Health Vignette
by Tomeko
Health Vignette draws a red overlay around the screen edges that grows stronger as the player's health falls, so low health is visible at a glance.
What it does
The mod adds a customizable red low health overlay, which appears when the player takes damage and stays on screen while health remains low. Players can set the health percentage at which the overlay starts, the border width, and the color and opacity of the red. Settings are kept in an in-game config screen built on OneConfig, which is bundled inside the mod.
Because it only changes how the screen is drawn, the mod runs on the client alone, so single-player players and multiplayer clients can use it while servers need nothing installed. Health Vignette needs Fabric API and Ornithe Standard Libraries alongside OneConfig, and Mod Menu or Mod Menu Ornithe can be added to open its settings from the mods list. It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Files target Fabric, Forge and Ornithe, with builds covering 1.8.9 – 26.3 across nine release versions. The latest Fabric file is for 26.3, the latest Forge and Ornithe files for 1.8.9.
Key features
Low health overlay
A red vignette fills the edges of the view and deepens as health drops, giving a steady warning without a text message.
Damage flash
The overlay reacts when the player takes damage, so a sudden hit is visible even when health is still high.
Border width setting
The Border Full option controls how far the red reaches into the view, from a thin frame to a full screen tint.
Adjustable threshold and color
A health percentage sets when the overlay begins, and the color and opacity of the red can be tuned in the settings.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.8.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a clear low health warning on the client, and pack makers who want to adjust its color, opacity and trigger point.
How it compares
Damage Vignette, from another author, is a Fabric-only client mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License and is not open source. Low Health Warning covers Fabric and Forge across 1.8.9 – 26.2 under the MIT License and is open source, so it is the closer match for the 1.8.9 Forge range. Directional Hit Vignette is Fabric-only for 1.21 – 26.2 and is released under All rights reserved, which makes it unlike this mod in its license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Vignette | Fabric, Forge and Ornithe | 1.8.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| Damage Vignette | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-28 |
| Low Health Warning | Fabric and Forge | 1.8.9 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Directional Hit Vignette | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-29 |
Questions
Does Health Vignette need Fabric API?
Does the server need Health Vignette installed?
Where are the overlay settings changed?
In the catalog
Health Vignette is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/healthvignette
- Owner
- Tomeko
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15