Not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I can't seem to format any new signs I place. Followed the wiki - Copy/pasted the § symbol followed by the formatting code. While I'm editing the sign it shows up in the color I want, but after I click Done it reverts to black. Example: Trying to make a sign with white text ... Placed sign Ctrl+v the § symbol then typed f Typed text "test" (shows white while typing) Clicked "Done" Sign displays the text "test" in black Tried it with and without spaces between the formatting code and "test" text, no difference. I am playing with my main account on a res owned by my alt, but based on what I read on the site that shouldn't make a difference. Feeling pretty dumb here so any tips are appreciated!
It's not working for me either. I spent ages trying and other players were trying to help but when I click Done the formatting was reverting for me too. I decided to just leave signs alone for a while and see if it will get fixed. Chickeneer said this in the 1.20 update post "Everything about Signs has been completely rewritten due to changes in 1.20 (addition of hanging signs and signs being reopenable and signs being double-sided). This includes shop signs, lock signs, access signs. I will give an in depth explanation on these later".
For now try using the /editsign command, that is working for me. Examples on the wiki page https://empireminecraft.com/wiki/formatted-signs/
Ooh thanks Raayn, that finally worked for me! I had tried using the command before but I was missing the < > symbols so it wasn't working. And now I've discovered that the color options for signs are almost limitless, so I guess now I'll be spending the next several hours reformatting the signs on all of my residences.
