Custom Nickname
A client-side Fabric mod that lets you assign custom nicknames to any player. Nicknames are displayed everywhere — nametags, tab list, chat, and scoreboard sidebar.
Features
- Custom Nicknames — Set a personalized nickname for any player by username or UUID
- Color Code Support — Use
&aformatting codes and hex colors&#FF0000for colorful nicknames - Rainbow Wave Effect — Apply an animated rainbow wave to any nickname with adjustable speed
- Team Prefix/Suffix Toggle — Choose whether to show or hide scoreboard team prefixes and suffixes per player
- Nickname Indicator — Optional ✎ indicator appended to nicknames so you can tell them apart from real names
- Server Color Marker — Optional marker to indicate a users real username color in the nickname
- Global & Local Storage — Store nicknames globally (shared across all instances) or locally (per modpack)
- In-Game Config GUI — Tabbed configuration screen with Add, Nicknames, and Options tabs (accessible via Mod Menu or keybind)
- Live Preview — See how your nickname will look before saving
- Search & Filter — Quickly find entries in the nickname list
- Keybind Support — Press
N(rebindable) to open the nickname config screen at any time - Nametag Replacement — Nicknames replace the player's nametag above their head
- Tab List Replacement — Nicknames are shown in the player list (Tab menu)
- Chat Replacement — Player names in chat messages are automatically replaced with their nickname
- Scoreboard Sidebar Replacement — Nicknames appear in the scoreboard sidebar as well
- Mojang UUID Lookup — Automatically resolves player UUIDs via Mojang API for offline nickname assignment
- Auto Username Update — Detects player name changes and keeps stored entries up to date
- Persistent Config — All nicknames are saved to a JSON config file and persist across sessions
- Mod Compatibility — Works with Entity Culling, LabyMod, and other common client-side mods
Requirements
- Fabric Loader
>= 0.19.3 - Fabric API
- Mod Menu
Contributing
If you have feature ideas or find any bugs, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub!
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
