How to Add Holograms to Your Minecraft Server

Learn how to create floating text holograms for welcome messages, info displays, and server decoration.

Holograms are floating text displays that can show information, welcome messages, rules, or decorations. They're commonly used in lobbies, spawn areas, and near warps.

Choosing a Hologram Plugin

Plugin	Features	Best For
DecentHolograms	Free, feature-rich, animations	Most servers
HolographicDisplays	Free, simple, reliable	Basic holograms
CMI	Built-in holograms + 200 other features	Servers already using CMI

This guide uses DecentHolograms as it's the most popular free option.

Setting Up DecentHolograms

Install the plugin

Go to Plugins on the XGamingServer panel and search for DecentHolograms, or upload the .jar to /plugins/ via Files.

Restart the server

Restart from Console to load the plugin.

Create your first hologram

Stand where you want the hologram and run:

/dh create welcome &b&lWelcome to My Server!

This creates a hologram named "welcome" with blue bold text.

Add more lines

/dh line add welcome &7Play. Build. Explore.
/dh line add welcome &eType /help to get started

Managing Holograms

Common Commands

Command	Description
`/dh create <name> <text>`	Create a new hologram
`/dh delete <name>`	Delete a hologram
`/dh line add <name> <text>`	Add a line
`/dh line set <name> <index> <text>`	Edit a specific line
`/dh line remove <name> <index>`	Remove a line
`/dh move <name>`	Move to your position
`/dh list`	List all holograms

Using Color Codes

Holograms support Minecraft color codes:

&a = green    &b = aqua    &c = red
&d = pink     &e = yellow  &f = white
&l = bold     &n = underline  &o = italic

See Color Codes Guide for the full list.

Adding Item Icons

Display floating items above or between text lines:

/dh line add welcome #ICON: DIAMOND_SWORD

Hologram Animations

DecentHolograms supports text animations:

/dh line set welcome 1 {animation:scroll}Welcome to the best Minecraft server!{/animation}

💡 Tip: Place holograms at spawn, warp points, and shop areas. They're great for showing rules, server info, or directing new players.

📝 Note: Holograms are server-side — players don't need any mods to see them. They use invisible armor stands or display entities to render the text.

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