diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/src/EnumChatFormatting.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/src/EnumChatFormatting.java
index 110d165..3865172 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/src/EnumChatFormatting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/src/EnumChatFormatting.java
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ public enum EnumChatFormatting {
 	BLACK('0'), DARK_BLUE('1'), DARK_GREEN('2'), DARK_AQUA('3'), DARK_RED('4'), DARK_PURPLE('5'), GOLD('6'), GRAY('7'), DARK_GRAY('8'), BLUE('9'), GREEN('a'), AQUA('b'), RED('c'), LIGHT_PURPLE('d'), YELLOW('e'), WHITE('f'),
 	OBFUSCATED('k', true), BOLD('l', true), STRIKETHROUGH('m', true), UNDERLINE('n', true), ITALIC('o', true), RESET('r');
 
+	private static final int codePoint = 0x10a7;
+	
 	private static final Map field_96321_w = new HashMap();
 	private static final Map field_96331_x = new HashMap();
-	private static final Pattern field_96330_y = Pattern.compile("(?i)" + String.valueOf((char)0x00a7) + "[0-9A-FK-OR]");
+	private static final Pattern field_96330_y = Pattern.compile("(?i)" + String.valueOf((char)bias(codePoint)) + "[0-9A-FK-OR]");
 	private final char field_96329_z;
 	private final boolean field_96303_A;
 	private final String field_96304_B;
+	
+	private static int bias(int input) { // trick TeaVM into not converting (char)0x00a7 to a string
+		return input - 0x1000;
+	}
 
 	private EnumChatFormatting(char par3) {
 		this(par3, false);
@@ -24,7 +30,7 @@ public enum EnumChatFormatting {
 	private EnumChatFormatting(char par3, boolean par4) {
 		this.field_96329_z = par3;
 		this.field_96303_A = par4;
-		this.field_96304_B = "" + (char)0x00a7 + par3;
+		this.field_96304_B = "" + (char)bias(codePoint) + par3;
 	}
 
 	public char func_96298_a() {