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Runelic

by Darkhax · for Minecraft

A runic font for Minecraft.

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About Runelic

From Modrinth

A runic font for Minecraft.

This mod brings the Runelic font to Minecraft! This font is compatible with any text that allows custom styles including signs, books, name tags, and item tooltips. It can also be used with a good number of mods such as the Tips mod.

Overview

The Runelic font substitutes commonly used characters with runic symbols and designs. Runelic text can be consistently translated back into their standard counterparts if you know how characters are substituted. All upper and lower case characters share the same designs. While some designs draw inspiration from real world language and culture any associations or symbolism between the characters are incidental.

The Runelic character set currently supports the following characters.

  • Standard 26 Latin alphabet (upper and lower)
  • 1234567890
  • !"#$%&'()*+,0-./

Signs showing all of the runelic glyphs and the characters they substitute.

Banner Patterns

The Runelic mod also includes banner patterns for all 50+ characters added by the font. Players can apply these patterns to their banners by using a Runelic banner stencil item obtained from wandering traders. These patterns provide players with a unique and mystical way to express themselves.

Runelic banner patterns.

Usage Guide

Vanilla Commands & NBT

Vanilla commands that allow specifying raw text components can use Runelic by specifying the font ID in the properties of the text. The give command and title command are examples of vanilla commands that allow this.

  • /give @p stone{display:{Name:"[{\"text\":\"Hello\",\"italic\":false,\"color\":\"gold\",\"font\":\"runelic:runelic\"}]"}} 1
  • /title @a title {"text":"Hello","font":"runelic:runelic"}

Bookshelf Commands

This mod has a dependency on Bookshelf which offers servers with a number of useful font related commands. These commands will work for Runelic and all other fonts you have installed.

  • /bookshelf font say runelic:runelic  - Posts a chat message using the font.
  • /bookshelf font item runelic:runelic - Applies the font to the name of the held item.
  • /bookshelf font book runelic:runelic - Applies the font to the name of a held book and all of the book pages.
  • /bookshelf font block runelic:runelic x y z - Applies the font to a block entity. Works with signs and nameable blocks like chests.

Code / Modding

If you are developing a mod or have access to code/scripting tools you can apply the font to any mutable text component. This is done by setting the font on the style of the component. You can find an example of how I do this in my mods here.

Credits

The Runelic font and character set is provided with all rights reserved. Projects that have a soft or hard dependency on this mod may use Runelic designs in screenshots, custom assets, character designs, and promotional material. Third paty videos, blogs, articles, showcases, and commentary may also use Runelic in their promotional material and coverage of the project.

Like the mod and want to support me?

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This project is sponsored by Nodecraft. Use code DARKHAX for 30% off your first month of service!

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 29 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Runelic 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
Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt
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
26.3.0.1, released 2026-09-25

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric26.1 to 26.3 (5 versions)26.3
NeoForge26.2 to 26.3 (2 versions)26.3

From 5 recorded builds of Runelic.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
26.3.0.12026-09-2526.3NeoForge
26.3.0.12026-09-2526.3Fabric
26.2.0.12026-06-1826.2Fabric
26.2.0.12026-06-1826.2NeoForge
26.1.2.32026-06-1826.1 to 26.1.2 (3 versions)Fabric

Run Runelic 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 catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Runelic as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FabricForgeNeoForgeQuilt
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.3 and 28 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorDarkhax, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseLicenseRef-All-Rights-ReservedFree

Runelic, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Runelic?

Modrinth lists Runelic as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. Runelic is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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