Spaced Chat
by Mabeeck
Spaced Chat lets a player send chat messages that keep consecutive spaces and leading or trailing spaces, which vanilla chat would otherwise trim.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft removes repeated spaces and spaces at the start and end of a message before the text reaches the server. Spaced Chat stops that trimming on the client, so a message typed with extra spacing is sent as written. Messages sent through the msg command keep their spacing as well, and commands that rely on consecutive spaces continue to work as expected.
The mod is a client mod for Fabric. It is client-side only, so the server does not need it and players can join a server without installing anything. It targets 1.19 – 26.3 across 29 release versions, the latest Fabric file being 1.0.0 for 26.3, released 2026-09-24. The code is released under The Unlicense and is open source, with a public source repository and issue tracker.
Key features
Preserved spacing
Repeated spaces inside a chat message are sent to the server instead of being collapsed.
Leading and trailing spaces
Spaces at the start or end of a message are kept, so the text is delivered exactly as typed.
Private messages kept intact
Messages sent with the msg command retain their consecutive spaces.
Command arguments
Commands that depend on consecutive spaces to separate arguments, such as some execute commands, work as intended.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Formatted text in chat
A player who wants columns, indentation or ASCII art in chat can type the spacing directly and have it arrive unchanged.
Command workarounds
Players who need consecutive spaces in a command argument can use them without the client removing them first.
Who it’s for: Players who type text with deliberate spacing, and players who use commands where extra spaces change the meaning of the input.
How it compares
Spaced Chat is client-side only, open source under The Unlicense, and published for 1.19 – 26.3. TextVoice is also client-side only, but it is released under the MIT License and not open source, with files for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11. Allow Chat needs both client and server, is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.18.1 – 1.21.1, so a server must run it too.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaced Chat | Fabric | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-24 |
| TextVoice | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-29 |
| Allow Chat | Fabric | 1.18.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-26 |
Questions
Does a server need Spaced Chat installed?
Which loader does Spaced Chat support?
Does the mod change how commands are processed?
In the catalog
Spaced Chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
What does it do? This mod allows you to write messages starting or ending with spaces and containing consecutive spaces, this includes messages written with /msg. This is not possible in Vanilla, because the client trimms consecutive spaces and removes spaces at the beginning and end of the message, before sending…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spaced-chat
- Owner
- Mabeeck
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15