Flatter Signs: A Mode 13h Addon
by HandLock_
Flatter Signs turns vanilla signs into flat billboards for the Mode 13h shaderpack, so their text stays readable in the shader's DOS-style look.
What it does
Standing signs and wall signs are drawn as cross or hatch models that face the player, because true billboarding of the text would not work in this shader. Wood variants are supported, and hanging signs are billboarded as well. The mod pairs with Mode 13h and is designed around its existing billboard handling of several objects.
Right-clicking a sign prints its text to chat with the vanilla-style prefix, and the dye color of the sign is carried into the chat output. Shift and right-click still opens the sign for editing, since a normal right-click now reads it. Both sides of the sign are handled as one front face, as they were before version 1.20. The mod runs on the client only, and the license is GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, so the code is open source. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1, 1.21 and 1.21.1, with Forge and NeoForge 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 working through Sinytra Connector.
Key features
Billboarded standing signs
Standing signs use a cross or hatch model so their text faces the player under the Mode 13h shader.
Chat output on right-click
Right-clicking a sign prints its text to chat with the vanilla-style prefix, so the text can be read without a readable front face.
Dye-matched chat color
The text printed to chat takes on the color of the dye applied to the sign.
Shift-click to edit
Shift and right-click opens the sign for editing, since a plain right-click now reads the sign instead.
Wood variants and hanging signs
Wood sign variants and hanging signs are supported, with wall-hanging signs kept flat and billboarded.
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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.
How it compares
Sign Icons is open source under the MIT License and runs on the client only, for Fabric and Forge across 1.20 – 1.21.11. Simple Displays is not open source and runs on the server, with the client optional, for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.19.4 – 1.21.1, so it differs in environment and loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flatter Signs: A Mode 13h Addon | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-29 |
| Sign Icons | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-07 |
| Simple Displays | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.4 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-10-03 |
Questions
Does Flatter Signs need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
Does Flatter Signs work with the Mode 13h shaderpack only?
In the catalog
Flatter Signs: A Mode 13h Addon is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 that adds billboarding to signs when paired with the Mode 13h shaderpack. Forge (1.20.1) and NeoForge (1.20.1, 1.21.1) work via Sinytra Connector. Mode 13h already billboards several objects for that crunchy DOS look — but signs are special: the moment you billboard them…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flatter-signs
- Owner
- HandLock_
- Published
- 2026-01-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15