Direction HUD
by SniperXJohn
Direction HUD puts the player's facing direction, world time and saved coordinates on the screen, and each element can be turned off with a command.
What it does
Direction HUD shows the direction the player is facing as North, South, East or West in the top left corner of the screen. Beside it sit a direction display, a Minecraft day counter and a time display: real-world time appears in 24-hour format, while in-game time uses a 12-hour format with AM and PM sun and moon icons in the top right corner. A coordinate display and a biome display report the position and terrain without opening the debug screen.
Coordinate saving lets a player store positions under custom names, so a base or a stored location can be returned to later. HUD elements are toggled on and off with commands, and each element's enabled or disabled state is kept between game sessions. Settings are written to a JSON configuration file that can be edited by hand.
The mod requires Fabric API. Players need it on the client, while the server can run without it. Files are published for Fabric across seven release versions, 1.21.8 – 26.3, under All rights reserved, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Facing direction
The player's current facing direction is shown as North, South, East or West.
World and real time
Minecraft days and in-game time with AM and PM icons are shown, alongside real-world time in 24-hour format.
Coordinates and biome
Position and biome are displayed on screen, so the player does not need the debug screen to read them.
Saved coordinates
Positions can be saved with custom names and recalled later, and the saved list persists across sessions.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want orientation and time information on screen while playing in single-player or on a multiplayer server they join. Server owners do not need to install it.
How it compares
Simple Info Display is client-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and published for Fabric across 1.21 – 26.2. BetterHUD is also client-side only and open source, under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, with Fabric files for 1.21 – 26.3. Info HUD is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, but only covers 1.21.7 – 1.21.10.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direction HUD | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-10-09 |
| Simple Info Display | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-13 |
| BetterHUD | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-07-07 |
| Info HUD | Fabric | 1.21.7 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-10-13 |
Questions
Does Direction HUD need Fabric API?
Does the server need Direction HUD?
Can the HUD elements be hidden?
In the catalog
Direction HUD is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
The Direction HUD mod displays useful player information such as facing direction, world time, coordinates, and more directly on the screen. All HUD elements are configurable and can be toggled on or off using commands. The state is saved between game sessions. This file stores: - Enabled/disabled state for each HUD…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/direction-hud
- Owner
- SniperXJohn
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15