Keep Head Names
by Fourmisain
Keep Head Names stops player heads from losing their display names and lore tags when they are placed and picked up again.
What it does
A player head keeps its custom name and lore after it is set down as a block and collected again, so a renamed head stays renamed. The server must run the mod, while players may add it without harm. Files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 40 release versions, 1.16 – 26.3, and Fabric API is required on Fabric builds.
Key features
Name retention
Display names given to player heads remain on the head after it is placed and picked up.
Lore tag retention
Lore text attached to a player head is kept through the same place-and-pickup cycle.
Server-hosted behavior
The server needs the mod for the behavior to apply, and clients may leave it out and still join.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
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
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
In the catalog
Keep Head Names 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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What the author says
Player heads keep their display names and lore tags after being placed down and picked up again. This is an unofficial fix for MC-174496, which was finally fixed in 1.20.5!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/keepheadnames
- Owner
- Fourmisain
- Published
- 2021-02-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15