🔠Rockstar Text Formatting

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Text Formatting

Text labels displayed in the game UI can be formatted using classical Rockstar North-style ~ formatting tags, which are detailed below.

Rockstar Formatting Codes

Rockstar formatting codes are typically found between two tildes (~), such as in the following examples:

[MY_LABEL] 
Demolish the ~r~enemy.

[MY_HELP_LABEL] 
Press INPUT_CONTEXT when near the ~r~enemies.

Color Codes

Special

Label

Description

Example

~HUD_COLOUR_...~

References an existing HUD color.

Find the ~HUD_COLOUR_FREEMODE~freemode ped!

~HC_...~

An alias for ~HUD_COLOUR~.

Find the ~HC_FREEMODE~freemode ped!

~HC_[number]~

Specifies a HUD color by index.

Get to ~HC_13~Davis.

~s~

Resets the color to the default for the current context.

After killing the ~r~enemies~s~, you win!

~v~

HUD_COLOUR_SCRIPT_VARIABLE. Placeholder for the color set with SET_SCRIPT_VARIABLE_HUD_COLOUR.

Wait for your ~v~team~s~ to lose the Cops.

~u~

HUD_COLOUR_SCRIPT_VARIABLE_2. Placeholder for the color set with _SET_SCRIPT_VARIABLE_2_HUD_COLOUR.

Take out ~v~~a~~s~ & defend ~u~~a~~s~.

~w~

HUD_COLOUR_WHITE. Used together with ~s~ to reset text color.

Swoop on over to ~b~foreclosures.maze-bank.com~w~~s~ today.

Color

Label

Description

Example

~r~

HUD_COLOUR_RED. Used for enemy characters or vehicles.

Kill all the ~r~Vagos.

~g~

HUD_COLOUR_GREEN. Used for pickup-type objectives.

Pick up the ~g~flash drive.

~b~

HUD_COLOUR_BLUE. Used for friendly characters or vehicles.

Defend ~b~Lamar.

~f~

HUD_COLOUR_FRIENDLY. Alternate version for friendly objectives.

Vehicle health can be restored by waiting in the ~f~pit stop area~s~.

~y~

HUD_COLOUR_YELLOW. Destination names.

Deliver the Special Cargo to the ~y~restricted area.

~c~

HUD_COLOUR_MENU_GREY. De-emphasized text used in subtitles, to indicate a character out of view.

~z~He's a bum! ~c~~n~Oh my God!

~t~

HUD_COLOUR_MENU_GREY. De-emphasized text used in subtitles, to indicate text spoken in a different language.

~z~those ~t~idiots.

~o~

HUD_COLOUR_ORANGE. A team color indicator.

~o~The Cocks~s~ are mad.

~p~

HUD_COLOUR_PURPLE. A team color indicator.

~p~The Boars~s~ are off the radar.

~q~

HUD_COLOUR_PINK. Used for Arena War.

You are the active contender on your ~q~team~s~.

~m~

HUD_COLOUR_MID_GREY_MP. Medium gray to de-emphasize or use for 'Silver'.

~m~Display Mini Map.

~l~

HUD_COLOUR_BLACK. Used when unable to set a color any other way to specify black.

~l~PLAYERS

~d~

HUD_COLOUR_BLUEDARK. Used to specify a team objective occupied by a player.

Help your team deliver a ~d~vehicle ~s~to your ~b~base.

Visual Formatting Codes

Label

Description

Example

~n~

A line break, similar to <br> in HTML.

This text is~n~on two lines.

~h~

Bold text. Use a second time to unbold.

This is ~h~quite bold~h~ of you.

~bold~

An alias of ~h~.

This is also pretty ~bold~bold~h~.

~italic~

Italic text. Use a second time to remove italics.

Text can be ~italic~written~italic~ in italics.

~ws~

A wanted star.

The ~ws~~ws~ on the top right indicates

~wanted_star~

A wanted star, equal to ~ws~.

~wanted_star~~wanted_star~~wanted_star~

<C>...<\/C>

Condensed. Usually used for gamer tags.

<C>~a~<\/C> is dominating you.

~nrt~

Unknown.

~EX_R*~

A Rockstar logo, in fonts that support this character.

The ~EX_R*~ logo is a registered trademark

~BLIP_...~

In help messages and other supported contexts, shows the blip with the specified name.

Benny's Original Motor Works is now available at ~HUD_COLOUR_YELLOW~~BLIP_BENNYS~~s~.

Content Formatting Codes

Label

Description

Example

~a~

A placeholder for a substring 'text component', such as ADD_TEXT_COMPONENT_SUBSTRING_TEXT_LABEL.

Fight the ~a~.

~1~

A placeholder for a numeric 'text component', such as ADD_TEXT_COMPONENT_INTEGER.

There are ~1~ enemies left.

~a_X~

For translations, refers to ~a~ placeholders out of the usual order.

Get the ~a_1~ from the ~a_0~.

~1_X~

For translations, refers to ~1~ placeholders out of the usual order.

There's ~1_1~ enemies left out of ~1_0~.

~x~

Unknown. Related to subtitles.

~z~

At the start of a string, makes the string hidden if subtitles are turned off.

~z~Fucking terrorists. There's been a big scare

Input Codes

Label

Description

Example

~INPUT_...~

In help messages and other supported contexts, shows the current key for a specified control.

Press ~INPUT_CONTEXT~ to stand up.

~INPUTGROUP_...~

In help messages and other supported contexts, shows a specified input group's hint.

If your car is upside down, try rocking ~INPUTGROUP_VEH_MOVE_ALL~ to flip it over.

~ACCEPT~

Shows the button to accept a prompt.

~CANCEL~

Shows the button to cancel a prompt.

~PAD_UP~