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Sign Plates: Letters & Symbols

by MacatMovie

Sign Plates: Letters & Symbols adds decorative sign plates with letters and symbols that can be placed on walls and blocks for labeling.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.16.5 – 26.1.2

What it does

Sign plates are placed on the side of a block, facing one of its sides, and read from a distance. The plates come in many designs, from plain lettering to symbol sets, and they can be dyed. Glow ink makes a plate glow, and the frame material of each plate can be swapped. Right-clicking a plate opens a selection screen for switching between designs.

Plate models use Minecraft's standard 16×16 texture format and share a base model, so hidden faces are culled when a plate sits against a wall. Colored variants use the game's tinting system. Plates are crafted from iron ingots and deepslate, and a stonecutter converts one variant into another. Dye Depot colors are supported. Colored lighting depends on the shaderpack in use: known shader setups show tinted plates with colored glow, and the mod itself does not add colored lighting to vanilla rendering.

The mod runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 26.1.2 on Fabric and NeoForge and 1.20.1 on Forge. Both the server and every player need it, so the environment is client and server. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, though the source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Many sign plate designs

    A large set of decorative plates with letters and symbols, placed on the side of a block and readable from afar.

  2. Dyeable plates

    Plates can be dyed, and colored variants use the game's tinting system to stay lightweight.

  3. Glow ink

    Applying glow ink makes a sign plate glow, which helps labels stand out in dark areas.

  4. Swappable frame materials

    The frame around a plate can be changed to a different material without replacing the plate itself.

  5. Selection screen

    Right-clicking a plate opens a screen for switching to another design quickly.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
26.1.2v1.1.2-Fabric-26.1.xNot availablev1.1.2-NeoForge-26.1.x
26.1.1v1.1.2-Fabric-26.1.xNot availablev1.1.2-NeoForge-26.1.x
26.1v1.1.2-Fabric-26.1.xNot availablev1.1.2-NeoForge-26.1.x
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.21.11v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availablev1.1.0-NeoForge-1.21.11
1.21.10v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availableNot available
1.21.9v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availableNot available
1.21.8v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availableNot available
1.21.7v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availableNot available
1.21.6v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availablev1.0.2-NeoForge-1.21.6
1.21.5v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availableNot available
1.21.4v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availablev1.0.2-NeoForge-1.21.4
1.21.3v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availableNot available
1.21.2v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availableNot available
1.21.1v1.1.2-Fabric-1.21.1Not availablev1.1.2-NeoForge-1.21.1
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Sign Edit Lite is a client and server Fabric and NeoForge option under the MIT License, covering 1.20.2 – 26.2, and it is open source. Big Sign Writer is client-side only, open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and supports 1.20 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, so players can join without installing it. Lighting Wand is a client and server mod under the MIT License for 1.18.2 – 26.1.2 on four loaders, including Quilt.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Sign Plates: Letters & SymbolsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-06-30
Big Sign WriterFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20 – 26.3Client-side only2026-10-03
Sign Edit LiteFabric and NeoForge1.20.2 – 26.2Client and server2026-08-02
Lighting Wand 🌟Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.18.2 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-08-29

Questions

Does Sign Plates need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Which loaders does Sign Plates support?

Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Fabric and NeoForge files are published for 26.1.2, and the latest Forge file is for 1.20.1.

Do plates light up with colored light in the game?

The mod does not add colored lighting to vanilla. Colored glow appears only with shaderpacks that support it, such as the known setups noted by the author.

In the catalog

Sign Plates: Letters & Symbols is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Management mods8,016Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

This mod adds a ton of new decorative sign plates that can be placed in any orientation, on any side of a block. They are perfect for labeling things and for writing text that can actually be read from afar. No more spending hours trying to spell things out with custom banners. The mod is also very lightweight. Its…
MacatMovie, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
MacatMovie
Published
2026-04-22
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationManagementUtility
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