
ModsJava
Player Nametags
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.
Configuration
Go to config/player-nametags.json in your game directory, use /player-nametags reload to reload the config when you're done editing player-nametags.json
{
// Controls if mod is enabled or not
"enabled": false,
// Player nametag format, see Placeholder API Docs (https://placeholders.pb4.eu) for more placeholders and text format
"format": "%player:name%",
// Defines how often nametag should update in ticks
"updateRate": 20,
// Defines how nametag should be displayed when player is sneaking, can be "gray-out", "hide", or "none"
"whenSneaking": "gray-out",
// Player nametag format per permission, use permission manager like luckperms to grant the permission
"formatPerPermission": {
"example.admin": "<red>[Admin] %player:name%"
}
}
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.3, 1.20.4
- 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 player-nametags-0.1.1+1.20.3.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 390 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.