Text Formatting

Almost every text field in The Sandbox Game can include formatting. When in doubt, test it out!

Modifying the text format can add character, make it more readable, or emphasise hints or instructions for players.

These formatting tags count against the character limits different text fields have.

Display the Player's Username in Text

Type <PLAYER> (case sensitive) to include the player's username in a string of text. This can make an Experience more personal and immersive.

Example:

Welcome, <PLAYER>! Let's get started!

Welcome, Pandapops! Let's get started!

Special Characters

Special characters will not display properly in The Sandbox Game in most cases.

Rich Text Formatting

You can apply Rich Text Formatting to most text fields in The Sandbox Game by enclosing text between opening and closing tags.

Formatting Tags

Opening & Closing Tag	Description	Example
<b> </b>	bold	This is <b>bold</b> text.
<i> </i>	italics	This is <i>italicised</i> text.
<size> </size>	Sets the size in pixels	This is <size=50>larger</size> text.
<color> </color>	Sets the colour of the text using colour names (see below) or Hex Codes #rrggbbaa where: r is red g is green b is blue a is alpha (transparency) Note that the tag is spelled "color"	This is <color=#FF0000FF>red</color> text.

Nesting Tags

You may apply more than one style by nesting tags.

Example:

This is <b><i>bold and italicised</i></b> text. This is bold and italicised text.

Example:

<color=#FF0000FF>This sentence is red and these words are <b>bold and red</b></color>. This sentence is red and these words are bold and red.

Supported Colours

Since the background is most often black or dark grey, dark coloured text may be difficult to see, and bright colours will be higher contrast.

Colour Name	Hex Value	Colour
black	#000000FF
grey	#808080FF
silver	#C0C0C0FF
white	#FFFFFFFF
red	#FF0000FF
orange	#FFA500FF
yellow	#FFFF00FF
lime	#00FF00FF
aqua / cyan	#00FFFFFF
fuchsia / magenta	#FF00FFFF
purple	#800080FF
maroon	#800000FF
brown	#A52A2AFF
olive	#808000FF
green	#008000FF
teal	#008080FF
navy	#000080FF
darkblue	#0000A0FF
blue	#0000FFFF
lightblue	#ADD8E6FF