Shield Crosshair Indicator
Shows a shield icon when a player is blocking with a shield and an attack with an axe would disable it. Also has a crosshair indicator enabled by default
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This mod makes it so when a player is blocking and you can disable it with an axe it shows a shield icon. When they aren't holding a shield (or its disabled in settings) it will show an icon when you can attack a player (or entity in settings).
The Centered Crosshair mod is also supported if you choose to use it.
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If you want to change the icons you can find them in the mod at the following directories
shieldindicator:textures/gui/sprites/hud/indicator_crosshair
shieldindicator:textures/gui/sprites/hud/shield_crosshair
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- 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 Shield-Indicator-1.1-26.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 14 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.