
ModsJava
Player Names
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on ModrinthPlayer Names
A lightweight mod introducing a simple yet powerful command for customising player and entity names
✅ Features
- Custom names for players & entities.
- Roleplay with proper names, rather than being limited by Minecraft's usernames
- Required client-side due to the way player names are fetched on the client
- Easy to use with the
/namecommand
📖 Syntax
name set <target> <name>
Set the custom name of an entity.
name reset <target>
Reset the custom name of an entity.
📦 Arguments
<target>: entity- Specifies the entity whose name is to change.
Must be a player username, a target selector or a UUID.
- Specifies the entity whose name is to change.
<name>: component- Specifies the text to display as a name.
Must be a valid raw JSON text.
- Specifies the text to display as a name.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- 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.
File checked by MCModsHub
- Ships as player-names-1.0+1.21.11.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 249 KB
- Download link checked 8 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.