KFFA Tabicons
KFFA Tabicons swaps the colored rank icons shown beside player names for custom icons, and the icon is picked from the player's text color.
What it does
The mod runs only on the client, so a player who installs it sees custom icons in the chat, the tab list, the player list and nametags, while the server needs nothing added. Each icon is chosen automatically from the color of the player's text, so the rank markers change without any manual setup. It requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric only, with game versions 1.21.8 – 26.2.
Because it only replaces what the client draws, it is meant to sit alongside chat mods such as Smooth Chat, which the author notes as compatible. Icons appear on messages, tab list entries and text display entities, so the same styling carries across the places a player's name is shown. KFFA Tabicons is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Custom rank icons
Colored rank markers are replaced with custom icons, drawn on the client only.
Automatic icon choice
The icon for each player is selected from the color of that player's text.
Chat and tab list display
Icons appear in chat messages, the tab list, the player list and nametags.
Text display entities
Icons also show on text display entities, so custom labels keep the same styling.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Third Person Nametags is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21 – 26.3 released under the MIT License, so it is open source. Tier tag is also client-side on Fabric, covering 1.21.4 – 26.1, but is under All rights reserved and is not open source. Both differ from KFFA Tabicons in what they draw: they show nametag and tier information rather than swapping rank markers for custom icons.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFFA Tabicons | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-10 |
| Third Person Nametags | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Tier tag | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-06-15 |
Questions
Does Tabicons need Fabric API?
Does the server need Tabicons installed?
Which game versions does Tabicons support?
In the catalog
KFFA Tabicons is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
Similar mods
What the author says
KFFA Icons replaces colored rank stars with custom icons on the client side — in chat messages, the tab list (player list), nametags, and text display entities. The icon is chosen automatically based on the text color.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/kffa-tabicons
- Owner
- Mr_Creeper789
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15