Engravings
by nactris
Engravings lets players attach lore to items by combining them with books and anvils, and adjusts renaming costs through a config file.
What it does
Lore items can be created by combining a book with an item on an anvil. Each page of the book becomes a separate line of lore, and the text can be copied with its colors intact. Renaming works through a name tag: a name tag combined with a book takes its name from the first page, and a renamed tag can be combined with an item to give it that name.
The config file controls what each action costs in experience levels, and setting a cost to a negative value disables that mechanic. Engravings needs oωo (owo-lib) to run. The mod targets Fabric only and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Files cover 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with 1.0.1 for 1.20.6 as the latest build.
Key features
Lore on items
Books combined with items on an anvil add their pages to the item as lore lines.
Name tags from books
A name tag combined with a book takes its name from the first page of that book.
Renaming with tags
A renamed tag can be combined with an item to apply the tag's name to it.
Color-preserving text
Colored text in the book is copied over with its formatting intact.
Configurable costs
The experience cost of renaming and adding lore can be changed, and a negative value turns that mechanic off.
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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
Named gear on a server
Server owners can let players label tools and armor with names or lore written into books, without giving out commands.
Who it’s for: Players who want written descriptions on their equipment, and server owners who want to set the experience price of renaming and lore.
How it compares
RenameIt is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, runs on Fabric and Quilt, and is client or server optional, covering 1.17.1 – 1.20.1. Convenient Name Tags is open source under the Apache License 2.0 for Fabric, with files for 1.19 – 1.20.1 and a client and server environment. Engravings is not open source and is available only for Fabric, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engravings | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Not published | 2025-03-16 |
| RenameIt | Fabric and Quilt | 1.17.1 – 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2023-08-23 |
| Convenient Name Tags | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-10-01 |
Questions
Does Engravings need oωo (owo-lib)?
Which loaders does Engravings support?
Can the experience cost of lore be changed?
In the catalog
Engravings is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Engravings... give no tactical adventage whatsoever. You get additional points for style though! # Lore This mod allows you to add lore to your items by combinig them with books in anvil. Each page is a separate line of lore. # Names You can also combine a name tag with a book the contents of the first page are moved…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/engravings
- Owner
- nactris
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15