Nametags

Nametags renders enhanced tags above players, optionally showing their health, armor tier, and currently held item. It can also hide the vanilla nametag.

Version support

1.8.9 · 1.21.x · 26.1 · 26.2 — note that Held item and Max count are only available on 1.21.x / 26.1 / 26.2.

Settings

Setting	Description	Range / Default
Show health	Displays each player’s health on their tag.	On
Show armor	Displays the player’s armor tier.	On
Show held item	Displays the player’s currently held item. (1.21.x / 26.1 / 26.2 only)	On
Hide vanilla	Hides the default game nametag so only the enhanced tag shows.	Off
Max count	Maximum number of player tags rendered at once. (1.21.x / 26.1 / 26.2 only)	1–20 / 8

Usage notes

• Tags are drawn as overlays through the bridge and follow players on screen.
• Max count limits how many of the nearest players get tags, keeping the overlay readable in crowds.
• The nametag overlay can be repositioned with the HUD Editor.

Tip

Turn on Hide vanilla to avoid double tags stacking on top of each other.