Commands/tell

tell

Aliases	/tell /msg /w
Restrictions	None
First introduced	Java Edition Alpha v1.0.16_02 PE Alpha 0.16.0 (PE Alpha 0.16.0 build 1)

Sends a private message to one or more players. /msg or /w can also be used.

Syntax

• Java Edition

tell <targets> <message>

msg <targets> <message>

w <targets> <message>

• Bedrock Edition

tell <target: target> <message: message>

msg <target: target> <message: message>

w <target: target> <message: message>

Arguments

JE: <targets>: entity
BE: target: target: CommandSelector<Player>

Must be a player name, a target selector or a UUID‌^{[Java Edition only]}. And the target selector must be of player type.

Specifies the player(s) to send the message to.

JE: <message>: message
BE: message: message: CommandMessage

Must be a plain text. Can include spaces as well as target selectors. The game replaces entity selectors in the message with the list of selected entities' names, which is formatted as "name1 and name2" for two entities, or "name1, name2, ... and namen" for n entities. In Bedrock Edition, @here can be used to mention all players.

Specifies the message to tell.

Result

Command	Trigger	Java Edition	Bedrock Edition
any	the arguments are not specified correctly	Unparseable	Failed
	if <targets> or player: target fails to resolve to one or more online players	Failed
	On success	Displays message to the targeted player(s).

Output

Command	Edition	Situation	Success Count	/execute store succeess ...	/execute store result ...
any	Java Edition	On fail	0	0	0
		On success	1	1	the number of targeted players
	Bedrock Edition	On fail	0	N/A	N/A
		On success	the number of targeted players	N/A	N/A

Examples

• To privately tell Steve to start the game: tell Steve Start the game!
• To say "Hi" to all online players: msg @a Hi

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.16_02					Added /tell, /msg, and /w.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.16.0		build 1			Added /tell, /msg, and /w.

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