ChatHeadFont
Tiny dynamic player head icons for chat, actionbar & bossbar
GitHub Page • Downloads / Releases
ChatHeadFont is a lightweight plugin + resource pack that generates an 8×8 version of a player's head and displays it directly in:
- Chat
- Join/leave messages
- Actionbar
- Bossbar
- Any PlaceholderAPI-supported format
✨ Features
- Dynamic 8×8 player head icons
- Multiple skin sources (Mojang, Crafatar, Minotar, MCHeads)
- PlaceholderAPI support (PAPI) — see below
- Smart caching for performance
- Works in chat, actionbar, bossbar, join/leave/death messages
- Plug-and-play resource pack (auto-download optional)
- Developer API for custom integrations
PlaceholderAPI (PAPI) Support
ChatHeadFont includes full **PlaceholderAPI** integration.
Available placeholders:
- %chathead% - the player's own head
- %chathead_self% - same as above
- %chathead_other:<player>% - show any other player’s head
- Chat formats
- Scoreboards
- GUIs/menus
- Holograms
- Any PAPI-compatible plugin
Installation
- Download the plugin & resource pack from the Releases
- Place the JAR in `/plugins`
- Restart the server
- (Optional) Let the plugin auto-send the resource pack
⚙️ Configuration
All configuration settings are documented on GitHub:
https://github.com/OGminso/ChatHeadFont
Includes:
- Skin sources
- Overlay toggle
- Cache length
- Join/leave/chat toggles
- Auto-download resource pack option
- Update checker toggle
Developer API
Simple API for developers who want to use the head icons inside their own plugins.
Maven/Gradle + usage examples:
Developer API Documentation
Screenshots
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 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 Spigot — 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.
PlayerHead Chat Icon Resource Pack & Plugin is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21. Downloaded 836 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.