
HeadEmotes
Modern 3D overhead emotes & chat bubbles for Paper/Purpur 1.20.5 - 1.21.x using vanilla Display Entities. Zero resource packs or client mods needed!
⬇ Download on Modrinth🌟 Why Choose HeadEmotes?
Most emote and bubble plugins force players to download heavy server resource packs, install client mods, or suffer from laggy armor stands.
HeadEmotes changes the game:
- 🚀 100% Vanilla Compatibility: Built using modern Display Entities (
ItemDisplay&TextDisplay) introduced in Minecraft 1.20+. Every player sees the 3D emotes without any client mods or texture packs! - 🎬 Smooth Client-Side Interpolation: Emotes pop in with a bouncy spring animation, float and bob smoothly above the player's head, and pop out with particles and audio feedback.
- 💬 3D Overhead Chat Bubbles: Speech bubbles float above player heads when they talk in chat, bringing life and immersion to your server.
- ⚡ Zero-Lag Architecture: Lightweight per-tick updates with automatic cleanup on player death, teleport, disconnect, or server reload. Never leave behind floating ghost entities!
- 🌍 6 Built-in Languages: English (
en), German (de), Spanish (es), Russian (ru), French (fr), and Polish (pl) with 100% localized menus, keywords, and messages. - 🔕 Silent Mode & Toggleable Chat: Server owners and players can silence chat feedback messages for a completely clean, spam-free experience.
- 🎨 16+ Built-in Emotes: Heart, GG, Laugh, Fire, Crown/MVP, Profit, RIP, Wave, Cry, Question, Shock, Music, Sleep/AFK, PVP, Shield, and Totem Clutch ready out-of-the-box.
📸 Core Features
1. 🎈 Chat Triggers
Type natural chat reactions and watch the 3D emote pop up instantly:
<3,love➜ Floating 3D Heart with heart particlesgg,ggwp➜ Golden Trophy with victory fanfarexd,lol,lmao➜ Laughing Gold Ingot with egg poprip,f➜ Wither Skeleton Skull with anvil thudfire,lit➜ Fire Charge with blazing flames$$$,stonks➜ Sparkling Emerald with villager chimeafk,sleep➜ Zzz... bed with campfire smoke- And many more! Fully customizable per language.
2. 📱 Interactive 45-Slot Emote Menu (/emote)
Players can open a clean, intuitive inventory GUI to browse all available emotes, view required permissions, and toggle their preferences.
3. 💬 Dynamic 3D Speech Bubbles
When players type regular chat messages, a sleek translucent speech bubble hovers over their head for a few seconds.
4. ⚙ Player Preferences & Silent Mode
Players can toggle emotes (/emote toggle), speech bubbles (/emote bubble), or silence chat messages (/emote notify) anytime to match their personal preference.

✨ HeadEmotes
Modern 3D Overhead Emotes & Chat Bubbles for Minecraft
100% Vanilla Clients • No Resource Pack Needed • Built with Paper Display Entities
📜 Commands & Permissions
| Command | Description | Permission | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
/emote |
Opens the 3D Emote Selection GUI | heademotes.use |
Everyone (true) |
/emote <name> |
Plays a specific emote directly | heademotes.use |
Everyone (true) |
/emote toggle |
Toggles display of overhead emotes | heademotes.use |
Everyone (true) |
/emote bubble |
Toggles overhead chat speech bubbles | heademotes.use |
Everyone (true) |
/emote notify |
Toggles chat notification messages (Silent mode) | heademotes.use |
Everyone (true) |
/emote reload |
Reloads config, messages, and emotes | heademotes.admin |
OP only |
Emote Permissions
heademotes.chat- Allows triggering emotes through chat keywords.heademotes.emote.*- Access to all emotes.heademotes.emote.<id>- Access to a specific emote.heademotes.bypass.cooldown- Bypass emote cooldowns.
📥 Installation
- Download
HeadEmotes.jar. - Place the
.jarinto your server'splugins/directory. - Start or reload your server (Paper, Purpur, or Folia 1.20.5+).
- Type
/emotein-game and enjoy modern 3D emotes!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21
- 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 HeadEmotes.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 52 KB
- Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.