Flat Lighting Blocks
Flat Lighting Blocks, a Fabric decoration mod for 1.21.1, adds colored flat textured blocks that give off light.
What it does
Many blocks come in a solid texture and in the vanilla dye colors, and every block except the black one emits light. They are meant for building decoration and for lit scenes where a plain, flush surface is needed. White flat light is crafted from light plates, and the other dye colors are made by dyeing that white flat light block.
The mod runs on client and server, so the server and every player each need it installed. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.21.1, with 1.1 as the latest file, dated 2024-10-13. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Colored light blocks
Flat textured blocks in the vanilla dye colors give off light, except for the black block.
Crafting from light plates
The white flat light block is crafted from light plates, and dyeing it produces the remaining colors.
Decorative focus
The blocks are intended for building decoration, so they suit lit signs, floors and interior accents.
Light apple
A light apple gives a glowing effect for 30 seconds after eating, while restoring the same hunger and saturation as a normal apple.
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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.
Use cases
Lit builds
Builders can place colored light blocks in flush surfaces to highlight areas of a structure without visible light sources.
Color accents
Dyeing the white flat light block gives access to the full set of vanilla dye colors for decorative schemes.
Who it’s for: Builders and players who want colored, lit decoration blocks on Fabric for 1.21.1. Both the server and clients need the mod for the blocks to work in multiplayer.
How it compares
Rainbowing Blocks is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11, released under All rights reserved and not open source, and it runs on client and server. Colored Lights is a Fabric mod for 1.17 – 1.18.2 that is client-side only, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and open source. Colored Names is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Lighting Blocks | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-13 |
| Rainbowing Blocks | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-27 |
| Colored Lights | Fabric | 1.17 – 1.18.2 | Client-side only | 2021-12-23 |
| Colored Names | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-08 |
Questions
Which loader does Flat Lighting Blocks use?
Does the server need Flat Lighting Blocks?
Can the light apple be made without other mods?
In the catalog
Flat Lighting Blocks is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Adds many blocks that have a solid texture in each of the vanilla dye colors. Each block, besides the black one, gives off light. These blocks are meant to be used for building and decoration in your builds. After that, you can dye the flat light into any of the dye colors avaliable in vanilla Minecraft.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flat-light-blocks
- Owner
- laurengirl100
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15