Show Yourself
by Feytox
With Show Yourself installed, a player can right-click another player to read that player's nickname, even when the server hides it above their heads.
What it does
Some servers hide player nicknames above the characters, which makes it hard to tell who is who when another player stands at a distance. The mod shows the hidden nickname of a nearby player once the client has it, so a player who wants to identify an unfamiliar character can right-click the player and read the name. The mod suits servers that display nicknames only through a plugin, and it does not change what the server sends beyond that.
The reach of this lookup is set in the configuration file, up to a maximum of 64 blocks. Plugins that show names over long distances usually already do the job, so the mod is most useful when the other player is close enough for a right-click to reach them and the plugin's own range has ended. The mod runs on the client only, so servers do not need to install it and players can join without it.
The project is published for Fabric, with files for 18 game versions 1.18.2 – 1.21.9, and the latest file is 1.21.9-1.1.2 for 1.21.9. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Nickname lookup on click
Right-clicking a player reveals the nickname that the server has hidden above that character.
Hidden names above players
Nicknames the server keeps out of view can be read without changing the server's own settings.
Configurable distance
A config option limits how far away a lookup can reach, with a ceiling of 64 blocks.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on multiplayer servers that hide nicknames above characters, and anyone who wants to read a name without the server showing it openly.
How it compares
Show me your nickname is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21.11, under Apache License 2.0, and it is not open source. Nickname Detector is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.20.1 – 26.2 under Apache License 2.0, and it is open source. ClovSkins is for Fabric and Quilt with files for 1.21.3 – 26.2, and it works on a client or a server, optional, under a custom license. Show Yourself is client-side only, open source under the MIT License and covers 1.18.2 – 1.21.9.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show Yourself | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.21.9 | Client-side only | 2025-10-04 |
| Show me your nickname | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-18 |
| Nickname Detector | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-24 |
| ClovSkins | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.3 – 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-08-14 |
Questions
Does Show Yourself need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Show Yourself support?
How far can a player look up a nickname?
In the catalog
Show Yourself is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,427 mods support Minecraft 1.21.9.
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What the author says
With the Show Yourself mod, you can find out the player's nickname simply by right-clicking on it. Suitable for servers on which nicknames are hidden above the players. Usually on such servers there is already a plugin for this that allows you to do this, but it works at a very small distance, and you don’t always…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/show-yourself
- Owner
- Feytox
- Published
- 2022-07-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15