How to private message someone in Minecraft

Type /msg Steve meet me at spawn in chat and only Steve sees the message. From the server console, type it without the slash.

msg

Sends a private message to one or more players that only they can see.

/msg <targets> <message>

Examples

/msg Steve meet me at spawn

Whispers to Steve.

msg Steve You have been warned for spam

From the server console, without the slash.

Arguments

targetsRequired: Player name or selector.
messageRequired: Text to send.

What it does

Any player can use it. The recipients see the message marked as a whisper. tell and w are aliases that work exactly the same.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

Your own
Minecraft server.

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