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# Text parsing

### Introduction

In staff++ there are messages file which contain most of the text used within staff++.

### New lines

New lines can be achieved using 2 ways

#### \n notation

```
ban-permabanned-kick: "[Banned] You have been permanently banned\nfrom this server"
```

#### YAML multiline notation

```
ban-permabanned-kick: |
    [Banned] You have been permanently banned 
    from this server
```

### Tooltips

Tooltips are supported in the newest version of staff++.\
These can be configured by using the notation:

#### \[tooltip|\<hoverable text>|\<tooltip text>]

#### Example

\[tooltip|&6%player%''s|&6%player%\n&7This guy] armor has been removed!

![](/files/5xe8Va14ZMXmTutz6fOj)

### Basic colors

Basic colors are supported using **"&"**

![](/files/RBh7Ka9wrrxZAsV7eRLK)

### Hex Colors

In versions >= 1.16 hex colors are supported using hex notation

```markup
#FF0044This is in some color. #EE8833This is another color.
```

### Gradients

In versions >= 1.16 gradient colors are supported using:

```markup
<#00d8e6>This is gradient</#8ae0e6>
```