Give Custom Named Sword

Create a diamond sword with a custom display name

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Gives a diamond sword named Excalibur in gold text using the 1.21.5+ SNBT custom_name component. Edit the text and color values to name any item. Note that the SNBT text form replaced the old JSON-string syntax in 1.21.5.

/give @p diamond_sword[custom_name={text:"Excalibur",color:"gold"}]

Java: yes
Bedrock: no
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java).
Replace Excalibur with your desired name and pick a color.
Paste and press Enter.
The named sword appears with the colored label in your inventory.

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