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Head Name Fix

by manyrandomthings

Head Name Fix keeps the custom names of mob and player heads once they are placed in the world.

FabricServer-side onlyGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.16 – 1.21.4

What it does

Heads renamed with an anvil normally lose their name when placed. This Fabric mod keeps the name on the placed block, so mob and player heads are placed the way chests and banners already are, with their names intact. Only the server needs it, so players join without installing anything. Fabric API is required, and the mod is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, as open source. Files cover 1.16 – 1.21.4 with 28 release versions, and the latest build is 1.3.2-1.21.4 for 1.21.4, published 2025-01-14.

Key features

  1. Named placed heads

    Mob and player heads keep the custom name they were given when they are placed down.

  2. Placed like chests and banners

    Renamed heads store their name on the block, matching how other named blocks behave in the world.

  3. Vanilla fix coverage

    Vanilla fixed MC-174496 before 1.20.5 and MC-270918 from 1.20.5 on, but player heads only in 1.20.5 and mob heads not at all.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.41.3.2-1.21.4
1.21.31.3.2-1.21.4
1.21.21.3.2-1.21.4
1.21.11.3.1-1.21
1.211.3.1-1.21
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.61.3.0-1.20.5
1.20.51.3.0-1.20.5
1.20.41.2.2-1.20
1.20.31.2.2-1.20
1.20.21.2.2-1.20
1.20.11.2.2-1.20
1.201.2.2-1.20
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Random Entity Names is client-side only, released under All rights reserved, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. No Head Break is a client and server Fabric mod for 1.21 – 26.2 under All rights reserved. Just Mob Heads is server-side only like Head Name Fix, but it is not open source and supports Quilt as well.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Head Name FixFabric1.16 – 1.21.4Server-side only2025-01-14
Random Entity NamesFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.2Client-side only2026-07-31
No Head BreakFabric1.21 – 26.2Client and server2026-06-20
Just Mob HeadsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16.5 – 26.3Server-side only2026-10-14

Questions

Does Head Name Fix need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed alongside Head Name Fix on the server.

In the catalog

Head Name Fix is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Optimization mods3,545Fabric modsMods for 1.21.417,979

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What the author says

This is a server-side mod that will save the names of renamed mob/player heads that are placed down, just like chests or banners do in vanilla (Fixes MC-174496 for pre-1.20.5 versions, and fixes MC-270918 for 1.20.5-1.21.8). Partially fixed (for player heads only) in vanilla 1.20.5 Fully fixed for all other mob heads…
manyrandomthings, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
manyrandomthings
Published
2022-06-23
Updated on Modrinth
2025-01-14
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationMobsOptimization
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