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Obscure Tooltips

by Obscuria

Obscure Tooltips restyles item tooltips in the game with animated borders, particle effects and ornaments, and it can render a 3D preview of armor, tools and weapons inside the tooltip.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient-side onlyCustom license1.12.2 – 1.21.11

What it does

Tooltips gain smooth animations, glowing borders and faint particle effects. Styles can layer several visual elements, including animated ornaments, so items with different styles look distinct from one another. The mod is data-driven and modular, which lets a player combine styles, define conditions for when a style applies, and adjust each element.

When a tooltip grows taller than the screen, automatic smooth scrolling keeps the text readable without changing the interface size. Long names, lore and stats are wrapped so they stay aligned inside the tooltip. The mod requires Fragmentum, and ModernObscure is one of the mods that requires Obscure Tooltips in turn. Installation is client-side only, so the server does not need the mod, and it is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.12.2 – 1.21.11. The code is not open source; a custom license applies.

Key features

  1. Animated tooltip styles

    Borders glow and animate, and subtle particles appear around the tooltip contents.

  2. 3D item preview

    Armor pieces, tools and weapons can be shown as a 3D model inside the tooltip, without equipping them.

  3. Automatic smooth scrolling

    Tooltips taller than the screen scroll smoothly so their full text stays reachable.

  4. Smart line wrapping

    Wide tooltips wrap long names, lore and stats so they stay aligned and inside the layout.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.115.0.0Not available5.0.05.0.0
1.21.14.2.5Not available4.2.54.2.5
1.20.13.10.13.10.1Not available3.10.1
1.12.2Not available3.10.2Not availableNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

FragmentumThe lightweight framework for the Obscuria Collection multi-loader mods
Required

Required by 1 mod

ModernObscure1.20.1 – 1.21.11

Use cases

Reading long item descriptions

Modded or lore-heavy items with long descriptions remain readable because the tooltip scrolls instead of overflowing the screen.

Checking gear before equipping it

A player can look at a piece of armor or a weapon in 3D from the inventory without changing the equipped items.

Who it’s for: Players who want more visual detail in item tooltips, and modpack authors who want to define custom tooltip styles through the data-driven format.

Questions

Does Obscure Tooltips need Fragmentum?

Yes. Fragmentum is a required dependency and must be installed alongside Obscure Tooltips on the same loader.

Does a server need Obscure Tooltips?

No. The mod is client-side only, so only players who install it see the styled tooltips.

Which versions are supported?

Files exist for 1.12.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 1.21.11, with the latest Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt builds at 4.2.5 for 1.21.1.

More from Obscuria

All projects
Aquamirae1.16.5 – 1.21.1Obscure API1.16.5 – 1.20.1Fragmentum1.20.1 – 26.1.2Loot Journal: Pickup Notifier1.20.1 – 26.1.2Accents1.20.1 – 1.21.11Pillager Caravans1.20.1 – 26.1.2

What the author says

Smooth animations, glowing borders, and subtle particle effects bring every tooltip to life. Styles support a wide range of visual flourishes – from animated ornaments to layered effects – letting every item feel distinct and expressive. See any armor piece, tool, or weapon in fully integrated 3D directly inside the…
Obscuria, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Obscuria
Published
2025-09-26
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-19
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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