---
title: "SendClientMessagef | open.mp"
description: "This function sends a formatted message to a specific player with a chosen color in the chat."
canonical: https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/SendClientMessagef
language: en
---

# SendClientMessagef

warning

This function was added in open.mp beta build 6 and will not work in earlier versions!

warning

This function was deprecated.

[SendClientMessage](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/SendClientMessage) function now is built-in with format!

## Description

This function sends a formatted message to a specific player with a chosen color in the chat. The whole line in the chatbox will be in the set color unless color embedding is used.

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| playerid | The ID of the player to display the message to. |
| color | The color of the message (0xRRGGBBAA Hex format). |
| const message\[\] | The text that will be displayed (max 144 characters). |
| {Float, \_}:... | Indefinite number of arguments of any tag |

## Returns

1: The function was executed successfully. Success is reported when the string is over 144 characters, but the message won't be sent.

0: The function failed to execute. The player is not connected.

## Format Specifiers

| Specifier | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| %i | Unsigned Integer |
| %d | Signed Integer |
| %s | String |
| %f | Floating-point number |
| %c | ASCII character |
| %x | Hexadecimal number |
| %b | Binary number |
| %% | Literal '%' |
| %q | Escape a text for SQLite. (Added in 0.3.7 R2) |

## Examples

```c
#define COLOR_RED 0xFF0000FF

public OnPlayerConnect(playerid)
{
    new number = 5;
    SendClientMessagef(playerid, -1, "The variable above is %i", number);
    return 1;
}
```

## Notes

tip

You can use color embedding for multiple colors in the message. Using '-1' as the color will make the text white (for the simple reason that -1, when represented in hexadecimal notation, is 0xFFFFFFFF).

warning

If a message is longer than 144 characters, it will not be sent. Truncation can be used to prevent this. Displaying a message on multiple lines will also solve this issue.