Damage Vignette
Damage Vignette draws a customizable red overlay around the screen edges when a player's health drops below a set percentage of maximum HP.
What it does
When health falls under a configurable share of the maximum, the mod shows an oval-shaped overlay that touches the four screen edges and leaves the centre of the view clear. Status effects change the tint: poison shows green and wither shows gray. Settings can be changed through ModMenu or in-game commands, and a live preview lets a player see the effect before closing the screen.
Setup requires Fabric Loader 0.15.11 and Fabric API for Minecraft 1.21. The mod runs on the client alone, so servers do not need it and players join without installing anything. Builds cover 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, and the latest Fabric file, 2.0.1+1.21.11, was published on 2026-05-28. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Health-based activation
The overlay appears only once health drops below a threshold the player can set as a percentage of maximum HP.
Oval overlay
The shape follows an ellipse that reaches all four screen edges, so the corners darken while the centre stays clean.
Status effect tints
The colour switches automatically with status effects, green for poison and gray for wither.
Colour picker and live preview
RGB sliders sync both ways with a hex field, and the settings screen previews the vignette as it is adjusted.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Tuning the warning
Players who find the default threshold too early or too late can set their own percentage and colour in the settings screen.
Status awareness
Tint changes let a player tell poison from wither damage at a glance without opening the status effect list.
Who it’s for: Players who want a visible low-health warning that they can adjust, on any client that runs Fabric for a supported version.
How it compares
Vignette Status is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.5 only and is not open source under the MIT License. Health Vignette runs on Fabric, Forge and Ornithe for 1.8.9 – 26.3 and is client-side only under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with open source code. No Vignette Yes Warning is a client mod for Fabric and Quilt covering 1.20 – 1.21, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Vignette | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-28 |
| Vignette Status | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-05-19 |
| Health Vignette | Fabric, Forge and Ornithe | 1.8.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| No Vignette Yes Warning | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2023-12-06 |
Questions
Does Damage Vignette need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Can the threshold and colour be changed in game?
Which versions does Damage Vignette support?
In the catalog
Damage Vignette 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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What the author says
A client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21 that renders a customizable vignette overlay when your health is low — with support for status effect tints, hex color picking, and a live preview GUI. The R, G, B sliders are color-coded and sync bidirectionally with the hex field.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/damage-vignette
- Owner
- Indifferenzah
- Published
- 2026-05-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15