Colored Alphabet blocks
by ArtZakura
Colored Alphabet blocks adds 27 placeable letter blocks, A to Z plus a matching empty wood block, whose panels and letters can each be dyed.
What it does
Each block is a wood panel with a letter on it. A right-click with any of the 16 Minecraft dyes recolors the background panel, and a sneak plus right-click recolors the letter independently, so one block can show two colors at once. The letters are built from transparent cutout layers, which keeps their edges sharp against the surrounding wood texture.
The blocks go into a dedicated creative tab arranged in alphabetical order for quick access. The content suits decorating buildings and making word-guessing games, since every letter is available as a block. On Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, the build targeting Minecraft 1.21.11 loads without extra loader setup, and either a single player's client or a dedicated server can host it.
Released under the Apache License 2.0, the code is open source and the project publishes a source repository and an issue tracker. Builds cover 1.21.1 and 1.21.11, with the latest file for 1.21.11 dated 2026-08-17. The mod was first published on 2026-06-14.
Key features
27 placeable alphabet blocks
English letters A through Z are each a placeable block, alongside an empty wood block that serves as a plain panel.
Dual-layer dyeing
A right-click with a dye colors the background panel, and a sneak plus right-click colors the letter separately.
Cutout letter rendering
Transparent cutout layers give the letters crisp edges and keep them readable against the wood texture.
Organized creative tab
A dedicated creative tab lists the letters in alphabetical order so they can be found quickly.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Alphabet and Numbers is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that runs server-side only and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Alphabet Blocks (Port) is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that needs both client and server, under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, which is not open source. Colored Alphabet blocks targets Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.21.11 with the same client and server environment as the Alphabet Blocks port, and the code is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colored Alphabet blocks | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-17 |
| Alphabet and Numbers | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-12-31 |
| Alphabet Blocks (Port) | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Colored Alphabet blocks 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 Minecraft mod that adds beautiful, fully dyeable A-Z alphabet blocks to the game! decorating building or creating word-guessing games.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/colored-alphabet-blocks
- Owner
- ArtZakura
- Published
- 2026-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15