Truss
Truss gives Minecraft a single-block wood truss that has the solid hitbox missing from signs and fence gates, for builders who need it.
What it does
Vanilla signs and fence gates each have a useful property, but both come with downsides. Signs need a support block, and fence gates react to redstone clicking, which makes both tedious to place in large quantities. The Wood Truss is a single block that keeps the useful properties without those downsides, and it is built for technical builds where a solid, interactable hitbox matters.
The solid hitbox makes the Truss useful for interacting with falling blocks and fluids, a purpose that signs and gates serve poorly. Truss targets Forge and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Builds cover 1.19 – 1.19.2 and the latest file, 1.2, is for 1.19.2. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Single-block Wood Truss
A truss placed as one block, avoiding the support requirement of signs.
Solid hitbox
The block has a solid hitbox, so it can stop and interact with falling blocks and fluids.
No redstone clicking
Unlike fence gates, the truss does not need to be opened or clicked to be placed in quantity.
Technical build focus
The block is aimed at builds where many placements are needed for structure or testing.
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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
Falling block and fluid tests
The solid hitbox lets builders stop falling blocks and fluids with a placed truss.
Large technical builds
Trusses can be placed in quantity without the per-block work that signs and gates require.
Who it’s for: Builders making technical contraptions and large structures who need a solid, single-block alternative to signs and fence gates. Players who only decorate a world will find the mod narrower in scope.
How it compares
Sign Copy works on the client only, is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Bright Signs is also client-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, but it is published for Forge 1.8.9 alone. Truss is client and server, so the server also needs it, and its files are for 1.19 – 1.19.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truss | Forge | 1.19 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-01-21 |
| Sign Copy | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-03-24 |
| Bright Signs | Forge | 1.8.9 | Client-side only | 2025-12-06 |
Questions
Does Truss need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Truss support?
Is the source code available?
In the catalog
Truss is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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What the author says
In Vanilla Minecraft, sign blocks and open fence gates have the useful properties of being "solid" blocks, while having no hitbox, which makes them invaluable in certain builds for purposes like interacting with falling blocks or fluids. However, both of these blocks have downsides that make them annoying to use …
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/truss
- Owner
- zacharybarbanell
- Published
- 2023-01-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-01-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15