diff --git a/packages/core/src/processor/colorizer/Colorizer.ts b/packages/core/src/processor/colorizer/Colorizer.ts
index 8848824f2..9138267dc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/processor/colorizer/Colorizer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/processor/colorizer/Colorizer.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const ColorTokenTypes = Object.freeze(
 		'comment',
 		'enum',
 		'enumMember',
+		'escape',
 		'function',
 		'keyword',
 		'modifier',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/symbol/Symbol.ts b/packages/core/src/symbol/Symbol.ts
index 5fb8118d2..d03f99656 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/symbol/Symbol.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/symbol/Symbol.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ export const AssetsMiscCategories = Object.freeze(
 	[
 		'texture_slot',
 		'shader_target',
+		'translation_key',
 	] as const,
 )
 export type AssetsMiscCategory = (typeof AssetsMiscCategories)[number]
diff --git a/packages/discord-bot/src/index.ts b/packages/discord-bot/src/index.ts
index f598dc7fa..f248b1023 100644
--- a/packages/discord-bot/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/discord-bot/src/index.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ const ColorTokenTypeLegend: Record<ColorTokenType, Set<RenderFormat>> = {
 	enum: new Set(['foreground_white']),
 	enumMember: new Set(['foreground_white']),
 	error: new Set(['foreground_red', 'underline']),
+	escape: new Set(['foreground_green']),
 	function: new Set(['foreground_yellow']),
 	keyword: new Set(['foreground_pink']),
 	literal: new Set(['foreground_blue']),
diff --git a/packages/java-edition/src/json/binder/index.ts b/packages/java-edition/src/json/binder/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..480b75dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/java-edition/src/json/binder/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import * as core from '@spyglassmc/core'
+import * as json from '@spyglassmc/json'
+
+function bindDeprecated(node: json.JsonObjectNode, ctx: core.BinderContext) {
+	const renamed = node.children.find(p => p.key?.value === 'renamed')?.value
+	if (json.JsonObjectNode.is(renamed)) {
+		for (const pair of renamed.children) {
+			if (json.JsonStringNode.is(pair.value)) {
+				const range = core.Range.translate(pair.value.range, 1, -1)
+				ctx.symbols.query(ctx.doc, 'translation_key', pair.value.value)
+					.enter({
+						usage: { type: 'definition', range, fullRange: pair },
+					})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function bindLanguage(node: json.JsonObjectNode, ctx: core.BinderContext) {
+	const isEnglish = ctx.doc.uri.endsWith('/en_us.json')
+	for (const pair of node.children) {
+		if (pair.key) {
+			const desc = json.JsonStringNode.is(pair.value) ? pair.value.value : undefined
+			const range = core.Range.translate(pair.key.range, 1, -1)
+			ctx.symbols.query(ctx.doc, 'translation_key', pair.key.value)
+				.enter({
+					data: { desc: isEnglish ? desc : undefined },
+					usage: { type: 'definition', range, fullRange: pair },
+				})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+const file: core.SyncBinder<json.JsonFileNode> = (node, ctx) => {
+	if (ctx.doc.uri.match(/\/lang\/[a-z_]+.json$/)) {
+		const child = node.children[0]
+		if (json.JsonObjectNode.is(child)) {
+			if (ctx.doc.uri.endsWith('/deprecated.json')) {
+				bindDeprecated(child, ctx)
+			} else {
+				bindLanguage(child, ctx)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+export function register(meta: core.MetaRegistry) {
+	meta.registerBinder<json.JsonFileNode>('json:file', file)
+}
diff --git a/packages/java-edition/src/json/index.ts b/packages/java-edition/src/json/index.ts
index d61202bc5..53d01e7f3 100644
--- a/packages/java-edition/src/json/index.ts
+++ b/packages/java-edition/src/json/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* istanbul ignore file */
 
 import type * as core from '@spyglassmc/core'
+import * as binder from './binder/index.js'
 import * as checker from './checker/index.js'
 import * as completer from './completer/index.js'
 import { registerMcdocAttributes } from './mcdocAttributes.js'
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import { registerMcdocAttributes } from './mcdocAttributes.js'
 export const initialize = (ctx: core.ProjectInitializerContext) => {
 	registerMcdocAttributes(ctx.meta)
 
+	binder.register(ctx.meta)
 	checker.register(ctx.meta)
 	completer.register(ctx.meta)
 }
diff --git a/packages/java-edition/src/json/mcdocAttributes.ts b/packages/java-edition/src/json/mcdocAttributes.ts
index 08177b391..7cfb55863 100644
--- a/packages/java-edition/src/json/mcdocAttributes.ts
+++ b/packages/java-edition/src/json/mcdocAttributes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as core from '@spyglassmc/core'
 import * as mcdoc from '@spyglassmc/mcdoc'
 import { dissectUri } from '../binder/index.js'
 import type { TextureSlotKind, TextureSlotNode } from './node/index.js'
-import { textureSlotParser } from './parser/index.js'
+import { textureSlotParser, translationValueParser } from './parser/index.js'
 
 const validator = mcdoc.runtime.attribute.validator
 
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ const textureSlotValidator = validator.alternatives<TextureSlotConfig>(
 	() => ({ kind: 'value' }),
 )
 
+const translationKeyValidator = validator.alternatives(
+	validator.tree({
+		definition: validator.boolean,
+	}),
+	() => ({ definition: false }),
+)
+
 export function registerMcdocAttributes(meta: core.MetaRegistry) {
 	mcdoc.runtime.registerAttribute(meta, 'criterion', criterionValidator, {
 		stringParser: (config, _, ctx) => {
@@ -62,4 +69,21 @@ export function registerMcdocAttributes(meta: core.MetaRegistry) {
 			} satisfies TextureSlotNode
 		},
 	})
+	mcdoc.runtime.registerAttribute(meta, 'translation_key', translationKeyValidator, {
+		stringParser: (config, _, ctx) => {
+			return core.symbol({
+				category: 'translation_key',
+				usageType: config.definition ? 'definition' : 'reference',
+			})
+		},
+		stringMocker: (config, _, ctx) => {
+			return core.SymbolNode.mock(ctx.offset, {
+				category: 'translation_key',
+				usageType: config.definition ? 'definition' : 'reference',
+			})
+		},
+	})
+	mcdoc.runtime.registerAttribute(meta, 'translation_value', () => undefined, {
+		stringParser: () => translationValueParser,
+	})
 }
diff --git a/packages/java-edition/src/json/node/index.ts b/packages/java-edition/src/json/node/index.ts
index 74c0979e5..8a1d6fb79 100644
--- a/packages/java-edition/src/json/node/index.ts
+++ b/packages/java-edition/src/json/node/index.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,15 @@ export namespace TextureSlotNode {
 		return (node as TextureSlotNode)?.type === 'java_edition:texture_slot'
 	}
 }
+
+export interface TranslationValueNode extends core.AstNode {
+	type: 'java_edition:translation_value'
+	children: core.LiteralNode[]
+	value: string
+}
+
+export namespace TranslationValueNode {
+	export function is(node: core.AstNode): node is TranslationValueNode {
+		return (node as TranslationValueNode)?.type === 'java_edition:translation_value'
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/java-edition/src/json/parser/index.ts b/packages/java-edition/src/json/parser/index.ts
index 5c877deab..85fff9ca6 100644
--- a/packages/java-edition/src/json/parser/index.ts
+++ b/packages/java-edition/src/json/parser/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as core from '@spyglassmc/core'
-import { localize } from '@spyglassmc/locales'
-import type { TextureSlotKind, TextureSlotNode } from '../node/index.js'
+import { localeQuote, localize } from '@spyglassmc/locales'
+import type { TextureSlotKind, TextureSlotNode, TranslationValueNode } from '../node/index.js'
 
 export function textureSlotParser(kind: TextureSlotKind): core.InfallibleParser<TextureSlotNode> {
 	return (src, ctx) => {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function textureSlotParser(kind: TextureSlotKind): core.InfallibleParser<
 			ans.children.push(slot)
 			ans.slot = slot
 		} else if (kind === 'reference') {
-			ctx.err.report(localize('expected', '#'), ans)
+			ctx.err.report(localize('expected', localeQuote('#')), src)
 		} else {
 			const id = core.resourceLocation({ category: 'texture', usageType: 'reference' })(src, ctx)
 			ans.children.push(id)
@@ -31,3 +31,50 @@ export function textureSlotParser(kind: TextureSlotKind): core.InfallibleParser<
 		return ans
 	}
 }
+
+export const translationValueParser: core.InfallibleParser<TranslationValueNode> = (src, ctx) => {
+	const start = src.cursor
+	const ans: TranslationValueNode = {
+		type: 'java_edition:translation_value',
+		range: core.Range.create(start),
+		children: [],
+		value: '',
+	}
+	while (src.canRead()) {
+		src.skipUntilOrEnd('%')
+		const argStart = src.cursor
+		if (src.trySkip('%')) {
+			if (src.trySkip('%')) {
+				const token = src.sliceToCursor(argStart)
+				ans.children.push({
+					type: 'literal',
+					range: core.Range.create(argStart, src),
+					options: { pool: [token], colorTokenType: 'escape' },
+					value: token,
+				})
+				continue
+			}
+			let hasInteger = false
+			while (src.canRead() && core.Source.isDigit(src.peek())) {
+				src.skip()
+				hasInteger = true
+			}
+			if (hasInteger && !src.trySkip('$')) {
+				ctx.err.report(localize('expected', localeQuote('$')), src)
+			}
+			if (!src.trySkip('s')) {
+				ctx.err.report(localize('expected', localeQuote('s')), src)
+			}
+			const token = src.sliceToCursor(argStart)
+			ans.children.push({
+				type: 'literal',
+				range: core.Range.create(argStart, src),
+				options: { pool: [token] },
+				value: token,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	ans.value = src.sliceToCursor(start)
+	ans.range = core.Range.create(start, src)
+	return ans
+}
diff --git a/packages/vscode-extension/package.json b/packages/vscode-extension/package.json
index e77057176..647cbf18c 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode-extension/package.json
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@
           "error": [
             "invalid.illegal"
           ],
+          "escape": [
+            "constant.character.escape"
+          ],
           "literal": [
             "keyword.other"
           ],