Add Different Colors to your Name/Classes

This guide will show you how to add colors to your in-game name and classes.

Explanation

The code works by applying a hex to the characters after the code is typed. So after the hex is input, it changes the colors of ALL characters after the hex, until another hex is typed.

The hex key is the caret key or

^

which can be typed using Shift+6. The hex is followed by a number, which will determine the color of the characters following the hex.

eg.

^1Pwnulatr

will make "Pwnulatr" completely red.
but

^1Pwn^2ulatr

will make "Pwn" red and "ulatr" green.



Here is what I input for my name in this screenshot

^1P^2w^3n^4u^5l^6a^1t^2r

Different Colors

Hex	Color
^1	Red
^2	Green
^3	Yellow
^4	Blue
^5	Cyan
^6	Pink
^7	White
^8	Depends on Map
^9	Gray
^0	Black

FAQ

Question

Will this get me VAC banned?

Answer

NO. It was a feature included in the game as an easter egg, so it will not get you banned. However, people who don't know how to do it will accuse you of being a hacker a lot of the time, which I'm sure you can deal with ;)

Question

Will the Hex (eg. ^2) be visible in my name?

Answer

When someone views your Steam profile, YES, but in-game, NO.

Question

How/Where do I apply the code?

Answer

You apply this code to your ingame name, through Steam, or when you rename your classes. Note When you enter the code into your class name, the ^ and number will disappear and you will type in the color you input.
Here is how to change your name through Steam.

[Door stuck]

I remember using a usb stick to change my name on xbox360 mw2 with the exact same codes.
Good times.

[absurd]

I don't believe so.

[Shane]

purple?

[Yuri Tarted]

Thanks man!

[absurd]

@Darwin Goldberg, Yeah that appears to happen to me as well... Odd. Try different colors instead, because it would appear that black will take up the whole name.

[Boysen Berries]

I am stuck with black even if i tried to get the other colours the hex key(^)... Am I missing something? Cause every hex key colour variation i try out are black only.

[mfcods]

I guess they got the name colour thing from q3

[absurd]

The engine used in MW2 is a fork of the id tech 3 engine, dubbed IW 4.0. There were many changes made to IW 4.0 engine and they would have had plenty of time to remove this from the engine, as id tech 3 did go open source in 2005. Thus I would consider this an easter egg.

[Byakuren Enjoyer]

also the term doom engine only refers to id tech 1

[Byakuren Enjoyer]

it is an easter egg
they either had to remove it or leave it as an easter egg