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# **MOTD Generator**

Design the two lines players see next to your server on the multiplayer list, then copy them in the exact form server.properties expects.

In-game preview

Minecraft Server0/20

Line 1: 0 / 45

**Raw MOTD**

§ codes with a real line break — for plugins and anything that takes the text directly.

```
—
```

**server.properties**

\\u00A7 instead of §, \\n instead of the line break. Paste this as the whole motd line.

```
motd=
```

## **How to set your MOTD**

01

### **Write the two lines**

Style them in the editor or paste an existing MOTD in code view. The preview shows the server list entry as players will see it.

02

### **Copy the right output**

Take server.properties for vanilla, Paper or Spigot. Plugins that manage the MOTD themselves usually want the raw form instead.

03

### **Paste and restart**

Replace the whole motd= line in server.properties, save the file and restart. The value is only read at startup.

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