Minecraft Name Generator & Color Code Reference

Minecraft usernames are plain: 3 to 16 characters, letters, numbers and underscores only. No symbols, no Unicode, no exceptions.

But Minecraft has something no other platform here does — a native colour and formatting system. Inside the game you can produce coloured, bold and obfuscated text with a section sign and a code, and that is far more powerful than Unicode tricks.

Minecraft Colour Codes

Type & or § followed by the code. Works in server nicknames, MOTDs, signs, books, and anywhere a plugin allows formatting.

Formatting codes

Codes stack: &c&lDANGER renders bold red. A colour code resets active formatting, so put the colour first.

Minecraft Username Rules

• 3 to 16 characters, letters, numbers and underscores only
• Free to change once every 30 days on a Microsoft account
• Released names become available to others after roughly 37 days
• Bedrock gamertags follow Xbox rules instead and do allow spaces

Username Ideas That Age Well

You are stuck with a Minecraft name for at least 30 days, and it appears above your head to everyone on the server. Some directions:

• Material compounds — NetheriteFox, ObsidianOwl, CopperKing
• Biome words — TaigaDrift, MesaWanderer, DeepslateEcho
• Redstone / technical — TickRate, PistonLoop, HopperClock
• Understated — one plain word, no numbers. Reads more confident than xXShadowXx.

Avoid the year you made the account. It dates the name permanently and everyone can see it.

Where the Styles Above Are Useful

Not in your username — Mojang's filter rejects Unicode. They do work in:

• Server nicknames where a plugin such as EssentialsX allows them
• Written books and signs — Minecraft's font covers a decent Unicode range
• Server MOTDs and list descriptions
• Team and scoreboard names set via commands

Minecraft's built-in font does not cover every glyph. Test in a book before committing to a sign.

Frequently Asked Questions