ChromaTagPlugins · 1.21 – 26.xLets you customise player name colors across chat, tab list, and in-game nametags (i.e. the names above players' heads).
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Highly customizable nametags above players for all client versions
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ModernTags is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by groundbreakingmc. Highly customizable nametags above players for all client versions.
It supports Minecraft 1.19 – 26.x. That puts it at #139 of the 139 cosmetic and display plugins listed here. The last update came out on Nov 13, 2026.
The newest is 2.2.0, released on Nov 13, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.19.4 – 26.3. It runs on Paper.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0 | Nov 13, 2026 | 1.19.4 – 26.3 | Release |
The commands named on the Hangar page of ModernTags:
/moderntagsPermission nodes named there, to give with a plugin like LuckPerms:
moderntags.tag.vipmoderntags.see.ownmoderntags.reloadModernTags is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is ModernTags 2.2.0 — Updates & Visibility Fixes, published on Oct 16, 2026.
ModernTags 2.2.0 adds update management, vanilla-style spectator visibility for modern tags, and bStats metrics, alongside tag rendering fixes.
Startup checks are enabled by default; automatic downloads are disabled:
updates:
check: true
auto-download: false
Permission change: moderntags.admin replaces moderntags.reload and allows both reloads and update downloads. It is granted to operators by default; update any custom permission grants.
Read all release notes on GitHub
Before that: ModernTags 2.1.1 — Rendering & Compatibility Fixes (Oct 15, 2026), ModernTags 2.1.0 — Relational Placeholders & Dynamic Conditions (Oct 8, 2026).
Text description
A modern plugin for displaying custom tags above player heads
🎨 Full Customization · Configure tag appearance: color, shadows, transparency, alignment, size and more
🎬 Animated Tags · Support for multiple frames with configurable animation speed
🖥️ Dual Renderer · Text Display entities for 1.19.4+ clients, Scoreboard Teams for older ones — picked automatically per viewer
🔀 Condition System · owner-conditions and viewer-conditions let you select the right tag group with arbitrary logic
🏆 Priority System · Tag groups and entries are sorted by priority; the highest-priority match wins
👁️ Viewer-Aware Placeholders · {owner:key} and {viewer:key} let you show different content depending on who is looking
📌 PlaceholderAPI · Any PAPI placeholder works out of the box
👑 Vault Integration · Automatic insertion of prefixes and suffixes from permission systems
🫥 Sneak Dimming · Tags fade for crouching players on 1.19.4+ clients, matching vanilla behavior
🔗 TAB Compatibility · ModernTags manages Scoreboard Teams internally — no need to disable TAB's nametag display
The plugin is built on PacketEvents — all rendering is done through packets, not Bukkit APIs.
Component building via GikyMessage reduces allocations and speeds up placeholder replacement.
Fully supports Folia and all Paper forks (Paper, Purpur, etc.).
tags:
entries:
modern: tags/default.yml:
legacy: tags/default-legacy.yml:
owner-conditions: "hasPermission('moderntags.tag.vip')"
entries:
modern: tags/vip.yml:modern
legacy: tags/vip.yml:legacy
frame-update-rate: -1
placeholders-update-rate: 10
frames:
{owner:prefix}&r{owner:name}{owner:suffix}
&c❤&f{owner:health}
shadowed: true
y-offset: 0.15
background-color: "#00000000"
frame-update-rate: -1
placeholders-update-rate: 10
preserve-player-name-color: true
frames:
name-color: "white"
suffix: "{owner:suffix}"
Commands
Permissions
Required:
Optional:
Written by groundbreakingmc. Read it with pictures on Hangar.
Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.19 – 26.x.
Install what it needs first: PlaceholderAPI, PacketEvents and Vault (VaultSlim is recomended).
Download the .jar file from Hangar and put it in the plugins folder of your server.
Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.
Type /plugins in the console: ModernTags should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.
Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ModernTagsthe one you looked at | 0 | 1.19 – 26.x | 1 hour ago | Free |
| ChromaTagJelly-Pudding | 994 | 1.21 – 26.x | Sep 19, 2026 | Free |
 AdvancedCratesfooti_1 | 2 | 1.20 – 1.21 | 6 days ago | Free |
 Customizable Player Modelstom5454 | 3.2M | 1.8 – 26.x | 28 days ago | Free |
Yes. ModernTags supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19.
Yes. ModernTags is free to download from Hangar.
ModernTags runs on Paper and Spigot servers.
Yes: LuckPerms, PlaceholderAPI, PacketEvents, Vault (VaultSlim is recomended). Install it before ModernTags.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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