Bring your Valheim settlement to life. BetterSigns adds rich text formatting, glowing signs, animated rainbow text, background tints, and five craftable sign sizes — all typed directly into the sign's text field, no commands required.
gold instead of #FFD700All sizes are craftable under the Furniture tab of the Hammer.
| Sign | Scale | Max Text | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Sign | 0.5× | 40 chars | Wood ×1 |
| Sign (vanilla) | 1× | 50 chars | Wood ×2 |
| Large Sign | 2× | 120 chars | Wood ×4 + Fine Wood ×1 |
| Huge Sign | 3× | 200 chars | Wood ×6 + Fine Wood ×2 |
| Colossal Sign | 5× | 300 chars | Wood ×10 + Fine Wood ×4 |
Type these directly into the sign's text field. Tags can be freely combined.
<color=#FFD700>golden text</color>
<color=gold>golden text</color> ← named preset
<b>bold</b>
<i>italic</i>
<glow=#FF6600>text</glow> ← default intensity (0.3×)
<glow=#FF6600,1.0>text</glow> ← full server intensity
<glow=#FF6600,2.5>text</glow> ← 2.5× server intensity (very bright)
<glow=fire,0.5>text</glow> ← named preset + custom multiplier
The number after the comma multiplies the server's MaxGlowIntensity. Omitting it uses 0.3 (subtle ambient). Go above 1.0 for dramatic effect.
<bg=#1A0A00>text</bg> ← dark wood tint
<bg=dark>text</bg> ← named preset
<rainbow>WELCOME</rainbow>
<color=gold><rainbow>SHOP</rainbow></color>
Tavern entrance:
<bg=#1a0500><glow=fire,0.5><b>THE BURNED MEAD</b></glow>
<color=gold>Ale · Food · Lodging</color>
<rainbow>Open every night</rainbow>
Storage label (small sign):
<color=silver><b>IRON</b></color>
Grand hall banner (colossal sign):
<bg=#110022><rainbow><b>GRAND BAZAAR</b></rainbow>
<color=gold>Weapons · Armor · Supplies</color>
<glow=#FF6600,0.6>Open Dawn to Dusk</glow>
Danger warning:
<bg=#200000><glow=#FF0000,1.5><b>KEEP OUT</b></glow>
<color=danger>Trespassers will be fed to the drakes.</color>
A config file (BetterSigns.colors.cfg) is generated on first run with 40+ ready-to-use presets. Use any preset name wherever you'd normally type a hex code.
Built-in presets include:
| Name | Color | Name | Color | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
red |
#FF0000 | gold |
#FFD700 | |
fire |
#FF4400 | ice |
#88CCFF | |
poison |
#44FF44 | blood |
#880000 | |
meadows |
#7CFC00 | plains |
#C8A850 | |
ashlands |
#CC4400 | mistlands |
#7788AA | |
danger |
#FF3300 | safe |
#00CC44 |
Add your own by editing the file — changes take effect on next load.
BetterSigns.dll into Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/.BepInEx/config/com.yourname.bettersigns.cfg[Text]
# Override font size for all signs. 0 = leave TMP default.
DefaultFontSize = 0
# Default text color (hex or named preset). Empty = TMP default.
DefaultTextColor =
[Glow]
# Server-wide intensity ceiling. 0 disables glow entirely.
MaxGlowIntensity = 1.5
# Sine-wave pulsing glow effect.
GlowPulsate = false
GlowPulsateSpeed = 1.0
GlowPulsateMinMultiplier = 0.1
[Rainbow]
EnableRainbow = true
RainbowSpeed = 1.0
RainbowSaturation = 1.0
RainbowBrightness = 1.0
BepInEx/config/BetterSigns.colors.cfg# Add your own named colors here — use them in any tag.
# Format: name = #RRGGBB or name = #RRGGBBAA
campfire = #FF6622
royalblue = #4169E1
All settings reload without a server restart.
| Dependency | Version |
|---|---|
| BepInExPack for Valheim | 5.4.x |
| Valheim | Current (Unity 2020.3) |
| Harmony | 2.x (bundled with BepInEx) |
<glow=#color,multiplier><bg=#color>content</bg>BetterSigns.colors.cfg)</bg> appearing literally on signs<color>, <glow>, <rainbow> supportBug reports and feature requests welcome via GitHub Issues.
MIT License — free to use, credit appreciated.