Standalone nametag plugin using ArmorStand. Features LuckPerms integration, chat formatting, and PlaceholderAPI support.
Commands
/playername reload- Reload config/playername name <player> <string>- Set custom display name (supports color codes & MiniMessage)/playername name <player> clear- Clear custom display name
Permissions
playernametag.reload- Access to /playername reloadplayernametag.name- Access to /playername name command
Placeholders
{group_name}- LuckPerms group name (e.g., "admin"){group_display}- LuckPerms group display name (e.g., "Admin"){name}- Player display name{level}- Player XP level{health}- Current health{max_health}- Maximum health{prefix}- Global prefix from config{suffix}- Global suffix from config{message}- Chat message (chat format only)[papi:...]- PlaceholderAPI placeholders
Color Code Support
Supports &_ codes: &0-9, &a-f (colors), &l (bold), &n (underline), &o (italic), &m (strikethrough), &r (
reset)
Also supports hex colors (&#RRGGBB) and MiniMessage (<gray>, <gradient:red:blue>, etc.)
Examples
/playername name Voxl_ &aGreenName
/playername name Voxl_ <gradient:#FF0000:#0000FF>Cool Name
/playername name Voxl_ clear
Dependencies
- Required: Paper 1.20.6+, LuckPerms 5.4+, PlaceholderAPI 2.11+
License
This plugin is licensed under the LGPL-3.0 license.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as PlayerNametag-1.0.0-R0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 4.9 MB
- Download link checked 11 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.