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Chat is the system by which players in a multiplayer game can communicate. Chat messages received are shown near the bottom left corner of the screen. Players can press Enter to open the chat box, type a message, then press Enter again to send it. It is also possible to cut, copy and paste entire messages being entered, using Ctrl+ X, Ctrl+ C, and Ctrl+ V respectively. The alternative shortcuts ⇧ Shift+ Delete, Ctrl+ Insert and ⇧ Shift+ Insert, respectively, also work.

While the chat box is open, a log of received messages is shown. Up to 500 messages can be remembered, and the and arrow keys scroll through the history.

Version 1.3 introduced tags, which can be used to display items in chat messages. To do this, have the inventory open before opening the chat box, and hold Alt while clicking an item in the main inventory to enter it into the message.

The server admin can use the "say" command to chat with their players from the console.

The chat display is functional in single player. It can still be used to enter messages or commands, though it is mainly used to display status messages, e.g. the beginning of an event or boss fight.

Commands[]

For server commands, see Server#List of console commands.

The following commands can be used by all players on vanilla servers. Mods, such as TShock or TerrariaPatcher, allow the player to use other, more advanced commands.

Command Ingame description[1] Notes Text color Example
/p <message> Send the message to your party members If the user is in a team, the message is only sent to fellow team members. The color of the text will be the same as the team's color.
If the player is not in any team, informs them with a status message.
 #CC3333
 #3BDA55
 #3B95DA
 #F2DD64
 #E064F2
 #FFF014
<Player_name> message (Red team)

You are not in a party! (When player is not in any team)

/me <message> Send the message in third-person perspective Displays text starting with an asterisk, followed by the player's name and the message.  #CC6600 * Player_name message
/playing
/players
List the names of all players on the server Gives a list of player names, divided by commas.  #FFF014 Player_name1, Player_name2
/roll Roll a number from 1 to 100 Gives a random integer between 1 and 100 (inclusive).  #FFF014 * Player_name rolls a 83
/emoji <emote>
/e <emote>
Show an emoji Makes the player use the respective emote, similar to directly using emote commands. n/a /emoji heart and /heart both sends the Emote Emotion Love "Emotion Love" emote.
/help Lists all the commands you can use List all commands and their description.  #FFF014 /p message: Send the message to your party members
/rps Randomly uses a Rock, Paper, or Scissors emote Makes the player randomly use an emote among "RPS Rock", "RPS Paper", and "RPS Scissors". n/a Emote RPS Rock Emote RPS Paper Emote RPS Scissors
/death Shows your number of deaths Displays the current character's total death count. This death count, as well as the following counts, is tracked per character.  #FF1919 *Player_name was slain 5 times.
/pvpdeath Shows your number of PVP deaths Displays the current character's total PvP death count (i.e. deaths caused by other players).  #FF1919 *Player_name was slain by other players 5 times.
/alldeath Shows everyone's number of deaths Displays death count of all the players in the server.  #FF1919 *Player_name1 was slain 5 times.

*Player_name2 was slain 1 time.

/allpvpdeath Shows everyone's number of PVP deaths Displays PvP death count of all the players in the server.  #FF1919 *Player_name1 was slain by other players 5 times.

*Player_name2 was slain by other players 1 time.

If the server is using a language other than English, some commands will be different:

English German French Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Chinese

/alldeath /alletod /alldeath /alldeath /alldeath /alldeath /alldeath /alldeath
/allpvpdeath /allePvPtod /allpvpdeath /allpvpdeath /allpvpdeath /allpvpdeath /allpvpdeath /allpvpdeath
/death /Tod /death /death /death /death /death /death
/emoji /emoji /emoji /emoji /emotikon /emoji /emoji /emoji
/e /e /e /e /e /e /e /e
/me /ich /me /io /ja /eu /me /me
/help /hilfe /help /help /pomoc /ajuda /help /help
/pvpdeath /PvPtod /pvpdeath /pvpdeath /pvpdeath /pvpdeath /pvpdeath /pvpdeath
/p /g /p /s /d /g /p /p
/playing /spielt /playing /gioca /gra /jogando /playing /playing
/players /Spieler /players /giocatori /gracze /jogadores /players /players
/rps /ssp /rps /rps /kpn /ppt /rps /rps
/roll /rollen /roll /numero /rzuć /rolar /roll /roll

Tags[]

PC versionConsole versionMobile versionOld Chinese versiontModLoader versiontModLoader 1
PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

Since version 1.3, chat messages can now contain tags. Tags change the way parts of messages are displayed. They are parts of a message in the format [tag:text] or [tag/options:text].

Tags can also be used in Announcement Boxes.

The options parameter is optional, and the tag name must not exceed 10 letters.

The following tags currently exist:

Color[]

  • color or c – displays the text parameter in a different color. The options parameter specifies the color RGB values as a hexadecimal number.
Example: [c/FF0000:This text is red.]
Status message colors
Color Usage Example
 #FFFFFF Player chat messages. Using an Announcement Box,
the text will be indistinguishable from an actual player's input.
n/a
 #32FF82 When most events begin. "The Blood Moon is rising..."
"Impending doom approaches..."
 #AF4BFF When an invasion begins, or when a boss is defeated or summoned. "Skeletron has awoken!"
 #E11919 When a player dies. "<Player name> was slain"
 #FF1919 When a town NPC or pet dies. "<Name of NPC> the <type of NPC> was slain..."
 #327DFF When a town NPC or pet arrives. "<Name of NPC> the <type of NPC> has arrived!"
 #FFF014 General status messages. "Spawn point set!"
"You are not close enough to a pylon to teleport with the pylon network"
 #FF00A0 When an NPC throws a Party. "Looks like <name of NPC> is throwing a party"

Item[]

  • item or i – displays an item. Moving the mouse over the item shows its normal tip text. The text parameter specifies the item type, either as a numeric ID or a name. The options parameter contains a comma-separated list of options that consist of a letter followed by a number. p specifies a modifier; s or x specify the number of stacked items.
Examples: [i/p57:4] displays a Ruthless Iron Broadsword (item ID 4); [i/s10:29] a stack of ten Life Crystals (item ID 29).

Name[]

  • name or n – displays a player's name in angle brackets. This is prepended to all messages from players. The characters [, ], and \ can be escaped using a backslash.
Example: [n:Marcus] displays "<Marcus>". [n:\Ma\[rc\]us] displays "<\Ma[rc]us>".

Achievement[]

  • a – shows an achievement. Clicking on it shows the achievements dialog. The text parameter specifies the achievement via its internal key.
Example: [a:NO_HOBO].
Achievement Internal name

Timber!! TIMBER
No Hobo NO_HOBO
Stop! Hammer Time! OBTAIN_HAMMER
Heart Breaker HEART_BREAKER
Ooo! Shiny! OOO_SHINY
Heavy Metal HEAVY_METAL
I Am Loot! I_AM_LOOT
Star Power STAR_POWER
Hold on Tight! HOLD_ON_TIGHT
Eye on You EYE_ON_YOU
Smashing, Poppet! SMASHING_POPPET
Worm Fodder WORM_FODDER
Mastermind MASTERMIND
Where's My Honey? WHERES_MY_HONEY
Sting Operation STING_OPERATION
Boned BONED
Dungeon Heist DUNGEON_HEIST
It's Getting Hot in Here ITS_GETTING_HOT_IN_HERE
Miner for Fire MINER_FOR_FIRE
Still Hungry STILL_HUNGRY
It's Hard! ITS_HARD
Begone, Evil! BEGONE_EVIL
Extra Shiny! EXTRA_SHINY
Head in the Clouds HEAD_IN_THE_CLOUDS
Like a Boss LIKE_A_BOSS
Buckets of Bolts BUCKETS_OF_BOLTS
Drax Attax DRAX_ATTAX
Photosynthesis PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Get a Life GET_A_LIFE
The Great Southern Plantkill THE_GREAT_SOUTHERN_PLANTKILL
Temple Raider TEMPLE_RAIDER
Lihzahrdian Idol LIHZAHRDIAN_IDOL
Robbing the Grave ROBBING_THE_GRAVE
Big Booty BIG_BOOTY
Fish Out of Water FISH_OUT_OF_WATER
Obsessive Devotion OBSESSIVE_DEVOTION
Star Destroyer STAR_DESTROYER
Champion of Terraria CHAMPION_OF_TERRARIA
Bloodbath BLOODBATH
Goblin Punter GOBLIN_PUNTER
Kill the Sun KILL_THE_SUN
Walk the Plank WALK_THE_PLANK
Do You Want to Slay a Snowman? DO_YOU_WANT_TO_SLAY_A_SNOWMAN
Tin-Foil Hatter TIN_FOIL_HATTER
Baleful Harvest BALEFUL_HARVEST
Ice Scream ICE_SCREAM
Slippery Shinobi SLIPPERY_SHINOBI
Sticky Situation STICKY_SITUATION
Real Estate Agent REAL_ESTATE_AGENT
Not the Bees! NOT_THE_BEES
Jeepers Creepers JEEPERS_CREEPERS
Funkytown FUNKYTOWN
Into Orbit INTO_ORBIT
Rock Bottom ROCK_BOTTOM
Mecha Mayhem MECHA_MAYHEM
Gelatin World Tour GELATIN_WORLD_TOUR
Fashion Statement FASHION_STATEMENT
Vehicular Manslaughter VEHICULAR_MANSLAUGHTER
Bulldozer BULLDOZER
There are Some Who Call Him... THERE_ARE_SOME_WHO_CALL_HIM
Deceiver of Fools DECEIVER_OF_FOOLS
Sword of the Hero SWORD_OF_THE_HERO
Lucky Break LUCKY_BREAK
Throwing Lines THROWING_LINES
Dye Hard DYE_HARD
The Frequent Flyer FREQUENT_FLYER
The Cavalry THE_CAVALRY
Completely Awesome COMPLETELY_AWESOME
Til Death... TIL_DEATH
Archaeologist ARCHAEOLOGIST
Pretty in Pink PRETTY_IN_PINK
Rainbows and Unicorns RAINBOWS_AND_UNICORNS
You and What Army? YOU_AND_WHAT_ARMY
Prismancer PRISMANCER
It Can Talk?! IT_CAN_TALK
Watch Your Step! WATCH_YOUR_STEP
Marathon Medalist MARATHON_MEDALIST
Glorious Golden Pole GLORIOUS_GOLDEN_POLE
Servant-in-Training SERVANT_IN_TRAINING
Good Little Slave GOOD_LITTLE_SLAVE
Trout Monkey TROUT_MONKEY
Fast and Fishious FAST_AND_FISHIOUS
Supreme Helper Minion! SUPREME_HELPER_MINION
Topped Off TOPPED_OFF
Slayer of Worlds SLAYER_OF_WORLDS
You Can Do It! YOU_CAN_DO_IT
Sick Throw SICK_THROW
Matching Attire MATCHING_ATTIRE
Benched BENCHED
Just Desserts DEFEAT_QUEEN_SLIME
Fae Flayer DEFEAT_EMPRESS_OF_LIGHT
Infinity +1 Sword GET_ZENITH
Hey! Listen! FIND_A_FAIRY
Don't Dread on Me DEFEAT_DREADNAUTILUS
Hero of Etheria DEFEAT_OLD_ONES_ARMY_TIER3
A Rather Blustery Day FLY_A_KITE_ON_A_WINDY_DAY
Heliophobia TURN_GNOME_TO_STATUE
Leading Landlord TALK_TO_NPC_AT_MAX_HAPPINESS
Boots of the Hero GET_TERRASPARK_BOOTS
Jolly Jamboree THROW_A_PARTY
Feeling Petty PET_THE_PET
Hot Reels! GO_LAVA_FISHING
Quiet Neighborhood FOUND_GRAVEYARD
Dead Men Tell No Tales DIE_TO_DEAD_MANS_CHEST
An Eye For An Eye DEFEAT_DEERCLOPS
Feast of Midas GET_GOLDEN_DELIGHT
Unusual Survival Strategies DRINK_BOTTLED_WATER_WHILE_DROWNING
Black Mirror GET_CELL_PHONE
Ankhumulation Complete GET_ANKH_SHIELD
Torch God GAIN_TORCH_GODS_FAVOR
A Rare Realm PLAY_ON_A_SPECIAL_SEED
The Great Slime Mitosis ALL_TOWN_SLIMES
A Shimmer In The Dark TRANSMUTE_ITEM
And Good Riddance! PURIFY_ENTIRE_WORLD
To Infinity... and Beyond! TO_INFINITY_AND_BEYOND

Glyphs[]

  • glyph or g – displays a controller button. See the Glyphs section below for possible values.

Invalid tags (for example, a non-existent achievement), are displayed with the text parameter as normal text.

  • Example: [g:0] displays A
  • Example: [g:16][g:16][g:15][g:15][g:14][g:13][g:14][g:13][g:1][g:0] displays the classic Konami Code: D-pad UpD-pad UpD-pad DownD-pad DownD-pad LeftD-pad RightD-pad LeftD-pad RightBA
Index Button Name
0 A A
1 B B
2 X X
3 Y Y
4 Back Back
5 Start Start
6 Left Shoulder Button Left shoulder button
7 Right Shoulder Button Right shoulder button
8 Left Trigger Left trigger
9 Right Trigger Right trigger
10 Left Stick Left stick
11 Right Stick Right stick
12 Undefined Stick Undefined stick
13 D-pad Right D-pad right
14 D-pad Left D-pad left
15 D-pad Down D-pad down
16 D-pad Up D-pad up
17 Left Stick Left Left stick left
18 Left Stick Right Left stick right
19 Left Stick Up Left stick up
20 Left Stick Down Left stick down
21 Right Stick Left Right stick left
22 Right Stick Right Right stick right
23 Right Stick Up Right stick up
24 Right Stick Down Right stick down
25 Left Stick Wiggling Left and Right Left stick wiggling left and right

Notes[]

  • Using multiple tags within each other is not possible; for example, [c/ff0000:[n:Marcus]] will result in "[n:Marcus]" with the last bracket not accepting the color. In addition, the name tag will not complete because of how the outside bracket was supposed to be used rather than the inside – order of operations, basically. However, it is possible to color a closing bracket if it directly follows the colon, so the output "[Marcus]" can be received by typing [c/ff0000:[Marcus][c/ff0000:]].
  • The c tag can work when it comes to renaming chests. However, with very limited characters, the player can only type 20 characters, including the characters for changing the color.
  • The a tag is also registered in the code with the name achievement; however, at 11 letters, this does not work.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Commands /death, /pvpdeath, /alldeath, and /allpvpdeath were added.
  • Desktop 1.3.2: Made improvement to chat tags and they should no longer break over long lines.
  1. Description from /help command
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