the raw JSON text used by this command, see Raw JSON text format § History.

See also

• /say — send a plain text message to all players
• /titleraw - display a JSON-formatted as a title
• /tell, /msg — send a plain private text message to specific players