How do I install Old 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 Old Name Tags work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Old Name Tags

by MrKinau · on Modrinth

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Description

Reverts the 1.21.2 changes to name tag rendering. Name tags are less visible through blocks like in 1.21.1 or below.

Why?

In 1.21.2 name tags render much more visible when the entity is hidden behind blocks. This looks like some kind of cheat, that's why this mod reverts this.

Quick facts

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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as oldnametags-1.0.2+26.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 21 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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