About Head Name Fix
From ModrinthMob heads will keep their custom names when placed
This is a server-side mod that will save the names of renamed mob/player heads that are placed down, just like chests or banners do in vanilla (Fixes MC-174496 for pre-1.20.5 versions, and fixes MC-270918 for 1.20.5-1.21.8).
Partially fixed (for player heads only) in vanilla 1.20.5 Fully fixed for all other mob heads in vanilla 1.21.9. This mod will no longer recieve updates for newer versions
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 28 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.4.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogListed on Modrinth as “Mods”
Creatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Head Name Fix as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21.4 and 27 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authormanyrandomthings, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLGPL-3.0-onlyFree
