This Minecraft tutorial explains how to use the /title command with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

You can display a large title screen for a player using the /title command in Minecraft. Let’s explore how to use this cheat (game command).

Requirements

To run game commands in Minecraft, you have to turn cheats on in your world.

Title Command

Title Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

The /title command is used to configure the title screen for a player. The /title command has different syntaxes depending on what you would like to do.

To add a title to the title screen and display the title screen:

/title <targets> title <titleText>

To add a subtitle to the next title screen (NOTE: The title screen will not display when this command is run):

/title <targets> subtitle <titleText>

To add text to the action bar (introduced in Java Edition 1.11):

/title <targets> actionbar <titleText>

To set the fade-in, stay and fade-out times for the title screen:

/title <targets> times <fadeIn> <stay> <fadeOut>

To remove the title screen from the screen:

/title <targets> clear

To reset the title screen to the default settings and options:

/title <targets> reset

Definitions

  • targets is the name of a player (or a target selector) who you want to display a title screen for.
  • titleText is the text to appear on the title screen. It is formatted as raw JSON and most values (except true or false) must be enclosed in double quotes. It can have values such as:
    1. text – message that appears in title screen (ie: "text":"The End is Near").
    2. bold – true or false value to indicate whether the text is bolded (ie: "bold":true).
    3. italic – true or false value to indicate whether the text is italicized (ie: "italic":true).
    4. color – the color of the text that will appear (ie: "color":"red").
      The color can be one of the following: red, dark_red, yellow, gold, green, dark_green, blue, dark_blue, aqua, dark_aqua, light_purple, dark_purple, gray, dark_gray, white, black
  • fadeIn is the length of time in game ticks (1/20th of a second) that the title screen takes to fade in. The default is 20 game ticks (1 second).
  • stay is the length of time in game ticks (1/20th of a second) that the title screen stays on the screen. The default is 60 game ticks (3 seconds).
  • fadeOut is the length of time in game ticks (1/20th of a second) that the title screen takes to fade out. The default is 20 game ticks (1 second).

Examples

Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac)

To display a title screen to the player called 9Minecraft that says “The End is Near” in bold italicized red text:

/title 9Minecraft title {"text":"The End is Near", "bold":true, "italic":true, "color":"red"}

To add a subtitle to the next title for 9Minecraft that says “Run for your Life!” in italicized yellow text (title screen will not display with this command):

/title 9Minecraft subtitle {"text":"Run for your Life!", "italic":true, "color":"yellow"}

To add text to the action bar for all players that says “Get Ready!” in light purple text:

/title @a actionbar {"text":"Get Ready!", "color":"light_purple"}

To change the fade-in time for the title to 40 game ticks, the stay time to 120 game ticks and the fade-out to 60 game ticks (for the nearest player):

/title @p times 40 120 60

How to Enter the Command

1. Open the Chat Window

The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window. The game control to open the chat window depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the T key to open the chat window.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), tap on the chat button  at the top of the screen.
  • For Xbox One, press the D-Pad (right)  on the controller.
  • For PS4, press the D-Pad (right)  on the controller.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press the right arrow button  on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, press the T key to open the chat window.
  • For Education Edition, press the T key to open the chat window.

2. Type the Command

We will cover examples of how to use the /title command to display a title, display a subtitle, and change the fade-in, stay and fade-out values.

Display a Title

In this example, we will display a title screen to the player called 9Minecraft that says “The End is Near” in bold italicized red text with the following command:

/title 9Minecraft title {"text":"The End is Near", "bold":true, "italic":true, "color":"red"}

Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.

Once the cheat has been entered, the title screen will appear on the player’s screen.

You will see the message “Title command successfully executed” appear in the lower left corner of the game window to indicate that the title screen has been successfully displayed.

Add a Subtitle

To add a subtitle, you must first run the command to add the subtitle text and then run a second command that displays the title screen. So if we wanted to display a title screen to the player called 9Minecraft that has a title “The End is Near” with a subtitle (next line down) of “Run for your Life!”, you would need to run two /title commands.

First, set the subtitle text with the following command:

/title 9Minecraft subtitle {"text":"Run for your Life!", "italic":true, "color":"yellow"}

Remember to enter a command in Minecraft, open the chat window and then type the command.

Then run the next command to display the title screen to the player:

/title 9Minecraft title {"text":"The End is Near", "bold":true, "italic":true, "color":"red"}

Once the cheat has been entered, the title screen (with title and subtitle) will appear on the player’s screen.

You will see two messages “Title command successfully executed” appear in the lower left corner of the game window to indicate that the title screen (with subtitle) has been successfully displayed.

Set Times for Fade-In, Stay and Fade-Out

You can change various time values for the title screen such as the fade-in time, how long the title screen stays up, and the fade-out time.

If you wanted to change the fade-in time to 40 game ticks, the stay time to 120 game ticks and the fade-out to 60 game ticks, you would type the following command:

/title 9Minecraft times 40 120 60

To enter a command in Minecraft, open the chat window and then type the command.

Now the next time that you display the title screen for the player 9Minecraft, the new fade-in, stay and fade-out times will take effect.

Congratulations, you just learned how to use the /title command in Minecraft!

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