Players

/tellraw

Sends a richly-formatted message to specific players using JSON text components. Supports color, bold/italic/underline, hover events, and click events (open URL, run command, copy to clipboard).

Syntax

Parameters

targets
entity selector
Who receives the message.
component
JSON text
A JSON text component or array of components.

Command builder

Configure the options below to generate a ready-to-paste /tellraw command.

Target selector:
Preview
Hello world!
Segment 1
Color
hex
Formatting
Click action
Segment 2
Color
hex
Formatting
Click action
/tellraw @p [{"text":"Hello ","color":"gold","bold":true},{"text":"world!","color":"aqua","italic":true}]

Examples

  • Bold gold 'Hello!' to all players.

  • Message with a clickable link.

Permission level

/tellraw requires Cheats (op level 2). In single-player you need the world's "Allow Cheats" toggle on. On a multiplayer server you need to be opped — see /op.