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Player Names

Mod

Adds the /name command to give players a custom name, and rename other entities!

Type

Mod

Modrinth Downloads

41,328

Modrinth ID

WkByJGKe

Last Updated

Jul 17, 2026

Description

Player 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 /name command

📖 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.
  • <name>: component
    • Specifies the text to display as a name.
      Must be a valid raw JSON text.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Fabric

Game Versions

1.18 1.18.1 1.18.2 1.19 1.19.1 1.19.2 1.19.3 1.19.4 1.20.4 1.20.5 +13 more

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