# How to color notes on the map?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [June 4, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621 "2018-06-04T18:24:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621/1 "2018-06-04T18:24:09Z")

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I tried to color a marker light grey, thus I typed in lg (like the game mentioned above). However it just stayed as the default yellow. Any help? Here is exactly what I did: “lg Good Loots” (No quotations)

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**Author:** ![mentos046](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mentos046/32/11932_2.png) [@mentos046](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mentos046)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621/2 "2018-06-04T18:38:50Z")

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A semicolon after the color code will affect the color; a colon will change the symbol from “N”. Or it could be the opposite. I believe its necessary to put all of these before the actual note, however.

For example “R;!:Ninja House” (minus then quotation marks) should be a red exclamation point with the text “Ninja House” when hovered over on the map.

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**Author:** ![kuros](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kuros/32/1788_2.png) [@kuros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuros)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621/3 "2018-06-04T22:16:00Z")

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Another example:

g;C: Car

creates a light green g for note “Car”

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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621/4 "2018-06-04T23:24:05Z")

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Okay, doing it like that seems to work. Thanks for the help!

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**Author:** ![Vormithrax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bb73d2/32.png) [@Vormithrax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vormithrax)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621/5 "2018-06-05T08:04:56Z")

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Cataclysm Quick Tip #31 - World Map Tools

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**Author:** ![TheZoneWizard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thezonewizard/32/1397_2.png) [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621/6 "2018-06-05T21:13:32Z")

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Not sure who did it, but I think using yellow for electronics and cookie shops was a bad idea \>\_\>

Food should be pink and purple-ish to match the other food locales. Yellow makes sense for electronics and science-esque locales. Although keeping Labs as a deep blue is a good idea to stand out among the forested areas. Just my 2 cents.

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**Author:** ![kuros](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kuros/32/1788_2.png) [@kuros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuros)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621/7 "2018-06-06T05:02:18Z")

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Cookies aren’t food. Cookie shops and candy stores have arrow parts, wrapped around junk food.

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**Author:** ![TheZoneWizard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thezonewizard/32/1397_2.png) [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-color-notes-on-the-map/15621/8 "2018-06-12T18:23:36Z")

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Well regardless, I think they should be that ugly pink color with colored arrows inside to signify them as food. Similar to restaurants and such.