ChromaAnvils
by NATroutter
ChromaAnvils lets players rename items at an anvil with colored and styled text, using MiniMessage formatting on Fabric.
What it does
The mod adds color support to anvils, so a renamed item can carry named colors such as gold, aqua or light purple, along with gradients and rainbow effects. Styling is written with MiniMessage tags, and a decoration table lists the available tags. Players who prefer not to type tags can build the styling with the MiniMessage Viewer and paste the result in.
Server owners control the feature through a set of configs. They can blacklist specific items, and they can turn off the option that removes the anvil cost limit, so anvils stay within normal vanilla pricing. Permission support lets a server grant color formatting to chosen groups. Clients must run the mod to see and use the colors, and the server can be left without it.
ChromaAnvils is published for Fabric only, in 8 release versions 1.21 – 26.2, with 1.1.0 for 26.2 as the latest file. Either side can run it without the other, and the MIT License applies. The code is open source and public on its source repository.
Key features
Named colors
Items can be renamed in a fixed palette of sixteen named colors, from plain gray and white to gold, aqua and light purple.
MiniMessage formatting
Names accept MiniMessage tags, and the decoration table in the description lists every tag the mod recognizes.
Rainbow controls
Rainbow text can be reversed in direction, and its starting point can be shifted.
Item blacklist and cost limit
Specific items can be blacklisted, and the anvil cost limit can be disabled in the configs.
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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.
How it compares
Anvil Too Expensive Fix is server-side required with an optional client and targets the anvil cost limit rather than colored names. DuskCustomizer is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, covering 1.20 – 26.3. Colored Name Tags runs on client and server and is open source under the MIT License for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, so it changes how names are shown instead of how they are written at an anvil.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChromaAnvils | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-06-30 |
| Anvil Too Expensive Fix | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-28 |
| DuskCustomizer | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-26 |
| Colored Name Tags | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-09 |
Questions
Does ChromaAnvils need to be installed on the server?
How do players write styled names?
Can server owners restrict who uses colors?
In the catalog
ChromaAnvils is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
With this simple fabric mod you can add a little color to your items with ChromaAnvils. This mod lets you style and color your items however you want, enabling you to have cool and unique items. 🟢 No mandatory client installation. 🟢 MiniMessage formating. 🟢 Permission support for server installation,. 🟢 Ability…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chromaanvils
- Owner
- NATroutter
- Published
- 2024-06-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15