Summon Text Display Hologram

Create floating hologram text with no entity behind it

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

Summons a text_display entity, the modern way to make floating hologram text without an armor stand. The billboard:center tag makes the text always face the player. Edit the text and color to label spawns, shops, or parkour checkpoints.

/summon text_display ~ ~1 ~ {text:'{"text":"Hello World","color":"gold","bold":true}',billboard:"center"}

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

How to use

Open chat (T on Java).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Bold gold text appears floating just above the ground.
Change the text and color values to display your own message.

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