MOTD BUILDER
Build your Minecraft server MOTD with color & formatting codes. Copy the result directly into server.properties.
Click a textarea to select which line the color / format buttons apply to.
motd=§6Welcome to §lMy Server\n§7A great place to play§6Welcome to §lMy Server
§7A great place to playserver.properties — paste the first line directly into your server.properties file. The raw §-code string works with plugins like EssentialsX.
WHAT IS A MINECRAFT MOTD?
MOTD stands for Message of the Day. In Minecraft, it's the two-line description shown below your server name in the multiplayer server list. It supports § color codes (§0–§9, §a–§f) and formatting codes (§l bold, §o italic, §n underline, §m strikethrough, §r reset).
To apply your MOTD, open server.properties in your server's root directory and find (or add) the motd= line. Use \n (literal backslash-n) to separate the two lines. Save the file and restart your server — no plugins required.