# Customize Your SCP: Secret Laboratory Server Name & Info (Colors + Description) (/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/customize-server-name)



Beyond just [changing your server name](/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/change-server-name), SCP: Secret Laboratory lets you **colour and format the name** and set a **custom server description** (the info panel players see). Both are configured in `configs/<port>/config_gameplay.txt`.

Colouring & formatting the server name [#colouring--formatting-the-server-name]

The server name supports rich-text formatting tags, so you can add colour and emphasis. A common pattern:

```
<color=#FF3B3B>My</color> <color=#4CAF50>Server</color> <b>[EU]</b>
```

* `<color=#RRGGBB>…</color>` — colour a section of text (hex colour)
* `<b>…</b>` / `<i>…</i>` — bold / italic

Set this as your `server_name:` value and restart.

<Callout type="warn">
  **Northwood's Verified Server Rules restrict this** — no misleading names, no excessive special characters or effects, and colours must stay reasonable. Overdoing it can get your server rejected during [verification](/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/verify-your-server). For the exact allowed tags on the current game version, check the official [SCP:SL techwiki Server Name customization guide](https://techwiki.scpslgame.com/books/server-guides).
</Callout>

Setting a custom server description (info panel) [#setting-a-custom-server-description-info-panel]

The **info panel** players see when they select your server in the browser is set with a **Pastebin**:

1. Create a public [Pastebin](https://pastebin.com/) with your server's description — rules, Discord link, event schedule, etc. (Formatting tags work here too.)
2. Copy the Pastebin **ID** (the part after `pastebin.com/` in the URL).
3. In `config_gameplay.txt`, set:
   ```
   serverinfo_pastebin_id: yourPastebinID
   ```
4. Restart the server. Your description now shows in the server's info panel.

<Callout type="info">
  Using a Pastebin means you can update your server description (rules, Discord, events) any time by editing the Pastebin — no server restart needed for the text itself.
</Callout>

Make it dynamic [#make-it-dynamic]

Want the name to show **live** player count, SCPs alive or round time? See [Dynamic Server Names (SNCI)](/docs/scp-secret-laboratory/dynamic-server-name) — you can combine live tags with the colour formatting above.