I Tried Getting "Cursed Text"
In Minecraft Java So I Copied "§k"
And Put It In Chat
And It Only Said "k"
I'm So :(Sad):
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3Possible duplicate of How do you type the '§' symbol (section sign) in Minecraft?– ppperyFeb 17, 2023 at 0:10
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I'd say it's not a duplicate, as you can achieve obfuscated text, which seems to be OPs actual goal, through other means. Just because their solution attempt is flawed, doesn't mean that a somewhat related question answers theirs.– PlagiatusFeb 20, 2023 at 8:32
1 Answer
What you are looking for is called "obfuscated" text, not "cursed".
And while Java Edition still supports using the §
symbol internally, the proper way of doing this is using the raw JSON text format. They even try to prevent you from typing it in-game through the client.
Now, depending on where you're trying to get this text the command you use will need to be different, and you can use a generator like https://minecraftjson.com to create more difficult commands or to help you learn how to use it.
Here is an example for obfuscated text in the chat:
/tellraw @a {"text":"This is some cursed text","obfuscated":true}
Here is a slightly larger example
/tellraw @a [{"text":"This is some ","color":"red"},{"text":"cursed","obfuscated":true,"color":"dark_red","bold":true},{"text":" text"}]