Name Tag Tweaks
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Name Tag Tweaks makes some changes to the game regarding the name tag item. Entities with a custom name will drop their name tag on death. A command is added to change the name tag's value without an anvil. The mod also adds a crafting recipe.
All available config options:
droppedNameTagbyEntityKeepsNameValue default true
If enabled, any name tag that drops on an entity's death will keep its named value.
enableNameTagCommand default true
If enabled, adds the /nametag <name> command. Used to change the name value without an anvil.
nameTagCommandReplaceUnderscoresWithSpaces default true
If enabled, replaces underscores with spaces when using the /nametag command.
The crafting recipe:
The /nametag <name> command:
And the result:
Here you can see a named pig drop its name tag on death:
You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.
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- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.11, 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 CurseForge — 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 nametagtweaks_1.19.3-2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 11 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.