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Minecraft Tellraw Editor

Create formatted /tellraw messages with colors, bold, italic, underlined text, click events, and hover tooltips. Preview the result and copy the JSON or full command.

Java Edition JSON text components

Build Your Tellraw Message

Preview
Generated command /tellraw @a {"text":"Hello"}
JSON only {"text":"Hello"}

How /tellraw Works

The /tellraw command sends a JSON text component to one or more players. Unlike /say or /msg, it supports rich formatting: 16 colors, bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough, obfuscated, click events (open URLs, run commands, suggest commands, copy to clipboard), and hover events (show text tooltips).

Tellraw Examples

Colored and bold text

/tellraw @a {"text":"Welcome!","color":"gold","bold":true}

Clickable link

/tellraw @a {"text":"Click here","color":"aqua","underlined":true,"clickEvent":{"action":"open_url","value":"https://example.com"}}

Hover tooltip

/tellraw @a {"text":"Hover me","color":"green","hoverEvent":{"action":"show_text","contents":"Secret message!"}}

Multiple segments

/tellraw @a [{"text":"[Server] ","color":"red","bold":true},{"text":"Welcome ","color":"white"},{"text":"Steve","color":"gold","bold":true},{"text":"!","color":"white"}]

Formatting Reference

  • Colors: black, dark_blue, dark_green, dark_aqua, dark_red, dark_purple, gold, gray, dark_gray, blue, green, aqua, red, light_purple, yellow, white
  • Formats: bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough, obfuscated
  • Click events: open_url, run_command, suggest_command, copy_to_clipboard
  • Hover events: show_text (displays a tooltip)

Need to send items or entities in hover text? Check the Minecraft Item ID List for exact namespaced IDs.

Tellraw Editor FAQ

What is the /tellraw command in Minecraft?

The /tellraw command sends formatted JSON text messages to players. Unlike /say or /msg, it supports colors, bold, italic, click events, hover events, and multiple text segments in one message.

Can I add clickable links to tellraw messages?

Yes. Use a clickEvent with action "open_url" and a URL value. Players can click the text to open the link in their browser.

What colors are available in tellraw?

All 16 Minecraft chat colors: black, dark_blue, dark_green, dark_aqua, dark_red, dark_purple, gold, gray, dark_gray, blue, green, aqua, red, light_purple, yellow, and white.

Does tellraw work on Bedrock Edition?

Bedrock Edition supports /tellraw but with limited JSON text component features. This tool generates Java Edition syntax.