en Visual Effects

Visual Effects

Billboard Modes

Mode	Description
fixed	Fixed at specified angle
horizontal	Follows player view horizontally, fixed vertically
vertical	Follows player view vertically, fixed horizontally
all	Fully follows player view (default)

Text Alignment

Hologram-level text alignment; all text lines auto-align into unified rectangular background:

Alignment	Description	Effect
LEFT	Left align (default)	Short lines padded right
CENTER	Center align	Short lines padded both sides
RIGHT	Right align	Short lines padded left

Brightness

Custom sky light and block light (0-15). In areas without light sources, holograms may appear dark by default. Set brightness to fix this.

holo.setBrightness(new Brightness(15, 15));  // sky light, block light

Or adjust via the background settings GUI.

Background Opacity

Controls text background opacity, range 0-255:

• 0 = Fully transparent (invisible background)
• 128 = Semi-transparent (default)
• 255 = Fully opaque

Background Color

Supports color names and hex format:

Color Name	Value	Color Name	Value
black	#000000	white	#FFFFFF
red	#FF0000	green	#00FF00
blue	#0000FF	yellow	#FFFF00
aqua / cyan	#00FFFF	gray / grey	#808080
dark_red	#AA0000	dark_green	#00AA00
dark_blue	#0000AA	dark_aqua	#00AAAA
dark_purple / purple	#AA00AA	dark_gray	#404040
gold / orange	#FFAA00

Also supports hex format: #FF0000, #00FF00, etc.

Chroma

Background color and glow color animate along HSL color wheel, updated every frame:

/wh setchroma <name> background true     # Hologram-level: background chroma
/wh setchroma <name> glow true           # Hologram-level: glow chroma
/wh setchroma <name> 2 background true   # Line-level: line 2 background chroma
/wh setchroma <name> 2 glow true         # Line-level: line 2 glow chroma

Display Properties

These properties support hologram-level defaults; non-TEXT lines can override individually:

• Scale: X/Y/Z axes independently
• Shadow: Radius and strength
• Glow Color: Pure RGB value or color name
• Brightness: Sky light and block light