MC Color & MOTD Studio

1. Type your text in the box. Put each MOTD line on its own line (press Enter).
2. Tap a color or style to insert its code where your cursor is. &6 is gold, &l is bold, and so on — &r resets back to normal.
3. Watch the live preview to see exactly how it'll look in-game.
4. Copy the version you need: section-code for chat/kits/plugins, ampersand-code for most config.yml files, or the ready-made server.properties MOTD line.

Where each format goes

Section (§) — pasting into commands, books, kits, and many plugins. Ampersand (&) — most plugin config files translate these for you. MOTD line — paste directly into server.properties as the motd= value.