CustomNametag

CustomNametag

CustomNametag is a modern nametag plugin powered by vanilla Text Display entities. Instead of relying on legacy scoreboard teams that cause prefix limits, flickering, and compatibility conflicts with other scoreboard or tab plugins, CustomNametag creates smooth, multi-line, customizable floating nametags above players.

Features

• Text Display Engine: Utilizes vanilla TextDisplay entities with smooth billboard orientation without requiring any client-side mods.
• First-Person Safe: Automatically hides your own nametag from your first-person camera view so your crosshair and screen remain completely clear.
• LuckPerms & PlaceholderAPI: Seamlessly displays prefixes, suffixes, and group formats, with full support for any PlaceholderAPI placeholders.
• Live Ping Indicator: Displays a real-time, customizable latency counter on the secondary nametag line.
• Player Personalization: Players can customize their own nametag styling on the go:
• Custom background colors (Hex #RRGGBB, named colors, or full transparency).
• Toggle text shadows for improved readability in bright environments.
• Toggle visibility to hide other players' nametags for screenshots or preference.
• Safe Lifecycle Management: Reliably tracks teleports, dimension transitions, spectator mode, and disconnects with zero ghost entities left behind.

Commands & Permissions

Command · Description · Permission
/nametag visibility · Toggle seeing other players' nametags · customnametag.use
/nametag background · Change your nametag background (#hex, color name, or transparent) · customnametag.use
/nametag textshadow · Toggle text shadow on your nametag · customnametag.use
/nametag reload · Reload the configuration and reapply nametags · customnametag.admin

Short alias: /cnt

Configuration

All aspects can be customized directly in config.yml:

• Custom format strings for names, ranks, and ping lines.
• Y-axis height offset and billboard alignment.
• Server-wide defaults for background transparency and text shadows.
• Configurable update tick intervals.
• Fully customizable messages.