Name Tags
Customises player name tags globally and per target name.
WhereMods › Visuals
KindFeature
Versions1.8.9 and 1.21.11
Turning it on
- Sour Client menu, Visuals topic (or search for it from All).
- Flip the switch on its row. Click the row itself to open its settings beside the list.
Every setting
In the order the game shows them. Indented rows only appear once the row above is set the way it says.
Display4 settings
| Hide Name Text | Suppresses vanilla names and hides custom name text (LevelHead can still show). | Off |
| Hidden Names | Semicolon or comma separated exact names to hide for mobs/armour stands. | Empty |
| Hide Own Health In F5Shows when Show In F5 is on | Hides the server's below-name score (the health hearts) under your own name tag in third-person views. Other players keep theirs. | On |
| Hide NPC Names | On Hypixel, hides the random username (like 43x39f0ywc) and health line of shop and quest NPCs. Their real labels above them (ITEM SHOP, RIGHT CLICK) still show. | On |
Overrides5 settings
| PlayerShows when Target Override is on | Player name for the per-player override. | Empty |
| Custom NameShows when Target Override is on | Custom displayed name for the target player. | Empty |
| Target Override | Applies the target player override. | Off |
| Custom Tags | Multiple custom tags as Player=Name entries separated by semicolons. | Empty |
| Custom Tag Styles | Optional per-player styles as Player:bold,italic,underline,shadow entries. | Empty |
Style19 settings
| Background | Draws name tag background. | Off |
| Background ColourShows when Background is on | Background (#AARRGGBB). | #000000 at 25% |
| Text Colour Override | When on, uses Text Colour; when off, keeps display name § colours. | Off |
| Text ColourShows when Text Colour Override is on | Visible when override is on. Global name tag text (#AARRGGBB). | #FFFFFF |
| Bold | Draws name tags in bold text. | Off |
| Italic | Draws name tags in italic text. | Off |
| Underline | Draws name tags with underline styling. | Off |
| Text Shadow | Draws name tags with a text shadow. | On |
| Show In F5 | Shows your own name tag in third-person views. | On |
| Occlude Through Walls | Hides nametags when a solid block sits between the camera and the label anchor. | Off |
| Style World Labels | Applies SourClient nametag styling to armour stands, server holograms and other non-player labels. Costs a lot of performance in hologram-heavy lobbies; when off, these labels are still shown by vanilla. | On |
| World Label Style RangeShows when Style World Labels is on | How far SourClient styling reaches on armour stands, holograms and other non-player labels, in blocks. Beyond this they are still shown, drawn by vanilla. Lowering this is the cheap way to keep the styling near you without paying for a lobby full of distant holograms. | 648 to 64 |
| Border | Draws a name tag border. | Off |
| Border ColourShows when Border is on | Border colour and alpha. | #4CAF50 at 80% |
| Border ThicknessShows when Border is on | Name tag border thickness. | 11 to 4 |
| Scale | Name tag scale. | 10.5 to 2.5 |
| Y Offset | Fine vertical shift for ALL nametag anchors — players, armour stands, chests, and server holograms (1 step ≈ 1/20 block; positive = higher). | 0-20 to 20 |
| Padding | Name tag padding. | 41 to 10 |
| Rounded Corners | Name tag corner radius. 0 is square. | 00 to 5 |