Armor UI
Armor UI replaces the vanilla armor display with a minimal HUD strip along the bottom of the screen, showing the same armor values in a cleaner layout.
What it does
The HUD reads the armor values the game already calculates and shows them in a compact row at the bottom of the screen. Exact armor numbers are displayed where the vanilla interface shows only icons, so a player can check protection at a glance without opening the inventory. The layout is kept deliberately plain so it stays readable while fighting.
The mod changes only how armor is shown. Gameplay, damage calculation and item stats are left as they are. It is a client-side addition for Fabric, so a server does not need to install it and players can use it on any server that allows client mods. Builds cover game versions 1.20 – 1.21.11, and the latest file, 1.2.0, targets 1.21.10.
Installation requires Fabric Loader and the Fabric API on the client. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so redistribution and modification are not granted by the author.
Key features
Exact armor values
The bottom-screen display shows the numeric armor value alongside the icon, not only the vanilla icon row.
Minimal bottom-screen layout
The armor readout sits in a small strip at the bottom of the screen and leaves the rest of the HUD untouched.
Readable during combat
The plain layout keeps the armor figures readable without shifting attention away from the fight.
Light on resources
The display draws only a few elements each frame, which keeps its cost small on the client.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Checking protection before a fight
A player can see the current armor total at a glance before entering a dangerous area, without opening the inventory.
Tracking armor during long fights
Numeric values make it simpler to notice when a piece of armor has lost durability or protection mid-combat.
Who it’s for: Players who prefer a clean HUD and want exact armor numbers on screen. It suits survival and combat-focused play, and anyone on Fabric who finds the vanilla armor row hard to read.
How it compares
MCT32's Armor HUD is an open source Fabric client mod under the MIT License, built for 1.20.4. Numerical HUD is also client-side and open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, covering 1.21 – 26.2. Armor UI covers 1.20 – 1.21.11 and is not open source, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor UI | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-22 |
| MCT32's Armor HUD | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2024-03-12 |
| Numerical HUD | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-19 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Armor UI is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/armor-ui
- Owner
- hypermariogame
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15