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Name Tag Recipe Backport

by Rispwind

Name Tag Recipe Backport brings back the crafting recipe for Name Tags to earlier game versions, where the item could not be made.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverAll rights reserved1.17.1 – 1.21.8

What it does

The mod restores a recipe for the name tag in older versions where it was not craftable. The recipe places a paper and a vanilla metal nugget on a crafting table, ingredients most players already have. Once a name tag is crafted, it can be used on mobs as usual. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Builds cover 1.17.1 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, under All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Crafted name tags

    Name tags can be made at a crafting table from paper and a metal nugget, both found during ordinary play.

  2. Earlier version support

    The recipe is added to older game versions that did not include the change, with no new items.

  3. Mob naming

    A crafted name tag is used on mobs in the same way as the vanilla item, without any extra steps.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.81.0.0Not available1.0.01.0.0
1.21.1Not availableNot available1.0.0Not available
1.20.11.0.01.0.0Not availableNot available
1.19.4Not available1.0.0Not availableNot available
1.18.2Not available1.0.0Not availableNot available
1.17.1Not available1.0.0Not availableNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Craftable Name Tag is server required with client optional, under the MIT License, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 on four loaders. No Name Tags is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, for 1.16 – 1.20.4 on Fabric and Quilt. Name Tag Recipe Backport needs both sides and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Name Tag Recipe BackportFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.17.1 – 1.21.8Client and server2026-01-08
Craftable Name TagFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.1 – 26.1.2Server required, client optional2026-04-18
No Name TagsFabric and Quilt1.16 – 1.20.4Client-side only2022-06-13

Questions

Does Name Tag Recipe Backport need to be on the server?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which loaders does Name Tag Recipe Backport support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Files exist for 1.21.8 on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, and for 1.20.1 on Forge.

In the catalog

Name Tag Recipe Backport is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 1.21.817,695

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What the author says

A simple mod that backports the recipe for Name Tags introduced in the second snapshot for version 26.1. Simply place a piece of paper into a crafting table with a (vanilla) metal nugget, and you'll find yourself with a newly created name tag for use on any of your blocky friends! This mod is available for major…
Rispwind, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Rispwind
Published
2026-01-08
Updated on Modrinth
2026-01-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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