diff --git a/libs.versions.toml b/libs.versions.toml
index 021df08..efa956d 100644
--- a/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/libs.versions.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jetbrains-annotations = { group = "org.jetbrains", name = "annotations", version
 snakeyaml = { group = "org.yaml", name = "snakeyaml", version.ref = "snakeyaml" }
 adventure = { group = "net.kyori", name = "adventure-api", version.ref = "adventure" }
 adventure-bukkit = { group = "net.kyori", name = "adventure-platform-bukkit", version.ref = "adventure-bukkit" }
+adventure-legacy = { group = "net.kyori", name = "adventure-text-serializer-legacy", version.ref = "adventure" }
 spigot = { module = "org.spigotmc:spigot-api", version.ref = "spigot" }
 velocity = { module = "com.velocitypowered:velocity-api", version.ref = "velocity" }
 
diff --git a/platforms/spigot/build.gradle.kts b/platforms/spigot/build.gradle.kts
index 1c80571..36865dc 100644
--- a/platforms/spigot/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/platforms/spigot/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
 	api(project(":shared"))
 	api(libs.adventure.bukkit)
+	api(libs.adventure.legacy)
 	compileOnly(libs.spigot)
 }
 
diff --git a/platforms/universal/build.gradle.kts b/platforms/universal/build.gradle.kts
index 6f3b844..5f15a9a 100644
--- a/platforms/universal/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/platforms/universal/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
 	api(project(":shared"))
 	api(libs.adventure)
+	api(libs.adventure.legacy)
 	api(libs.snakeyaml)
 }
diff --git a/shared/build.gradle.kts b/shared/build.gradle.kts
index 115b4e0..e5a8189 100644
--- a/shared/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/shared/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ plugins {
 dependencies {
 	api(libs.jetbrains.annotations)
 	compileOnly(libs.adventure)
+	compileOnly(libs.adventure.legacy)
 	compileOnly(libs.snakeyaml)
 }
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diff --git a/shared/src/main/java/net/codersky/mcutils/java/strings/MCStrings.java b/shared/src/main/java/net/codersky/mcutils/java/strings/MCStrings.java
index 400814a..d3bbb84 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/java/net/codersky/mcutils/java/strings/MCStrings.java
+++ b/shared/src/main/java/net/codersky/mcutils/java/strings/MCStrings.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.ClickEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.HoverEvent;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -254,9 +255,11 @@ public static String stripEventPatterns(@NotNull String string) {
 	 */
 	@NotNull
 	public static Component applyEventPatterns(@NotNull String string) {
+		final LegacyComponentSerializer serializer = LegacyComponentSerializer.builder().
+				useUnusualXRepeatedCharacterHexFormat().build();
 		final TextComponent.Builder builder = Component.text();
 		searchEventPatterns(string,
-				txt -> builder.append(Component.text(txt)),
+				txt -> builder.append(serializer.deserialize(txt)),
 				(event, txt) -> applyEvents(builder, event, txt));
 		return builder.build();
 	}