Custom Tags
CustomTags lets players create their own colored tag with /ct <tag> <color>, shown in chat and in the tab list. It supports named and hex colors, instant…
⬇ Download on ModrinthCustomTags is a lightweight Paper plugin that lets players create their own colored custom tag, shown in chat and in the tab list.
Players can set a tag with /ct <tag> <color>, disable it with /ctoff, and enable it again with /cton.
Operators can use /ctoff all and /cton all to disable or enable all tags globally.
Commands
/ct <tag> <color>— Sets your custom tag/ctoff— Disables your own tag/cton— Enables your own tag again/ctoff all— Disables all tags globally (OP only)/cton all— Enables all tags globally (OP only)
Features
- Colored custom tags in chat and tab list
- Supports named colors and hex colors
- Instant updates without restart
- Global tag toggle for admins
- Simple and lightweight
Config
The plugin includes a config file where you can customize:
- Maximum tag length
- Whether hex colors are allowed
- Allowed tag characters / regex
- Chat formatting
- Tab formatting
- Brackets, separator, spacing, and colors
- Global tag system enabled / disabled
This makes it easy to match the plugin to your server’s style.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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.
- Ships as CustomTags-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 12 KB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.