Clipper
Clipper changes how button labels that are too long for their width are drawn in Forge 1.12.2 menus, by scrolling the text instead of cutting it off.
What it does
Clipper is a client-side Forge mod for Minecraft 1.12.2 that handles button text overflowing its bounds. Instead of letting the label spill out or be truncated, the text moves in a scrolling animation inside the button, matching the behavior of newer Minecraft releases. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Scrolling button text
Labels wider than their button scroll back and forth inside the button frame rather than running past its edge.
Extra button padding
Buttons gain 6 pixels of padding, which leaves more room for the text inside each button.
Localized menu fit
Translated labels, such as Russian strings in the Xaero's Minimap settings menu, fit within their buttons without being cut short.
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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.
Questions
Does Clipper need to be installed on a server?
In the catalog
Clipper is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,441 Optimization mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
This mod clips overflowing button text with scrolling animation and adds 6px paddings to the every UI button in the game. Like in the new Minecraft versions (>1.13) [1] The example is shown in the Xaero's Minimap settings menu in the Russian localisation, where the text did not fit within the buttons
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/clipper
- Owner
- mattervisualizer
- Published
- 2026-04-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15