Speech Heads
by teboplays
Speech Heads shows text bubbles above player heads, so chat can be read without looking down at the chat log.
What it does
Text bubbles appear above each player's head, carrying their chat messages into the game view. A player can also see the bubble above their own head, which offers another way to read what they have typed. The mod is released for Fabric only, on 1.21.1, and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it.
Key features
Chat bubbles above heads
Messages from players are displayed as text bubbles floating above their heads.
Own bubble visible
A player sees their own speech bubble above their head, a second way to read what they sent.
Read without the chat log
Nearby conversation can be followed in the game view without lowering the eyes to the chat window.
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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.
How it compares
Simple Chat Bubbles is client-side only, not open source, and published for 1.21 – 26.2, so players install it alone and the server runs without it. Simple Text To Speech is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and client-side only, with files for 1.21.9 – 1.21.10.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Heads | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-11 |
| Simple Chat Bubbles | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-02 |
| Simple Text To Speech | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-12-25 |
Questions
Does Speech Heads need to be on the server?
Which loader does Speech Heads support?
In the catalog
Speech Heads is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod makes it so every player can have their own speech/text bubble above their own head, which could be useful to have as another way to read another user's chat, but above that players head in Minecraft without needing to look down at chat.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/speech-heads
- Owner
- teboplays
- Published
- 2026-07-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15