Formatting
by Lechoucrouto
Formatting brings back the section symbol as a typable character, so chat, signs and books can carry it.
What it does
Minecraft removed the section symbol from typing in chat, signs and books, and the mod restores it for players who want to type and paste it. Text containing the character can be written into the same places as any other letter or number. The mod also adds the character's formatting functions back into the interface, where colors, obfuscated characters and resets are available. Formatting is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, and it runs on the client alone.
Key features
Typable section symbol
The section symbol can be typed or pasted into chat, signs and books like any other character.
Obfuscated characters
Random characters can be shown in a moving, scrambled style that changes as the text is displayed.
Color and style reset
A reset clears colors and styles already applied to a piece of text, returning it to plain formatting.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Big Signs is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that runs on both client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. AllowSectionSign is a Forge mod for 1.8.9 that is optional on either side, released under the WTFPL and not open source. Each of them covers different ground than Formatting's single-client restoration of the character.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formatting | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-08-01 |
| Big Signs | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-12-30 |
| AllowSectionSign | Forge | 1.8.9 | Client or server, optional | 2023-06-24 |
In the catalog
Formatting is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,817 Social mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Im pretty sure that everybody knows what the Section Symbol(§) does in minecraft, but a while ago minecraft removed it as a typable/pastable character in chat, signs and books. This made me very sad since it was such a cool feature to just be able to type § then a letter/number and have my text look completely…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/formatting
- Owner
- Lechoucrouto
- Published
- 2026-08-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15