Customizing Your Twitch Stream: Editing Paint Names In 7Tv

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7TV is a browser extension for Twitch that offers emote benefits and the ability to change the way your name appears on the platform. While 7TV allows users to change their name colour, some have reported issues with the extension overriding their chosen username colour. To change your name colour in 7TV, you must first subscribe to the service, which currently costs €3.99. After subscribing, you can log in to your Twitch account, join a stream of your choice, and type /colour in the chatbox. After hitting enter, you will be able to select your desired colour.

Characteristics Values
Subscription cost €3.99
Benefits Emote benefits, options for changing the way names look on Twitch
Browser extension Available on desktop and mobile
Steps to change name colour Log in to Twitch account and visit the stream of your choice, type “/color” in the chatbox, press enter, replace [color] with the colour name of your choice
Steps to change name colour (Twitch Turbo) Log in to Twitch, click profile picture, click “Settings”, select “Prime Gaming”, scroll around the colour block or move the colour scale to find the desired colour
Basic colours Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, BlueViolet, CadetBlue, Chocolate, Coral, DodgerBlue, Firebrick, GoldenRod, HotPink, OrangeRed, SeaGreen, SpringGreen, YellowGreen
7TV emotes not showing up on stream Remove connections and re-add, check Streamelements overlay editor, enable checkboxes in BTTV settings

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7TV subscription

7TV is a platform that offers a range of features to enhance the chatting experience for Twitch users. It provides users with access to a vast library of emotes, including 1000 customizable channel emote slots, which can be grouped into sets and shared with other users. 7TV currently serves more than 2,000,000 daily unique users and offers a browser extension that is compatible with both desktop and mobile devices.

One of the benefits of subscribing to 7TV is the ability to change the appearance of your name on Twitch, including the colour. This feature allows you to differentiate yourself on Twitch, as many users recognise other regulars based on their name colour rather than their username. While there are some free colour options available on Twitch, subscribing to 7TV unlocks a broader range of colours to choose from. The subscription currently costs €3.99.

To change your Twitch username colour as a 7TV subscriber, follow these steps:

  • Log in to your Twitch account and visit your preferred stream.
  • In the chatbox, type “/color” and press enter.
  • After hitting enter, you will see the text: “/color [colour].” Replace [colour] with the colour name of your choice.
  • Send another chat message to view your new Twitch name colour.

It is important to note that the colour options are limited to the basic "rainbow colours" if you do not have a 7TV subscription. These colours include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, as well as some other specific colours like BlueViolet, CadetBlue, and HotPink. If you choose a colour that is not available, you will receive an “invalid parameters” error message, and you will be shown the list of available display colours to choose from.

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Browser extension

7TV is a third-party browser extension for Twitch that allows users to enable, view, and add custom emotes to their Twitch chats. It is particularly popular among video game enthusiasts as it supports wide emotes and zero-width emotes, allowing for more creative designs and usage. The 7TV extension also offers free features such as the ability to organize Twitch emotes into personalized sets that can be shared or transferred to different channels. Users can also change the original emote names for their channels, with all modifications occurring in real-time.

The 7TV extension can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store and is compatible with both desktop and mobile browsers. It is free to use, although a subscription costing €3.99 or $3.99 per month is available for those who wish to access additional features. These include a subscriber badge, nametag paints, an animated profile picture, personal emotes, and emote upload priority.

To use 7TV emotes on Twitch, users should first ensure that they have the latest version of the extension installed and that it is compatible with their browser. Once installed, users can locate the 7TV icon near the Twitch chat box or in their browser's toolbar and explore the extension menu to find the option for browsing emote sets. After joining and enabling emote sets, users can access them in Twitch chat by clicking on the smiley face at the bottom of the chat box or by typing a semicolon, which will bring up a list of emotes that will begin to autofill.

While 7TV does not directly change the colour of a user's name on Twitch, it does offer the ability to add an animated Twitch logo and input a custom colour for a user's name. Additionally, users can change their name colour by subscribing to 7TV, which grants access to a browser extension that allows them to change their name colour while watching a stream. To do this, users can log in to their Twitch account, visit their chosen stream, and type "/color [colour name or hex code]" into the chatbox, followed by entering to send the message.

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Name customisation

To change your name colour, log in to your Twitch account and visit your chosen stream. In the chatbox, type “/colour” and press enter. You will then see the text “/colour [colour]”. Replace [colour] with your chosen colour.

There are also some basic colours available to all Twitch accounts, including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. However, if you want to choose a specific hue, you will need to upgrade your account. This can be done through Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime), which allows you to edit your username colour and change global emotes in your chat settings. Twitch Turbo is another option, which allows users to personalise various aspects of their accounts, including name colour, and also enables ad-free streaming.

It is worth noting that some users have reported issues with 7TV overriding their chosen username colours. At present, the only solution appears to be disabling 7TV, as it overrides the chat function. Additionally, if you change your username, you may need to reconnect your account to extensions like 7TV to ensure that your emotes continue to function properly.

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Colour options

Users who do not wish to connect to the extra features provided by Turbo or Prime can still change their name colour to some basic colours. These include the primary rainbow colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Other colours available to these users include BlueViolet, CadetBlue, Chocolate, Coral, DodgerBlue, Firebrick, GoldenRod, HotPink, OrangeRed, SeaGreen, SpringGreen, and YellowGreen.

Users who subscribe to Twitch Turbo can personalise many aspects of their accounts, including changing the colour of their name. Additionally, those with Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime) can edit their username colour and change global emotes in their chat settings.

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Override username colour

To change your username colour in 7TV, you must first subscribe to 7TV, which costs €3.99. This will allow you to access a browser extension that is available on both desktop and mobile. Once you have the extension, follow these steps:

  • Log in to your Twitch account and visit the stream of your choice.
  • In the chatbox, type "/colour" and press enter on your keyboard.
  • After you hit enter, you will see the following text: "/colour [colour]". Replace the "[colour]" with the colour name of your choice.
  • Click "Confirm colour" to let the website know the colour of your username.

If you would like to change your username colour without subscribing to 7TV, you can use Twitch's built-in colour options. Here's how:

  • Log in to Twitch and click your profile picture at the top right of your screen.
  • Click the "Settings" option from the drop-down menu.
  • Select the "Prime Gaming" tab (formerly known as "Twitch Prime").
  • Scroll around the colour block or move the colour scale until you find the perfect colour for your username.
  • Click "Confirm colour" to finalise your choice.

Please note that the free colour options provided by Twitch may be more limited in terms of available colours and customisation when compared to 7TV's subscription service.

Frequently asked questions

To change the colour of your name on 7TV, you must first subscribe to 7TV. Then, log in to your Twitch account and visit the stream of your choice. In the chatbox, type “/color” and press enter on your keyboard. After that, replace [color] with the colour name of your choice.

After changing your name, you need to reconnect your account to those extensions to update. Remove the connections from Twitch.tv/settings/connections and then re-add them.

No, there does not seem to be a way to prevent 7TV from overriding your username colour without disabling 7TV, as it overrides the chat itself.

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