Fabric Custom Names

Prefixes, suffixes and nicknames are set with commands and can be shown in chat, the tab list and, when the option is enabled, above a player's head. Each one can be given formatting from Minecraft's own codes, and the mod also accepts an item name typed in place of the formatting character. With advanced tooltips turned on, a nicknamed player can be checked to reveal the real name behind the nickname. Prefixes and suffixes set through LuckPerms are picked up as well.

The commands for items rename the item held in the hand, change its lore, and reset either one when run without arguments. A backslash escapes characters, and n creates a new line in lore. Each command is gated by its own operator permission node, so access can be granted per group. The mod was mostly designed for small private servers, where it sits alongside name groups that limit which prefixes players can pick. It is oriented to Fabric Minecraft servers and works on the client as well.

The mod requires Fabric API. Builds exist for 1.19.2 – 26.3 on Fabric and NeoForge. NeoForge ports are available from Minecraft 26.1 onward, and snapshot builds are published as well. Updates to newer Minecraft versions can be delayed, and unsupported versions remain downloadable but no longer receive new features or bug fixes. The code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source.