Customization Guide

How to Customize Lobby Colors

Learn how to edit your lobby appearance by changing host text, host colors, icons, player name colors, and tag styling inside your language file. This version starts with simple solid-color examples first.

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Before You Start

When you first download the mod, you will usually see a template.dat file in your language folder. To use it, rename template.dat to english.dat, then open it and fill in the values you want to customize.

Steam\steamapps\common\Among Us\Language
Always make a backup before editing your file. If something breaks, restore the backup and try again.
Step 1: Go to your Among Us (Mod)\Language folder. Language folder location
Step 2: Find template.dat. Find filefind.dat file
Step 3: Rename it to english.dat. Rename template.dat to english.dat
Step 4: Open the file in a text editor and fill in your values. Edit english.dat in a text editor
Step 5: Save the file and then press F5 + T. Reload after saving changes
Beginner

Solid Colors First

If you are new to this, start here. Solid colors are the easiest to test because each line only uses one hex color code. Once this works, you can move on to more advanced styling later.

Flat color values

HostColor: / IconColor: / NameColor:

These use normal hex color codes like #3A86FF, #8338EC, or #06D6A0.

HostColor:#3A86FF IconColor:#8338EC NameColor:#06D6A0
Simple host text

HostText:

This colors the entire word using one color.

HostText:<color=#3A86FF>Host</color>
Host icon

Icon:

Changes the symbol next to the host name. Try symbols like ★ ✿ ◆ ♣

Icon:★
Intermediate

Gradient Wrapping

Gradients work by wrapping each letter in its own <color=...> tag and slowly changing the hex code from one letter to the next. That is what gives the text a smooth fade instead of one flat solid color.

Basic idea

Start with a short word first. Each letter gets its own color tag, and the colors should move in a gentle order instead of jumping around.

HostText:<color=#FF6B6B>M</color><color=#FF8E53>A</color><color=#FFD166>U</color><color=#22C55E>L</color>
Admin tag example

Admin and staff tags work the same way: color one character at a time so the tag fades smoothly instead of jumping between shades.

AdminTag:<color=#FF2D2D>A</color><color=#E11D48>d</color><color=#BE123C>m</color><color=#991B1B>i</color><color=#7F1D1D>n</color>
If a gradient looks messy, reduce the number of colors and test a smaller word first. Clean 3 to 5 color blends usually look better than using too many random shades.

Quick Tips

  • Use hex colors like #3A86FF, #8338EC, or #06D6A0.
  • Solid colors are easier to create and debug than gradients.
  • Wrap each letter in its own <color=...> tag for more advanced styling.
  • Keep a backup of both template.dat and english.dat.
  • If the game does not update right away, save the file then click F5 + T.
  • Copy working examples first, then change colors one step at a time.
  • If your game language is another language be sure to set the file to (your language.dat).
  • You may need to run a round in order to populate the language file depenidng on the mod.
  • You can change roles or taglines, not just color. If you`re familiar with my lobbies Gatitos > VIP Gatos > Mod for example.