diff --git a/src/ChatColor.cpp b/src/ChatColor.cpp
index 72a0a6928..e1317c287 100644
--- a/src/ChatColor.cpp
+++ b/src/ChatColor.cpp
@@ -2,31 +2,31 @@
 
 #include "ChatColor.h"
 
-const std::string cChatColor::Color     = "\xc2\xa7";  // or in other words: "§" in UTF-8
-const std::string cChatColor::Delimiter = "\xc2\xa7";  // or in other words: "§" in UTF-8
-const std::string cChatColor::Black       = cChatColor::Color + "0";
-const std::string cChatColor::Navy        = cChatColor::Color + "1";
-const std::string cChatColor::Green       = cChatColor::Color + "2";
-const std::string cChatColor::Blue        = cChatColor::Color + "3";
-const std::string cChatColor::Red         = cChatColor::Color + "4";
-const std::string cChatColor::Purple      = cChatColor::Color + "5";
-const std::string cChatColor::Gold        = cChatColor::Color + "6";
-const std::string cChatColor::LightGray   = cChatColor::Color + "7";
-const std::string cChatColor::Gray        = cChatColor::Color + "8";
-const std::string cChatColor::DarkPurple  = cChatColor::Color + "9";
-const std::string cChatColor::LightGreen  = cChatColor::Color + "a";
-const std::string cChatColor::LightBlue   = cChatColor::Color + "b";
-const std::string cChatColor::Rose        = cChatColor::Color + "c";
-const std::string cChatColor::LightPurple = cChatColor::Color + "d";
-const std::string cChatColor::Yellow      = cChatColor::Color + "e";
-const std::string cChatColor::White       = cChatColor::Color + "f";
+const char * cChatColor::Color         = "\xc2\xa7";  // or in other words: "§" in UTF-8
+const char * cChatColor::Delimiter     = "\xc2\xa7";  // or in other words: "§" in UTF-8
+const char * cChatColor::Black         = "\xc2\xa7""0";
+const char * cChatColor::Navy          = "\xc2\xa7""1";
+const char * cChatColor::Green         = "\xc2\xa7""2";
+const char * cChatColor::Blue          = "\xc2\xa7""3";
+const char * cChatColor::Red           = "\xc2\xa7""4";
+const char * cChatColor::Purple        = "\xc2\xa7""5";
+const char * cChatColor::Gold          = "\xc2\xa7""6";
+const char * cChatColor::LightGray     = "\xc2\xa7""7";
+const char * cChatColor::Gray          = "\xc2\xa7""8";
+const char * cChatColor::DarkPurple    = "\xc2\xa7""9";
+const char * cChatColor::LightGreen    = "\xc2\xa7""a";
+const char * cChatColor::LightBlue     = "\xc2\xa7""b";
+const char * cChatColor::Rose          = "\xc2\xa7""c";
+const char * cChatColor::LightPurple   = "\xc2\xa7""d";
+const char * cChatColor::Yellow        = "\xc2\xa7""e";
+const char * cChatColor::White         = "\xc2\xa7""f";
 
-const std::string cChatColor::Random      = cChatColor::Color + "k";
-const std::string cChatColor::Bold        = cChatColor::Color + "l";
-const std::string cChatColor::Strikethrough = cChatColor::Color + "m";
-const std::string cChatColor::Underlined  = cChatColor::Color + "n";
-const std::string cChatColor::Italic      = cChatColor::Color + "o";
-const std::string cChatColor::Plain       = cChatColor::Color + "r";
+const char * cChatColor::Random        = "\xc2\xa7""k";
+const char * cChatColor::Bold          = "\xc2\xa7""l";
+const char * cChatColor::Strikethrough = "\xc2\xa7""m";
+const char * cChatColor::Underlined    = "\xc2\xa7""n";
+const char * cChatColor::Italic        = "\xc2\xa7""o";
+const char * cChatColor::Plain         = "\xc2\xa7""r";
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/ChatColor.h b/src/ChatColor.h
index 2189fd395..5a81c7edd 100644
--- a/src/ChatColor.h
+++ b/src/ChatColor.h
@@ -9,33 +9,35 @@
 class cChatColor
 {
 public:
-	static const std::string Color;
-	static const std::string Delimiter;
+	static const char * Color;
+	
+	/** @deprecated use ChatColor::Delimiter instead */
+	static const char * Delimiter;
 
-	static const std::string Black;
-	static const std::string Navy;
-	static const std::string Green;
-	static const std::string Blue;
-	static const std::string Red;
-	static const std::string Purple;
-	static const std::string Gold;
-	static const std::string LightGray;
-	static const std::string Gray;
-	static const std::string DarkPurple;
-	static const std::string LightGreen;
-	static const std::string LightBlue;
-	static const std::string Rose;
-	static const std::string LightPurple;
-	static const std::string Yellow;
-	static const std::string White;
+	static const char * Black;
+	static const char * Navy;
+	static const char * Green;
+	static const char * Blue;
+	static const char * Red;
+	static const char * Purple;
+	static const char * Gold;
+	static const char * LightGray;
+	static const char * Gray;
+	static const char * DarkPurple;
+	static const char * LightGreen;
+	static const char * LightBlue;
+	static const char * Rose;
+	static const char * LightPurple;
+	static const char * Yellow;
+	static const char * White;
 
 	// Styles ( source: http://wiki.vg/Chat )
-	static const std::string Random;
-	static const std::string Bold;
-	static const std::string Strikethrough;
-	static const std::string Underlined;
-	static const std::string Italic;
-	static const std::string Plain;
+	static const char * Random;
+	static const char * Bold;
+	static const char * Strikethrough;
+	static const char * Underlined;
+	static const char * Italic;
+	static const char * Plain;
 
 };