mctext 1.0.1

Minecraft text formatting, parsing, and rendering

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

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