Editing Lines
Edit hologram line properties and display settings
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Each hologram line has a variety of properties that can be customized. These commands let you fine-tune the appearance and behavior of individual lines.
All edit commands follow the pattern:
/hologram line edit <hologram> <line> <property> <value>
Text Editing
Alignment
Sets the text alignment of a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> alignment <alignment>
Examples:
# Center-align text
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 alignment center
# Left-align text
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 alignment left
# Right-align text
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 alignment rightAppend Text
Appends text to the end of a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> append <text>
Examples:
# Append text to a line
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 append - Updated!
# Add a suffix
/hologram line edit my-hologram 2 append [NEW]Text lines support line breaks using the <br> and <newline> tags.
Prepend Text
Prepends text to the beginning of a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> prepend <text>
Examples:
# Prepend text to a line
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 prepend [!]
# Add a prefix
/hologram line edit my-hologram 2 prepend ★ Replace Text
Replaces text within a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> replace <old> <new>
Examples:
# Replace text in a line
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 replace Hello Welcome
# Fix a typo
/hologram line edit my-hologram 2 replace Wrold WorldOpacity
Sets the text opacity of a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> opacity <percent>
Examples:
# Set text opacity to 50%
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 opacity 50
# Make text fully opaque
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 opacity 100Shadowed
Toggles text shadow on a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> shadowed <boolean>
Examples:
# Enable text shadow
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 shadowed true
# Disable text shadow
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 shadowed falseSee Through
Toggles whether text can be seen through blocks.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> see-through <boolean>
Examples:
# Enable see-through
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 see-through true
# Disable see-through
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 see-through falseDefault Background
Toggles the default background on a text line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> default-background <boolean>
Examples:
# Enable default background
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 default-background true
# Disable default background
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 default-background falseBackground Color
Sets the background color of a text line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> background-color <color>
Examples:
# Set a black background
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 background-color #000000
# Set a semi-transparent red background
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 background-color #80FF0000If changing the background color has no visible effect, make sure default-background is set to false.
The default background overrides any custom background color.
Images in Text Lines
Text lines support rendering images using the <image> tag.
The image is resolved from a file path or URL and rendered as colored block characters.
Usage: <image:'source'> or <image:'source':'height'>
The source can be a local file path or a URL (http:// / https://).
The height parameter controls how many lines tall the image is rendered (defaults to 8).
Images are cached for 30 minutes after first load.
Examples:
# Display an image from a URL
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 set text <image:'https://example.com/logo.png'>
# Display an image from a local file
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 set text <image:'/path/to/image.png'>
# Display an image with a custom height of 16 lines
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 set text <image:'https://example.com/logo.png':'16'>The image tag can be combined with other text and MiniMessage tags in the same line.
Display Properties
Billboard
Sets the billboard mode of a line, controlling how it faces the player.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> billboard <billboard>
Examples:
# Face the player at all times
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 billboard center
# Only rotate horizontally
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 billboard vertical
# Only rotate vertically
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 billboard horizontal
# Fixed rotation
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 billboard fixedBrightness
Sets the brightness of a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> brightness <block> <sky>
Examples:
# Set full brightness
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 brightness 15 15
# Set low brightness
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 brightness 5 5Glow Color
Sets the glow color of a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> glow-color <color>
Examples:
# Set glow color to red
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 glow-color #FF0000
# Set glow color to gold
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 glow-color #FFD700Glowing
Toggles the glowing effect on a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> glowing <boolean>
Examples:
# Enable glowing
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 glowing true
# Disable glowing
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 glowing falseInterpolation Delay
Sets the interpolation delay in ticks.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> interpolation-delay <ticks>
Examples:
# Set interpolation delay to 0 ticks
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 interpolation-delay 0
# Set interpolation delay to 10 ticks
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 interpolation-delay 10Interpolation Duration
Sets the interpolation duration in ticks.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> interpolation-duration <ticks>
Examples:
# Set interpolation duration to 20 ticks (1 second)
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 interpolation-duration 20
# Set interpolation duration to 60 ticks (3 seconds)
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 interpolation-duration 60Teleport Duration
Sets the teleport duration in ticks.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> teleport-duration <ticks>
Examples:
# Set teleport duration to 0 ticks
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 teleport-duration 0
# Set teleport duration to 10 ticks
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 teleport-duration 10Transformation
Sets how an item line is displayed, changing the way the item is rendered.
This only applies to item lines.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> transformation [<transformation>]
Available transformations:
| Transformation | Description |
|---|---|
none | No transformation applied |
fixed | Rendered as a fixed item (default) |
ground | Rendered like an item dropped on the ground |
gui | Rendered like an item in a GUI/inventory slot |
head | Rendered like an item worn on the head |
firstperson_lefthand | Rendered as held in first-person left hand |
firstperson_righthand | Rendered as held in first-person right hand |
thirdperson_lefthand | Rendered as held in third-person left hand |
thirdperson_righthand | Rendered as held in third-person right hand |
Examples:
# Render like an item in a GUI
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 transformation gui
# Render like a drop on the ground
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 transformation ground
# Render like an item on the head
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 transformation head
# View current transformation
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 transformationDisplay Height
Sets the display height of a display line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> display-height [<height>]
Examples:
# Set display height
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 display-height 2.5
# View current display height
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 display-heightLeft Rotation
Sets the left rotation of a display line using quaternion values.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> left-rotation [<x> <y> <z> [<w>]]
Examples:
# Set left rotation
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 left-rotation 0 0.7 0 0.7
# Set left rotation without w (defaults to 1)
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 left-rotation 0 0 0
# View current left rotation
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 left-rotationRight Rotation
Sets the right rotation of a display line using quaternion values.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> right-rotation [<x> <y> <z> [<w>]]
Examples:
# Set right rotation
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 right-rotation 0 0.7 0 0.7
# View current right rotation
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 right-rotationLine Width
Sets the maximum line width of a text line before wrapping.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> line-width [<width> | reset]
Examples:
# Set line width to 200
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 line-width 200
# Reset line width to default
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 line-width reset
# View current line width
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 line-widthShadow Radius
Sets the shadow radius of a display line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> shadow-radius [<radius>]
Examples:
# Set shadow radius
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 shadow-radius 5
# View current shadow radius
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 shadow-radiusShadow Strength
Sets the shadow strength of a display line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> shadow-strength [<strength>]
Examples:
# Set shadow strength
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 shadow-strength 0.5
# View current shadow strength
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 shadow-strengthView Range
Sets the view range of a display line as a percentage (0–100).
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> view-range [<range>]
Examples:
# Set view range to 50%
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 view-range 50
# Set view range to maximum
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 view-range 100
# View current view range
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 view-rangeScale
Sets the scale of a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> scale <x> [<y> <z>]
Providing a single value scales all axes uniformly.
Examples:
# Double the size uniformly
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 scale 2
# Scale each axis individually
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 scale 2 1 0.5
# Half the size uniformly
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 scale 0.5Offset
Sets the positional offset of a line.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> offset <x> <y> <z>
Examples:
# Offset a line upward
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 offset 0 1.5 0
# Offset a line to the side
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 offset 2 0 0Special Properties
Player Head
Toggles whether an item line displays as a player head.
Usage: /hologram line edit <hologram> <line> player-head <boolean>
Examples:
# Enable player head display
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 player-head true
# Disable player head display
/hologram line edit my-hologram 1 player-head falseLast updated on