Player Head Locator Bar
by _venchy
Player Head Locator Bar replaces the dots of Minecraft's player locator bar with the 2D heads of the players on a multiplayer server.
What it does
Where vanilla shows a plain dot for each nearby player, this Fabric mod draws that player's head instead, updated in real time. The heads sit in the same place and follow the same HUD layout as the vanilla bar, so the change reads as part of the game rather than a separate overlay. Tracking other players in a crowded multiplayer world becomes a matter of recognizing faces at a glance.
The mod is built to stay light on the game. Its drawing is optimized, and it adds no new screen, command or setting that a player has to learn. Because it only changes how the existing bar looks, it can be added to a client without altering gameplay, and it works with the rest of the HUD.
The mod is Client-side only, so each player installs it and the server does not need it. It targets 1.21.11 alone, the single version published for Fabric, and it is released under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Player heads on the locator bar
Each tracked player appears as their own 2D head in place of the standard dot.
Real-time updates
Heads are redrawn as players move, so the bar always reflects where others are.
Vanilla-style layout
The heads keep the look and placement of the vanilla HUD, so the bar stays familiar.
Cleaner multiplayer navigation
Recognizing players by their heads makes it easier to see who is nearby and where they are headed.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on multiplayer servers who want to tell tracked players apart on the locator bar. The mod is installed on the client and only matters on servers where the locator bar is active.
How it compares
Team Only Locator Bar is a server-side only Fabric mod that limits the locator bar to team members, released under the MIT License and open source, with files for 1.21.11 – 26.1. Locator Heads is a client-side only Fabric mod that also draws player heads, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and open source, with files for 1.21.7 – 26.3. Player Head Locator Bar covers only 1.21.11 and is not open source, so it is the choice for that one version alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Head Locator Bar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-28 |
| Team Only Locator Bar | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-30 |
| Locator Heads | Fabric | 1.21.7 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does Player Head Locator Bar need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does the mod support?
Is the source code of Player Head Locator Bar open?
In the catalog
Player Head Locator Bar is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Transform Minecraft’s player locator bar by replacing simple dots with real 2D player heads. Designed to match the vanilla HUD style, the mod makes multiplayer tracking feel cleaner, more immersive, and easier to read at a glance — all while staying lightweight and performance-friendly.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/player-head-locator-bar
- Owner
- _venchy
- Published
- 2026-05-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15