About Keep Head Names
From ModrinthKeep display names and lore tags of player heads
Player heads keep their display names and lore tags after being placed down and picked up again.
This is an unofficial fix for MC-174496, which was finally fixed in 1.20.5!
- mod for Minecraft 1.16 - 1.20.4 (and 1.20.5 to upgrade your world one last time, see the changelog)
- works server-only
If you still want lore and other custom data to be kept in 1.21+, you can use the datapack continuation of this mod, "Keep Head Data".
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 40 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.
Loaders
Runs on Data pack, Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Keep Head Names on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Data pack, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.1.1, released 2026-09-15
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack | 1.21 to 26.3 (17 versions) | 26.3 |
| Fabric | 1.20.5 to 1.20.6 (2 versions) | 1.20.6 |
| NeoForge | 1.20.5 to 1.20.6 (2 versions) | 1.20.6 |
From 5 recorded builds of Keep Head Names.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | 2026-09-15 | 26.3 | Data pack |
| 1.1.0 | 2026-09-15 | 26.3 | Data pack |
| 1.0.0 | 2024-06-16 | 1.21 to 26.2 (16 versions) | Data pack |
| 1.6.0+final | 2024-04-26 | 1.20.5 to 1.20.6 (2 versions) | NeoForge |
| 1.6.0+final | 2024-04-26 | 1.20.5 to 1.20.6 (2 versions) | Fabric |
Run Keep Head Names on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Keep Head Names as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Data packFabricForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.3 and 39 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorFourmisain, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree
