diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Common/Consoles_App.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Common/Consoles_App.cpp
index 25826b63..4c097155 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Common/Consoles_App.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Common/Consoles_App.cpp
@@ -6887,6 +6887,7 @@ wstring CMinecraftApp::EscapeHTMLString(const wstring& desc)
 		{L'&', L"&"},
 		{L'<', L"&lt;"},
 		{L'>', L"&gt;"},
+		{L'\'', L"\u2019"},
 	};
 
 	wstring finalString = L"";
@@ -6910,55 +6911,53 @@ wstring CMinecraftApp::FormatChatMessage(const wstring& desc, bool applyStyling)
 	wchar_t replacements[64];
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_0), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§0", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A70", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_1), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§1", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A71", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_2), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§2", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A72", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_3), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§3", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A73", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_4), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§4", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A74", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_5), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§5", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A75", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_6), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§6", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A76", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_7), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§7", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A77", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_8), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§8", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A78", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_9), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§9", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A79", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_a), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§a", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A7a", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_b), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§b", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A7b", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_c), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§c", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A7c", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_d), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§d", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A7d", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_e), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§e", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A7e", replacements);
 
 	swprintf(replacements, 64, (applyStyling ? colorFormatString.data() : L""), GetHTMLColour(eHTMLColor_f), 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§f", replacements);
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"§r", replacements); //we only support color so reset is the same as white color
-
-	results = replaceAll(results, L"'", L"\u2019");
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A7f", replacements);
+	results = replaceAll(results, L"\u00A7r", replacements); //we only support color so reset is the same as white color
 
 	if (applyStyling) {
 		std::wsmatch match;
diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/PlayerConnection.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/PlayerConnection.cpp
index 69d1b0ce..8245e4cc 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/PlayerConnection.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/PlayerConnection.cpp
@@ -1509,12 +1509,12 @@ int PlayerConnection::countDelayedPackets()
 
 void PlayerConnection::info(const wstring& string)
 {
-	send( shared_ptr<ChatPacket>( new ChatPacket(L"§7" + string) ) );
+	send( shared_ptr<ChatPacket>( new ChatPacket(L"\u00A77" + string) ) );
 }
 
 void PlayerConnection::warn(const wstring& string)
 {
-	send( shared_ptr<ChatPacket>( new ChatPacket(L"§c" + string) ) );
+	send( shared_ptr<ChatPacket>( new ChatPacket(L"\u00A7c" + string) ) );
 }
 
 wstring PlayerConnection::getConsoleName()