A Fabric mod that displays chat messages above players' heads in Minecraft.
Features
- Chat messages appear as floating text above the sender's head
- Supports vanilla chat,
/msgwhispers, and/tellrawsystem messages - Configurable message patterns for parsing
/tellrawoutput (e.g.<%player%> %message%) - Heuristic player name detection as a fallback
- Adjustable display range, line lifetime, line height, and max lines
- Optional chat hiding — show messages only above heads, not in chat
- YACL-based config screen with ModMenu integration
Installation
- Install Fabric Loader
- Download the appropriate module for your Minecraft version
- Place the
.jarfile in yourmodsfolder - Install Fabric API and YACL if not already installed
Configuration
Open the mod settings via ModMenu or the in-game config screen. Options include:
- Mod Enabled — toggle the mod on/off
- Max Lines — maximum number of lines displayed above a player
- Line Lifetime — how long messages stay visible (seconds)
- Attach to Head — position text at head level or fixed height
- Line Height — vertical offset above the head
- Hide Nametag — hide the vanilla nametag when overhead chat is active
- Hide Chat Messages — suppress messages from the chat window
- Enable Whisper — show
/msgwhispers above heads - Range — maximum render distance for overhead text
- Reverse Order — display newest messages at the top
- Max Line Length — character limit before wrapping
- Chat Patterns — regex patterns for parsing
/tellrawmessages (e.g.<%player%> %message%) - Heuristic Player Detection — attempt to detect player names in unrecognized system messages
License
All Rights Reserved
Links
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BetterHead Chat 26.3-1.0.1 26.3-1.0.1 |
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BetterHead Chat 26.2-1.0.1 26.2-1.0.1 |
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BetterHead Chat 26.1-1.0.1 26.1-1.0.1 |
26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.11-1.0.1 1.21.11-1.0.1 |
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.10-1.0.1 1.21.10-1.0.1 |
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.9-1.0.1 1.21.9-1.0.1 |
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.6-1.0.1 1.21.6(8)-1.0.1 |
1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.4-1.0.1 1.21.4(5)-1.0.1 |
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BetterHead Chat 1.21-1.0.1 1.21.2(3)-1.0.1 |
1.21.2, 1.21.3
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BetterHead Chat 1.21-1.0.1 1.21-1.0.1 |
1.21, 1.21.1
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.10-1.0.0.1 1.21.10-1.0.0.1 |
1.21.10
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.9-1.0.0.1 1.21.9-1.0.0.1 |
1.21.9
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BetterHead Chat 26.2-1.0.0 26.2-1.0.0 |
26.2
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BetterHead Chat 26.1-1.0.0 26.1-1.0.0 |
26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.11-1.0.0 1.21.11-1.0.0 |
1.21.11
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.10-1.0.0 1.21.10-1.0.0 |
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.9-1.0.0 1.21.9-1.0.0 |
1.21.9
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.6-1.0.0 1.21.6-1.0.0 |
1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.4-1.0.0 1.21.4-1.0.0 |
1.21.4, 1.21.5
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BetterHead Chat 1.21.2-1.0.0 1.21.2-1.0.0 |
1.21.2, 1.21.3
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BetterHead Chat 1.21-1.0.0 1.21-1.0.0 |
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