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How to remove <>

Level: Beginner

In this guide, we'll show you how to remove the <> around your prefix and name in your Minecraft server chat.

How to Remove <> From Minecraft chat on your server

NOTE: If you have LuckPerms installed, then please stop reading this guide and install the LPC chat formatter plugin on Spigot

Step 1: Go to your inventory

  • Start by going to your inventory.
  • Click on the manage button on the right-hand side

Step 2: Go to the plugins folder

  • Navigate to the plugins folder in the File Manager tab.

PluginsFolder.png

Step 3: Open the Essentials folder

  • Click on the Essentials folder to open it. You should see a bunch of files like this:

Step 4: Open config.yml

  • Open the file named config.yml by clicking on it.

Step 5: Scroll down in the config.yml file

  • Scroll down until you see format: '<{DISPLAYNAME}> {MESSAGE}'.
  • Now you can remove the <> so it should look like this:
format: '{DISPLAYNAME} {MESSAGE}'

Step 6: Save your changes:

  • Always click the save button when you're done making the changes

Step 7: Restart Your Server

  • Once you've saved your changes, navigate to your server panel and click the Restart button button.

If you mess up, no worries. You can get the default config file on their GitHub repository

config.yml file

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