Defining Your First Impression
The “Message of the Day” (MOTD) is the primary text displayed immediately beneath your server’s name in the multiplayer lobby. Beyond a simple greeting, a well-architected MOTD serves as a important marketing tool that attracts players by highlighting your server’s unique features, active game modes, or ongoing community events. The FREAKHOSTING Game Panel provides full access to your configuration files, enabling you to implement complex, stylized MOTDs that differentiate your server from the competition.Difficulty
Beginner
Time
3 Minutes
Configuration via server.properties
The core MOTD is defined within the engine’s primary property registry.Access the File Manager
Log in to the Game Panel and navigate to the Files tab.
Advanced Stylized Formatting
Minecraft uses specific Unicode escape sequences to render colors and font styles within theserver.properties file.
Common Escape Codes
| Effect | Unicode Sequence |
|---|---|
| Red | \u00A7c |
| Gold | \u00A76 |
| Blue | \u00A79 |
| White | \u00A7f |
| Bold | \u00A7l |
motd=\u00A76FREAKHOSTING \u00A7f| \u00A7cSurvival Evolved \u00A7l[NEW]
Strategic Branding Tools
using Online Visual Editors
using Online Visual Editors
Manually calculating Unicode escape sequences can be technically demanding. We highly recommend using visual design tools such as mcmotd.cc or minecraft.tools. These platforms allow you to design your MOTD in a real-time preview and instantly generate the correctly formatted “Server Properties” code for you to paste.
Multi-Line MOTDs
Multi-Line MOTDs
Standard MOTDs support up to two lines of text. To initialize a second line, use the newline escape sequence
\n within your string.Need Extra Help?
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Last Updated: January 2026 | Minecraft: Visuals optimized.