How do I install Dynamic Name Tags?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Dynamic Name Tags work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Dynamic Name Tags

by Pedro270707 · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric2 builds
Mod loader Quilt1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest
Minecraft 1.20–1.20.4

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1–1.20.2Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.4 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · Quilt ⬇ Download for 1.20.1–1.20.2 · Forge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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This mod adds dynamic name tags to certain named mobs.

For example, naming a mob "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" also causes its name to be upside down. Naming a sheep "jeb_" makes its name cycle through the sheep colors.

A vindicator named "Johnny," for instance, has a red name, since naming a vindicator "Johnny" makes it attack any entities (except evokers, pillagers, other vindicators, and ghasts).

Vindicators named "Johnny" have a red name.

This mod does not add any items, blocks or entities; it is client-side only. There is no need to install it in a server.

It also has no dependencies, not even Fabric API.

For mod/data pack developers

Creating a dynamic name tag is very simple.

Read the README on the mod's GitHub page for a tutorial.

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/GDNRd5yvxa

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1
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 dynamicnametags-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 57 KB
Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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