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Convenient Name Tags

Mod

by mim1q

Lets you rename Name Tags by right clicking them in the air!

Downloads

1,234,519

Type

Mod

CurseForge ID

662763

Last Updated

Apr 9, 2026

Description

Convenient Name Tags

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Overview

Have you ever wanted Name Tags to be just a little more Convenient?

Surprise - that's exactly what this mod does! It makes several improvements to the way Name Tags work.

Main Feature: Rename Name Tag Screen

After right clicking with a Name Tag in your main hand, you will be presented with a screen that allows you to rename the Name Tag without the use of an Anvil.

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Other Features

  • Added a crafting recipe for Name Tags
  • Made renaming Villagers and Wandering Traders possible
  • Renamed mobs now drop their Name Tags when you:
    •     kill them;
    •     apply another Name Tag to them;
    •     shift-right-click them with Shears.

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Configuration

Configuration of Convenient Name Tags is done a config/convenientnametags.json5 config file.
The following configuration options are available:

Config Option Default Description renameCost 0 Experience levels required to rename a Name Tag renameCostPerWholeStack true Should the cost be constant for any stack size (or multiplied by the count) dropNameTagsOnDeath true Should a Name Tag drop when a named mod is killed dropNameTagsOnNameChange true Should a Name Tag drop from a named mob when another Name Tag is applied enableNameTagShearing true Should players be able to use shears to remove Name Tags from mobs enableRenameScreen true Should players be able to use the Rename Name Tag screen enableCraftingRecipe true Should the Name Tag crafting recipe be enabled denyList empty A list of words disallowed when renaming a Name Tag

 

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Questions and Answers

Q: Can I use this mod in my modpack?

A: Yes, but please include a link to this mod page and credit me as the author. Asking for permission beforehand is also appreciated!

Q: Can I present this mod in my showcase video?

A: Yes! You can leave a comment with a link to the video, so I can check it out!

Q: Forge / backport?

A: Porting to Forge and older Minecraft versions are not planned at the moment.

 

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Special thanks to:

  • gyular for Korean translation

 

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Links

CurseForge | Modrinth | GitHub | Ko-Fi

 

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