Better Crosshair
by Darkement
Better Crosshair replaces the vanilla crosshair with a customizable one, including color changes when aimed at entities and an elytra indicator.
What it does
The crosshair can be reshaped and recolored from its settings. Its color changes when the player faces an entity, and the set of entities that trigger the change can be chosen. A built-in indicator shows when the player is wearing elytra, so flight state is visible at a glance without opening any screen.
Crosshair art comes in customizable shapes and a set of presets, so a player can start from a preset and adjust it. The mod is aimed at players who find the default crosshair too small or hard to read, and it works in single-player as well as on multiplayer clients. It is installed on the client only, and servers run without it.
Better Crosshair 1.0.2 for 1.21.11 is published for Fabric only, with Fabric API, Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) required. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Color change on entities
The crosshair changes color when it is aimed at an entity, and the entity types that trigger the change can be set.
Customizable crosshair art
The shape of the crosshair can be edited, and a set of presets provides ready starting points.
Elytra indicator
A marker appears on the crosshair while the player wears elytra.
Settings through Mod Menu
Options open from the Mod Menu list and are built on YetAnotherConfigLib, so every option sits on one screen.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Use cases
Hunting and combat
The entity color cue helps a player see when a mob is in the line of aim during fights.
Flight and elytra travel
The elytra marker keeps flight state visible while the player glides across the map.
Who it’s for: Players who want a clearer or more personal crosshair on the client, and who are comfortable installing Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib next to Fabric API.
How it compares
Custom Crosshair X is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved and is not open source, so its source is not available. Cube's Crosshairs is Fabric client-side only for 1.20 – 1.21 under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and is open source. Entity Crosshair runs on Fabric, Forge and Ornithe, is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and covers 1.8.9 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Crosshair | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-22 |
| Custom Crosshair X | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-21 |
| Cube's Crosshairs | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-08-11 |
| Entity Crosshair | Fabric, Forge and Ornithe | 1.8.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-05 |
Questions
Does Better Crosshair need Fabric API?
Does the server need Better Crosshair?
Which game version does Better Crosshair support?
Can the crosshair show when a player is flying with elytra?
In the catalog
Better Crosshair is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A highly customizable crosshair mod that makes the vanilla crosshair obsolete. YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) - Version 3.8.2 for 1.21.11 Fabric
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-crosshair-mod
- Owner
- Darkement
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15