Minecraft Java Edition Title Command Tutorial: Titles, Colors, Subtitles, Action Bars and More!

Hey everybody, it’s UnderMyCap and welcome back to another video! Today I’m going to be showing you how to use the title command in Java Edition. I will also be doing an updated Bedrock video, so stay tuned for that. Today I’m going to be covering every single command including the title, action bar, subtitle, and also how to add colors to your text and make them bold, italics, and more so you can customize them a whole heap. Please note this will not work on Bedrock Edition. Make sure you pay attention to each one of these commands as they are all very important. If you prefer to watch the video version, you can check it out here: Minecraft Java Title Command Tutorial.

The Basic Title Command

Let’s start off with the first command — the title command. When the command is run, you can see text appear on screen that says “Hello, this is a title.” The basic structure for the command starts with /title, followed by a target (for example, your username), and then titles, followed by your text. There are six different types available: action bar, clear, reset, subtitle, times, and title.

One very important thing to note — if you are doing any text of any sort, you must use quotation marks. It simply won’t work without them. If you leave out the quotation marks, the command will go red indicating a syntax error, which we definitely don’t want.

Adding Colors, Bold, and Italics to Your Title

If you want to add special colors to your title, it gets a little bit more involved, but it’s really not too hard. First, you open with a curly bracket { and type "text" followed by a colon — make sure it’s the double-dotted colon and not a different character. After the colon, you place whatever text you like in quotation marks, for example "Hello".

From there, you can add additional arguments. If you want your text to be bold, you simply add "bold": true. If you also want italics, add a comma and then "italic": true. For color, you add "color": "blue" (or whatever color you prefer). You can mix and match these arguments to fully customize how your title looks on screen.

The Subtitle Command

You’ve probably seen subtitles before — they’re the little text that appears underneath the main title. The subtitle command is very similar to the title command. It’s /title, then your name or a selector such as @s or @p, followed by subtitle, and then your text in quotation marks. Those quotation marks are really important, so don’t forget them!

One key thing to keep in mind is that the subtitle will only show up when it is played alongside a title command. It won’t appear on its own, so you need to make sure both commands are being triggered together.

Controlling Display Time with the Times Command

If the text seems to be appearing for too long, you can change the timing with the times command. The command is /title @s times followed by three numbers. These three numbers represent the fade in time, the stay time, and the fade out time, all measured in ticks. For example, setting the fade out to 200 ticks means your title will stay on screen for a very long time, which is where the next command becomes incredibly useful!

The Clear Command

The clear command does exactly what it sounds like — it clears the title from a player’s screen. The command is /title [your character name] clear, and you can also use selectors like @s, @p, @e, or @a. This is especially handy when you’ve set a long fade out time and need to dismiss the title immediately.

The Reset Command

You might be wondering what the difference is between the clear command and the reset command. Clear simply removes the title currently displayed on a player’s screen, whereas reset will completely reset your title, subtitle, and all timings back to their default values. So if you had a subtitle attached to your title and you use reset, the next time you run the title command the subtitle will no longer appear and the timing will be back to default. It essentially wipes the slate clean.

The Action Bar Command

Last but certainly not least is the action bar command. The action bar works similarly to the title and subtitle, but instead of displaying in the centre of the screen it shows the text at the very bottom of your screen. The command is /title @a action bar followed by your text in quotation marks. Just like with all the other commands, remember to keep those quotation marks — you really don’t want to lose those! The text will pop up right at the bottom of the screen and is a great way to communicate information to players in a subtle but visible way.

Wrapping Up

And that’s about it for the Minecraft Java Edition title command tutorial! I hope you found this helpful and now feel confident using titles, subtitles, action bars, colors, and timing controls in your own worlds or servers. I will be making an updated Bedrock version of this as well, so stay tuned and I’ll put the link in the description as soon as it’s done. If you enjoyed this, don’t forget to leave a like and subscribe to the channel — I can’t wait to see you in the next video. See ya!