diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8bdb1a122..57570e2ff 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ subprojects {
             include(dependency('com.sk89q:jchronic:0.2.4a'))
             include(dependency('com.thoughtworks.paranamer:paranamer:2.6'))
             include(dependency('com.sk89q.lib:jlibnoise:1.0.0'))
+            relocate('net.kyori.text', 'com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting') {
+                include(dependency('net.kyori:text-api:2.0.0'))
+            }
         }
         exclude 'GradleStart**'
         exclude '.cache'
diff --git a/config/checkstyle/import-control.xml b/config/checkstyle/import-control.xml
index 28ccad1e4..b4a2f4808 100644
--- a/config/checkstyle/import-control.xml
+++ b/config/checkstyle/import-control.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   <allow pkg="net.royawesome.jlibnoise"/>
   <allow pkg="org.json.simple" />
   <allow pkg="org.slf4j"/>
+  <allow pkg="net.kyori.text"/>
 
   <subpackage name="util.yaml">
     <allow pkg="org.yaml.snakeyaml"/>
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/build.gradle b/worldedit-bukkit/build.gradle
index 335b96c0a..af7f00114 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/build.gradle
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'org.bstats:bstats-bukkit:1.4'
     compile "io.papermc:paperlib:1.0.1"
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:1.7.26'
+    compile 'net.kyori:text-adapter-bukkit:1.0.3'
     testCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.9.0-rc1'
 }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitCommandSender.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitCommandSender.java
index 7f48b193d..21d08d726 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitCommandSender.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitCommandSender.java
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Actor;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.cui.CUIEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.session.SessionKey;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.auth.AuthorizationException;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.Fragment;
+import net.kyori.text.TextComponent;
+import net.kyori.text.adapter.bukkit.TextAdapter;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
@@ -93,9 +94,8 @@ public class BukkitCommandSender implements Actor {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void print(Fragment fragment) {
-        // TODO Bukkit is bad and the API is somewhat lacking
-        printRaw(fragment.toString());
+    public void print(TextComponent component) {
+        TextAdapter.sendComponent(sender, component);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitPlayer.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitPlayer.java
index 8ef240f2c..ca15daa91 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitPlayer.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitPlayer.java
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.math.BlockVector3;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.math.Vector3;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.session.SessionKey;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.HandSide;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.Fragment;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.World;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockStateHolder;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockTypes;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameMode;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameModes;
-
+import net.kyori.text.TextComponent;
+import net.kyori.text.adapter.bukkit.TextAdapter;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -127,9 +127,8 @@ public class BukkitPlayer extends AbstractPlayerActor {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void print(Fragment fragment) {
-        // TODO Bukkit is bad and the API is somewhat lacking
-        printRaw(fragment.toString());
+    public void print(TextComponent component) {
+        TextAdapter.sendComponent(player, component);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/worldedit-core/build.gradle b/worldedit-core/build.gradle
index f91186083..e47c27f02 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-core/build.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'com.sk89q.lib:jlibnoise:1.0.0'
     compile 'com.googlecode.json-simple:json-simple:1.1.1'
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.26'
+    compile 'net.kyori:text-api:2.0.0'
     //compile 'net.sf.trove4j:trove4j:3.0.3'
     testCompile 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.9.0-rc1'
 }
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-build.dependsOn(shadowJar)
+build.dependsOn(shadowJar { classifier = null })
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Actor.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Actor.java
index c5fb1b6b1..86bae5934 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Actor.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Actor.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.cui.CUIEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.session.SessionOwner;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.Identifiable;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.auth.Subject;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.Fragment;
+import net.kyori.text.TextComponent;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ public interface Actor extends Identifiable, SessionOwner, Subject {
     void printError(String msg);
 
     /**
-     * Print a {@link Fragment}.
+     * Print a {@link TextComponent}.
      *
-     * @param fragment The fragment to print
+     * @param component The component to print
      */
-    void print(Fragment fragment);
+    void print(TextComponent component);
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the actor can destroy bedrock.
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlayerProxy.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlayerProxy.java
index 54700aeea..5211e1380 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlayerProxy.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlayerProxy.java
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.math.Vector3;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.session.SessionKey;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.HandSide;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.Location;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.Fragment;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.World;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockStateHolder;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameMode;
+import net.kyori.text.TextComponent;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ class PlayerProxy extends AbstractPlayerActor {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void print(Fragment fragment) {
-        basePlayer.print(fragment);
+    public void print(TextComponent component) {
+        basePlayer.print(component);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/worldedit-forge/build.gradle b/worldedit-forge/build.gradle
index 8fe3fb9af..41c798310 100644
--- a/worldedit-forge/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-forge/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def forgeVersion = "25.0.76"
 dependencies {
     compile project(':worldedit-core')
     compile 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.11.2'
+    compile 'net.kyori:text-serializer-gson:2.0.0'
 
     minecraft "net.minecraftforge:forge:${minecraftVersion}-${forgeVersion}"
 
diff --git a/worldedit-forge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgePlayer.java b/worldedit-forge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgePlayer.java
index 5b3b2ca84..57734f43a 100644
--- a/worldedit-forge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgePlayer.java
+++ b/worldedit-forge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgePlayer.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.Location;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockStateHolder;
 
+import net.kyori.text.TextComponent;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayerMP;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.network.PacketBuffer;
@@ -141,6 +142,11 @@ public class ForgePlayer extends AbstractPlayerActor {
         sendColorized(msg, TextFormatting.RED);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void print(TextComponent component) {
+        // TODO
+    }
+
     private void sendColorized(String msg, TextFormatting formatting) {
         for (String part : msg.split("\n")) {
             TextComponentString component = new TextComponentString(part);
diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/build.gradle b/worldedit-sponge/build.gradle
index 0ef1e5361..f65952c91 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/build.gradle
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':worldedit-core')
     compile 'org.spongepowered:spongeapi:7.1.0'
     compile 'org.bstats:bstats-sponge:1.4'
+    compile 'net.kyori:text-adapter-spongeapi:1.0.3'
     testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version:'1.9.0-rc1'
 }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongeCommandSender.java b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongeCommandSender.java
index bf1ceb7bd..fe5c626a3 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongeCommandSender.java
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongeCommandSender.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Actor;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.cui.CUIEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.session.SessionKey;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.auth.AuthorizationException;
+import net.kyori.text.TextComponent;
+import net.kyori.text.adapter.spongeapi.TextAdapter;
 import org.spongepowered.api.command.CommandSource;
 import org.spongepowered.api.entity.living.player.Player;
 import org.spongepowered.api.text.Text;
@@ -89,6 +91,11 @@ public class SpongeCommandSender implements Actor {
         sendColorized(msg, TextColors.RED);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void print(TextComponent component) {
+        TextAdapter.sendComponent(sender, component);
+    }
+
     private void sendColorized(String msg, TextColor formatting) {
         for (String part : msg.split("\n")) {
             sender.sendMessage(Text.of(formatting, TextSerializers.LEGACY_FORMATTING_CODE.deserialize(part)));
diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
index 3793ffb87..10b1f47e8 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameMode;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameModes;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.item.ItemTypes;
 
+import net.kyori.text.TextComponent;
+import net.kyori.text.adapter.spongeapi.TextAdapter;
 import org.spongepowered.api.Sponge;
 import org.spongepowered.api.data.type.HandTypes;
 import org.spongepowered.api.entity.living.player.Player;
@@ -149,6 +151,11 @@ public class SpongePlayer extends AbstractPlayerActor {
         sendColorized(msg, TextColors.RED);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void print(TextComponent component) {
+        TextAdapter.sendComponent(player, component);
+    }
+
     private void sendColorized(String msg, TextColor formatting) {
         for (String part : msg.split("\n")) {
             this.player.sendMessage(Text.of(formatting, TextSerializers.FORMATTING_CODE.deserialize(part)));