Formatting codes

Messages sent from the server to the client can contain color codes, which allow coloring of text for various purposes.

An ampersand followed by a hex digit in the message tells the client to switch colors while displaying text.

Color coding at the start of the message will only work if the player ID byte is less than 127. If it's 127 or higher, the game automatically adds &e before the message, making it yellow. However, color codes after the first character still work. If you use an ID below 127, it doesn't add a color code, so the ones you use will work.

It is important to note that an ampersand at the end of a message that is not followed by a hex digit will crash all clients that receive it, so it is a must to sanitize chat messages received from clients.

Also, &k will give a bit of scrolling text, which is used in a Splash and the End Poem.

Also &l &m &n and &o creates bold, striked, underlined and italic text, respectively, while &r resets any set states.

Hex digit to colour mapping

Sample	Code	Common Name	Foreground Color				Background Color
			R	G	B	HEX	R	G	B	HEX
	&0	Black	0	0	0	#000	0	0	0	#000000
	&1	Dark Blue	0	0	170	#00A	0	0	42	#00002A
	&2	Dark Green	0	170	0	#0A0	0	42	0	#002A00
	&3	Dark Aqua	0	170	170	#0AA	0	42	42	#002A2A
	&4	Dark Red	170	0	0	#A00	42	0	0	#2A0000
	&5	Purple	170	0	170	#A0A	42	0	42	#2A002A
	&6	Gold	255	170	0	#FA0	42	42	0	#2A2A00
	&7	Grey	170	170	170	#AAA	42	42	42	#2A2A2A
	&8	Dark Grey	85	85	85	#555	21	21	21	#151515
	&9	Indigo	85	85	255	#55F	21	21	63	#15153F
	&a	Bright Green	85	255	85	#5F5	21	63	21	#153F15
	&b	Aqua	85	255	255	#5FF	21	63	63	#153F3F
	&c	Red	255	85	85	#F55	63	21	21	#3F1515
	&d	Pink	255	85	255	#F5F	63	21	63	#3F153F
	&e	Yellow	255	255	85	#FF5	63	63	21	#3F3F15
	&f	White	255	255	255	#FFF	63	63	63	#3F3F3F

Formatting Codes

Text can also be formatted using the & symbol and then a letter.

If a color code is used after a formatting code, the formatting code will be disabled beyond the color code point.

Example

&cX&nY (&c X &n Y)

Would be seen as: XY, where as

&nX&cY (&n X &c Y)

Would be seen as: XY

&r can be used to reset all texts format beyond it.

Eg: &nXXX&rYYY, would be seen as: XXXYYY

Code	Common Name
&k	Random
&l	Bold
&m	Strike
&n	Underlined
&o	Italics
&r	Reset