Better Chat
Better Chat makes Minecraft chat better: Discord-style text formatting, emoji, searchable history and mention pings. Everything is client-side, so only people who also have the mod see the changes.
Your messages are never altered. Type **hello** and the mod sends exactly **hello**. Players without the mod read it fine, and the server, its chat filters and signed-message verification all see the same characters you typed. Nothing here bypasses server rules.
Text formatting
**bold**bold*italic*or_italic_italic__underline__underline~~strikethrough~~strikethrough||spoiler||scrambled until you hover it`code`monospace- Combine them:
***bold italic*** - Put a backslash first to show the markers instead:
\**like this\**
Things that shouldn't change don't: 2 * 3 * 4 stays arithmetic, some_var_name stays intact, and links are left alone.
Emoji
284 emoji, plus a Minecraft pack that uses the real item textures from your own game — so your resource pack applies too.
- Type
:name::fire:,:heart:,:diamond_sword: - Type just
:to list them all, alphabetical and scrollable - Tab completes, ↑ ↓ to pick
- Ctrl+E opens the emoji picker with a search box
- Search Minecraft items by category:
:food,:weapon,:armour,:tool - Includes every tool and weapon in each material, all armour (shields and elytra too), and all food
Everything else
- Mention pings a sound and a highlight when someone says your name. Nothing the server says will ever ping you.
- Private messages stand out, and you can click one to reply
- Ignore players locally, without involving the server
- Searchable chat history press Ctrl+F
- Tabs All, Chat, DMs, System
- Timestamps
- One settings screen through Mod Menu: pick your mention colour, your alert sound, or switch any of it off
Versions
Available for 1.21.10, 26.1 and 26.2. Emoji work across versions — a 26.1 player and a 26.2 player both running the mod will see each other's emoji.
Need a different version, or a downgrade? Join the Discord and ask: https://discord.gg/Kk4cjUsR3Z
