AlPhAE's Letters
by Ortodontalio
With AlPhAE's Letters, players can build road signs from letter blocks that spell names of cities, rivers and directions.
What it does
The mod adds letter blocks that players place to form words on signs and sculptures, similar to real road signs. Players can build pointers to settlements, distance signposts and arrow signs, and sign blocks exist for Latin, Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian lettering. Letter blocks are cut from white concrete with a stone cutter and can be repainted with dye.
The mod is client-side only, so servers do not need it and players join without installing it. Fabric API is required, and the author describes the mod as built with it. The code is under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source. Builds cover 1.18 – 1.21.3, with 1.0 as the latest Fabric file for 1.20.1, published in March 2025.
Key features
Letter blocks
Individual letter blocks are placed to form words, so any sign text can be spelled out in the world.
Multilingual lettering
Blocks cover the Latin alphabet as well as Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian, including abbreviations for river names.
Road signs and pointers
Pointers to settlements, distance signs and arrow signposts can be assembled from the blocks, with strikethrough blocks for crossed-out names.
Cut and dye construction
Letter blocks are cut from white concrete on a stone cutter, then repainted in other colors with dye.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Road sign builds
Builders create roadside pointers that list the distance to the next city.
Sculptures and house numbers
Letter blocks can be used for decorative sculptures or to mark a house number in a city.
Who it’s for: Builders who want signs and lettering in their worlds, especially road and settlement signs in Latin or Cyrillic scripts.
How it compares
UK Roads is a Fabric mod for 1.19 – 1.19.4 with client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source. OcelotSign is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, runs on client and server and covers 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 on Fabric. Signpost is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge and covers 1.18.2 – 26.3, while AlPhAE's Letters is client-side only and Fabric only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlPhAE's Letters | Fabric | 1.18 – 1.21.3 | Client-side only | 2025-03-14 |
| UK Roads | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.19.4 | Client and server | 2023-11-20 |
| OcelotSign | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
| Signpost | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
Questions
Does AlPhAE's Letters need Fabric API?
Do servers need the mod installed?
Which game versions does the mod support?
How are the letter blocks made?
In the catalog
AlPhAE's Letters is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,252 mods support Minecraft 1.21.3.
Similar mods
What the author says
So far, to create each block, you first need to create a basic one - ferroconcrete. But to create this block, you need to create a block of white concrete powder with bars. This is the first step on the way to creating letter blocks. An interesting fact is that after the destruction of the block, ordinary white…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/alphaes-letters
- Owner
- Ortodontalio
- Published
- 2022-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15