Legendary Tooltips
by Grend
Legendary Tooltips replaces the plain item tooltip on a chosen set of items with an embellished border, and adds further tooltip options for every item.
What it does
Players can pick which items get an ornate tooltip, so rare gear stands out when the cursor rests on it. The same settings screen also controls centered item names, tooltip shadows, borders tinted to match an item's color, separators under item names, 3D item previews and compact tooltips.
It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing. Installation requires Fabric API, Iceberg and Prism, which are all listed as required dependencies. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with the latest build, 1.6.3, targeting 26.3 and released on 2026-09-22. The mod covers game versions 1.12.2 – 26.3 across 24 release versions, under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, so it is not open source.
Borders are not fixed in the jar. A resource pack can replace the built-in border with up to 16 custom borders, and a pack or mod can also define borders through a JSON file, with all active definitions combined rather than overwriting one another. The author links a template image for drawing new borders, and the public wiki covers the configuration options in detail.
Key features
Ornate rare-item tooltips
A chosen selection of items gets an embellished tooltip border instead of the default frame.
Centered item names
Item names can be drawn centered at the top of the tooltip rather than aligned to the left.
Tooltip shadows and separators
Tooltips can carry a drop shadow, and a separator line can be drawn under the item name.
Borders matched to item color
The tooltip border can take on the color of the item, and 3D item previews can appear in the tooltip.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.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 3
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Rare loot identification
Players who collect equipment can tell rare pieces apart at a glance by giving them a fancier tooltip.
Custom border packs
Resource pack authors can design up to 16 borders and ship them without changing the mod's code.
Who it’s for: Players who want more visible item tooltips, and resource pack authors who design new tooltip borders. The mod is client-side only, so it needs to be installed on each player's game but not on the server.
How it compares
Tooltip Overhaul is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.20 – 1.21.5, while Legendary Tooltips is not open source and covers a much wider range of versions. Vanilla Tooltips is All rights reserved and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, so it is closed in license and narrower in version coverage. Both alternatives are client-side only, like this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legendary Tooltips | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-22 |
| Tooltip Overhaul | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2026-09-26 |
| Vanilla Tooltips | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-16 |
Questions
Does Legendary Tooltips need Fabric API?
Does a server need Legendary Tooltips?
How are custom borders added?
In the catalog
Legendary Tooltips is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Ever feel like item tooltips are a little lackluster? Legendary Tooltips is here to change that. This mod will allow you to change the tooltips of a selection of items of your choice to embellished works of art. It also adds a host of other tooltip options including centered item names, tooltip shadows, matching…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/legendary-tooltips
- Owner
- Grend
- Published
- 2022-11-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15