Better Nametags
A free, open-sourced plugin that adds rank, clan, and ping text inside the Nametag.
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Better Nametags
Better Nametags
The Ultimate Nametag & Tablist Enhancement!
Better Nametags allows you to display LuckPerms prefixes, Clan tags, and real-time ping directly above player heads and inside the tablist, basic configurations and is performance friendly!
Perfect for Survival, SMP, PvP, Network hubs, and competitive servers.
Features
✔ LuckPerms Prefix Support Display player ranks automatically from LuckPerms.
✔ Clan Prefix Integration Supports popular clan plugins (including ClansLite).
✔ Live Ping Display Show real-time player latency in a clean, formatted style.
✔ Clean Formatting A two-line format with adaptation to non-existent Clan tag (ensures an empty line does not exist when the Clan tag is not present)
[Clan] [Rank] PlayerName [Ping]
✔ Tablist Name Formatting Apply the same format inside the TAB list.
✔ RGB/ Hex Color Support Freely use color codes!
✔ Lightweight & Optimized Built for performance; no unnecessary overhead.
✔ Easy Configuration Simple YAML config with clear formatting options.
Supported Plugins
- LuckPerms - ClansLite - PlaceholderAPI - Some other plugins providing compatible placeholders
Example Formats:
Above Head:
[UnderFive Clan] [Admin] Stevee [32ms]
Tablist:
[Admin] Stevee
Why Better Nametags?
Most nametag plugins:
- Are outdated - Break with modern versions - Lack proper integration - Are overly complicated
Better Nametags focuses on:
✔ Clean design
✔ Seamless integration
✔ Modern compatibility
✔ Server performance
Compatibility
1.16 – 1.20+ Spigot Paper Purpur
(Works on most modern forks)
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