mctext 1.0.4

Minecraft text formatting, parsing, and rendering
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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

  • Text Parsing - Parse legacy § formatting codes and JSON chat components
  • 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

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

Rust

[dependencies]
mctext = "1.0"

# With legacy fonts:
mctext = { version = "1.0", features = ["legacy-fonts"] }

use mctext::McText;

let text = McText::parse("§cRed §lBold");
for span in text.spans() {
    println!("{}: {:?}", span.text, span.color);
}

Python

pip install mctext

import mctext

text = mctext.parse("§cRed §lBold")
for span in text.spans():
    print(f"{span.text}: {span.color}")

JavaScript

npm install @hexze/mctext

import { McText } from '@hexze/mctext';

const text = McText.parse("§cRed §lBold");
for (const span of text.spans()) {
    console.log(`${span.text}: ${span.color}`);
}

License

MIT