About Runelic
From ModrinthA 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-./

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.

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?
This project is sponsored by Nodecraft. Use code DARKHAX for 30% off your first month of service!
Highlights
From source dataGame 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
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 26.1 to 26.3 (5 versions) | 26.3 |
| NeoForge | 26.2 to 26.3 (2 versions) | 26.3 |
From 5 recorded builds of Runelic.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.3.0.1 | 2026-09-25 | 26.3 | NeoForge |
| 26.3.0.1 | 2026-09-25 | 26.3 | Fabric |
| 26.2.0.1 | 2026-06-18 | 26.2 | Fabric |
| 26.2.0.1 | 2026-06-18 | 26.2 | NeoForge |
| 26.1.2.3 | 2026-06-18 | 26.1 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 catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth 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













