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Sign Builder

by BoranMandaci

Sign Builder lets players build custom 3D signs from letters, numbers, symbols and backplates across walls, floors and ceilings.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

Each sign block holds up to 16 independent mini letters in a 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4 sub-grid, with separate front and back faces. Blocks placed in a square cluster of four or nine merge into one larger display with a shared collision box. A Grid Mode toggle, bound to Shift and V, switches between sub-grid placement and normal placement, and a real-time 3D hologram shows a ghost preview in green when the spot is buildable and red when it is obstructed.

Survival balance comes from a catalog of 40 textures, each applied with individual ingots or gems such as wood, stone, copper, iron, gold, diamond and emerald instead of whole blocks. Colors can be entered as RGB hex codes, saved as presets and cycled through a rainbow animation. Undo reverts the last build and refunds its items. The mod runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and is open source.

Key features

  1. Mini letter sub-grids

    A single block can hold up to 16 small letters or symbols in a 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4 layout, with pixel-level alignment.

  2. Giant billboards

    Four or nine matching blocks in a square cluster join into one multi-block display that behaves as a single sign.

  3. Blueprint preview and undo

    A 3D ghost preview shows where a build will land before it is placed, and Undo reverts the last build and refunds its items.

  4. Hex color and rainbow

    Custom RGB hex colors can be saved as presets, and a rainbow cycling effect can be turned on for a sign.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.3Not available1.3
1.20.11.31.3Not 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 2

Architectury APIAn intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who build signs and displays in survival or creative worlds, and server owners who want a shared sign toolkit for their community.

Questions

Does Sign Builder need Architectury API?

Yes. Architectury API is required on every loader, and Fabric users also need Fabric API installed next to it.

Must the server have Sign Builder installed?

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

Which game versions does Sign Builder support?

Files exist for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the latest file for both Fabric and NeoForge is 1.3 for 1.21.1, while the latest Forge file is 1.3 for 1.20.1.

In the catalog

Sign Builder is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

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What the author says

Sign Builder is a cross-platform Minecraft mod (Forge, NeoForge & Fabric) that allows players to seamlessly build, color, animate, and materialize custom 3D signs. Fully balanced for Survival mode, this mod provides highly detailed 3D characters, compact sub-block mini letters, a dynamic painting system, animated…
BoranMandaci, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
BoranMandaci
Published
2026-08-02
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-11
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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