Mention
by Er_Mu1
Mention lets a player ping another player in chat by typing their name, and only the mentioned player sees the highlight.
What it does
When a chat message contains another player's name, the mentioned player sees the message with their name highlighted in bold yellow, hears a ding sound and gets a red action bar notice. Everyone else sees a normal chat line. Typing a name is all it takes, so no command or menu is needed.
The effects run on the client, so the mod is installed on each player's game. It is server-side only, meaning the server does not need it and players can join a server without installing it. The code and mod are released under CC0 1.0 Universal, which places them in the public domain and is not open source. Files exist only for Fabric and for Minecraft 1.21.11.
Key features
Name mentions in chat
Typing another player's name in chat counts as a ping, with no extra command or syntax.
Highlighted name for the target
The mentioned player sees their own name in bold yellow inside the message.
Sound and action bar alert
The mentioned player hears a ding and sees a red notice on the action bar.
Private highlight
Only the mentioned player gets the special effects, while other players see the normal chat message.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Calling someone in a busy chat
On a crowded server, a player can get the attention of one specific person without shouting in global chat.
Coordinating a group
Friends playing together can flag each other when a message is meant for them.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want name pings in chat, and server owners who want to offer them without changing the server itself.
How it compares
Ping is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved and is not open source. AFK Chat Alert is a client-side mod for 1.21.11 released under the MIT License, and it is open source. ChatPing is a server-side mod for 1.21.8 – 1.21.10 under the MIT License, and it is open source, so it works differently from a mention-based client effect.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mention | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-08-25 |
| Ping | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-01 |
| AFK Chat Alert | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-24 |
| ChatPing | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2025-11-26 |
Questions
Does Mention need to be installed on the server?
Which Fabric version does Mention support?
Does Mention work with other chat mods?
In the catalog
Mention is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Only the mentioned player sees the special highlight and effects - everyone else just sees a normal chat message.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mention-ping
- Owner
- Er_Mu1
- Published
- 2026-08-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15