# Chat formats

Every player has a chat formatting based on his permissions.

You can use MiniMessage tags, PlaceholderAPI placeholders, and Unicode/UTF-8 chars to display resourcepack fonts

## Configs

formats (list)

```yaml
# The format of the chat
# Permission format is overridden on descending order
# (if a player has default and vip, if default is the first element, vip will be ignored)
formats:
- permission: redischat.default
  format: '{time} {ignorebtn} {mailbtn} {player} <dark_gray> » %redischat_chat_color%
    {message}'
  private_format: '<dark_aqua>MSG <white>(<reset>You <white>to <green>%receiver%<white>)<reset>:
    <white>{message%'
  receive_private_format: '<dark_aqua>MSG <white>(<green>%sender% <white>to <reset>You<white>)<reset>:
    <white>%message%'
  inventory_format: <click:run_command:%command%>[Open the inventory of %player%]</click>
  item_format: <click:run_command:%command%>[%item_name% of %player%]</click>
  enderchest_format: <click:run_command:%command%>[Open the enderchest of %player%]</click>
  mention_format: <aqua>@%player%</aqua>
  link_format: <green><click:open_url:%link%>%link%</green> <- Click here
```

#### Permission format is overridden on descending order

example: If i have `redischat.admin` and `redischat.default` i need to put the "admin" formatting under the "default" one in the **`formats`** key list

#### format - is the normal chat formatting (see more here -> [components](https://emibergo.gitbook.io/redischat/features/components "mention"))

%player\_name% - is the sender's name

%message% - the message content (formattable with Minimessage with **`redischat.useformatting`** permission

#### private\_format - private chat formatting

Covered in [private-messages](https://emibergo.gitbook.io/redischat/features/private-messages "mention")

#### receive\_private\_format - private chat receiving formatting

Covered in [private-messages](https://emibergo.gitbook.io/redischat/features/private-messages "mention")

```
redischat.useformatting
```