mctext

Minecraft text formatting, parsing, and rendering library. Features all the exact glyphs used ingame, for the fonts of both pre and post-1.13.

Language Support

| Language | Package | Registry |
|----------|---------|----------|
| Rust | mctext | crates.io |
| Python | mctext | PyPI |
| JavaScript | @hexze/mctext | npm |

Features

- Builder API - Fluent interface for constructing formatted text
- Color Support - All 16 named Minecraft colors plus RGB hex colors
- Style Handling - Bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough, obfuscated
- Font Rendering - Measure and render text with authentic Minecraft fonts
- Legacy Support - Parse § formatting codes and JSON chat components

Font Showcase

!Font Showcase

Fonts Only

Looking for just the TTF files? Download them from the releases page:

- minecraft-fonts-modern.zip - Latest Minecraft fonts (updated, cleaner look)
- minecraft-fonts-legacy.zip - Classic fonts for those who prefer pre-1.13
- minecraft-fonts-special.zip - Enchanting and Illager fonts

Usage

$3

``toml
[dependencies]
mctext = "1.0"

With legacy fonts:


mctext = { version = "1.0", features = ["legacy-fonts"] }
`

`rust
use mctext::{MCText, NamedColor};

let text = MCText::new()
.span("Red ").color(NamedColor::Red)
.then("Bold").color(NamedColor::Red).bold()
.build();

for span in text.spans() {
println!("{}: {:?}", span.text, span.color);
}
`

$3

`bash
pip install mctext
`

`python
import mctext

text = mctext.MCText().span("Red ").color("red").then("Bold").color("red").bold().build()

for span in text.spans():
print(f"{span.text}: {span.color}")
`

$3

`bash
npm install @hexze/mctext
`

`javascript
const { MCText } = require('@hexze/mctext');

let text = new MCText().span("Red ").color("red").then("Bold").color("red").bold().build();

for (const span of text.spans()) {
console.log(${span.text}: ${span.color});
}
`

$3

`javascript
import init, { MCText } from '@hexze/mctext';

await init();

let text = new MCText().span("Red ").color("red").then("Bold").color("red").bold().build();
``

License

MIT