diff --git a/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/PlainTextContent.java b/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/PlainTextContent.java
index 1f4f1ddd..527af91e 100644
--- a/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/PlainTextContent.java
+++ b/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/PlainTextContent.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public final class PlainTextContent implements TextContent {
      * @throws NullPointerException if content is <code>null</code>
      */
     public PlainTextContent(@NotNull String content) {
-        this.content = requireNonNull(content);
+        this.content = requireNonNull(content).replace("" + Formatting.PREFIX, "");
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/TextContent.java b/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/TextContent.java
index 5541ff1e..e316e4c5 100644
--- a/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/TextContent.java
+++ b/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/TextContent.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public interface TextContent {
 
     /**
      * Resolves this text content as a String.
+     * The result should not contain formatting characters.
      *
      * @return this text content as a string
      */
diff --git a/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/TranslatableTextContent.java b/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/TranslatableTextContent.java
index b71a66de..88f9b89b 100644
--- a/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/TranslatableTextContent.java
+++ b/smylib/core/src/main/java/net/smyler/smylib/text/TranslatableTextContent.java
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ public String toString() {
         Object[] with = this.with.stream()
                 .map(Text::getUnformattedText)
                 .toArray(String[]::new);
-        return translator.format(this.translationKey, with);
+        return translator.format(this.translationKey, with).replace("" + Formatting.PREFIX, "");
     }
 }