Java players have access to all six of the formatting codes, whereas Bedrock players will only have access to four of the formatting codes. The full list of other formatting codes is detailed below.

Those who have played a considerable amount of multiplayer in Minecraft may have noticed that some text can be modified using color and formatting options like bold and italics.

Minecraft's brand new World of Color update is now available for download, Mojang has announced. The update includes quite a number of new colored blocks, colorable items, parrots and more.