Name Tag


Behavior

Renamed mobs will have their name displayed over their head in the fashion as a mob named through a renamed spawn egg Spawn Egg Type Items Durability N/A Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Yes (16) (Console Edition) First appearances See History Data value dec: 383 hex: 17F bin: 101111111 Name spawn_egg “ You know what would be fun? If every minecraft . Their names can only be seen if they are aimed at from four or fewer blocks away.

Mobs that are named using the name tag will also not despawn in the world, similar to tamed mobs. The only exception is if the mob is hostile and the difficulty Mobs in full armor are a common sight in higher difficulty levels. Difficulty is an option in Minecraft that has a direct impact on the ease of gameplay. Contents 1 World setting 1.1 Peaceful 1.2 minecraft is switched to "Peaceful".

If a renamed mob kills a player, the custom name will be used in the death message in place of the mob type name.

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Trivia

  • Name tags were added at the request of Paul Soares Jr.
  • A stack of up to 64 name tags can be renamed at once. The cost is 1 experience level per stack, regardless of how many name tags were stacked.

Natural generation

Name tags can be found in 29.0% of dungeon Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 minecraft chests, 42.3% of chest minecarts Minecart with Chest Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Internal ID PC: 43 PE: 98 Network ID PC: 10 Entity ID chest_minecart Drops 1 Minecart 1 Chest plus contents Health points 6 () minecraft in abandoned mineshafts Abandoned mineshaft Biome Any Consists of Wooden Planks Fence Rail Torch Cobweb Dirt Monster Spawner Minecart with Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history "Mine" redirects here. For information about mining, see Mining. minecraft , and 29.0% of woodland mansion Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. minecraft chests, all in stacks of 1.

Fishing

Name tags can be caught from fishing Fishing is the process of obtaining fish using fishing rods. Contents 1 Catching fish 2 Junk and treasures 3 Fishing rod durability 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia Catching fish edit | edit source] A minecraft as part of the treasure category.

Trading

Librarian villagers Villager Health points 20 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn Village When a zombie villager is cured First appearances See History Drops None Experience minecraft trade All villager trades, separated by profession. The trading system is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to trade emeralds for items (and vice-versa) with villagers. Contents 1 Functionality 1.1 Brown Robed Villager 1.2 White Robed minecraft name tags for 20⃢₀ₓ22 emeralds Emerald Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 388 hex: 184 bin: 110000100 Name emerald See the gem. For the ore, see Emerald Ore. For minecraft a piece as part of their tier 6 trades.

Usage

To use a name tag it must first be renamed with an anvil Anvil Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 6,000 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64), same damage state only Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 145 hex: 91 bin: 10010001 Name anvil See the item minecraft , which will cost 1 experience Experience First appearances See History Internal ID PC: 2 PE: 69 Network ID PC: none Entity ID xp_orb XP bar visible above hotbar. Experience (EXP or XP for short) can be obtained by gathering experience minecraft level. If it is not renamed, it will have no effect when used on a mob. After the name tag is renamed, the player can use it on a mob to give it the name given to the name tag from the anvil. Mobs and name tags can be renamed any number of times.

Once a mob is named, it will keep its name and use up the name tag.

Baby animals and villagers will keep their name when they become adults. Named villagers will keep their name if they become zombie villagers, and named zombie villagers will keep their name when cured.

  • When a passive mob is named, it will not count towards the passive mob cap.

Limitations

Any mob can be named, except the ender dragon Ender Dragon Health points 200 ( × 100) Attack strength Peaceful: 0 () Easy: 6 () Normal: 10 () Hard: 15 () Breath attack: 6 () after a half-second Exploding fireball attack: 12 () after minecraft , and players The Player Health points 20 () Armor points Varies Attack strength Fist: 1 () Items: Varies Size Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While sneaking: Height: 1.65 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While gliding: Height: 0.6 minecraft .

A name tag can rename an armor stand Armor Stand Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (16) Flammable Yes Internal ID 30 Network ID 78 Entity ID armor_stand Health points 2 () First appearances See History Data value dec: 416 hex: 1A0 bin: 110100000 minecraft , though it will not show the nameplate above its head until CustomNameVisible:1b is set as an extra step.

Most mobs that can be interacted with by pressing use will perform the use action instead of being named. A villager will be renamed instead of opening the trading interface. A saddled pig will be renamed instead of being ridden. Any other mob that can be interacted with can be renamed if the player uses the name tag while in a nether portal, as the nether portal suppresses the use action.

To get a Name Tag with the name "Name Tag", the player must either go through a two-step process of naming the tag something that isn`t "Name Tag" and then renaming it to "Name Tag", or switch the game`s language settings to another language so that it can be done on the first try.

Easter eggs

Any mob that receives the name "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" will be rendered upside down.

Naming a sheep Sheep Health points 8 () Size Adult: Height: 1.3 Blocks Width: 0.9 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.65 Blocks Width: 0.45 Blocks Spawn Opaque blocks with at least two block space above them. First appearances See History minecraft "jeb_" will cause its wool to fade between the dye colors, producing a rainbow effect. This won`t affect the wool it drops when sheared or killed.

Naming a rabbit Rabbit Health points 3 () Armor points Killer Bunny only: 8 () Attack strength Killer Bunny only: Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () Size Adult: Height: 0.5 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Baby: Height: minecraft "Toast" will cause it to have a special memorial skin.

Naming a vindicator "Johnny" will cause it to be aggressive with all mobs (excluding evokers Evoker Health points 24 ( × 12) Attack strength 6 () Size Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Woodland Mansion Drops Totem of Undying Emerald (0–1) Experience 10 Internal ID PC: 34 PE: 104 minecraft , illusioners Illusioner Health points 32 ( × 16) Attack strength Easy: 1 () - 4 () Normal: 1 () - 4 () Hard: 1 () - 5 () Size Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn minecraft , and other vindicators Vindicator Health points 24 ( × 12) Attack strength Easy: 7 () Normal: 13 () Hard: 19 () Size Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Woodland Mansion Common drops Emerald (0–1) Natural equipment Iron minecraft ).

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History

Official releaseAnnounce Minecraft 1.0 Starting version 1.0.0 (Nov. 18th, 2011) Latest version 1.12 Paid Yes Website http://www.minecraft.net/ See the official release of Minecraft for the PC. For the version, see 1.0.0. For the first minecraft
1.6.1 1.6.1 Official name Horse Update Release date Jul. 1, 2013 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 13w16a 13w16b 13w17a 13w18a 13w18b 13w18c 13w19a 13w21a 13w21b 13w22a 13w23a 13w23b 13w24a 13w24b 13w25a 13w25b 13w25c 13w26a Pre-releases minecraft 13w16b 13w16b Type Snapshot Release date Apr. 23, 2013 1] Snapshot for 1.6.1 Download Client (.json) Server .exe ◄◄ 1.5.2 ◄ 13w16a 13w17a ► 1.6.2 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, minecraft Added name tags. They can be found in dungeon Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 minecraft chests.
13w25a 13w25a Type Snapshot Release date Jun. 17, 2013 1] Snapshot for 1.6.1 Download Client (.json) Server .exe ◄◄ 1.5.2 ◄ 13w24b 13w25b ► 1.6.2 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, minecraft A mob named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" will render upside down.
1.7.2 1.7.2 Official name The Update that Changed the World Release date Oct. 25, 2013 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 13w36a 13w36b 13w37a 13w37b 13w38a 13w38b 13w38c 13w39a 13w39b 13w41a 13w41b 13w42a 13w42b 13w43a Pre-releases minecraft 13w36a 13w36a Type Snapshot Release date Sep. 5, 2013 1] Snapshot for 1.7.2 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.6.4 13w36b ► 1.7.4 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history minecraft Name tags can now rarely be acquired by fishing.
1.7.4 1.7.4 Release date Dec. 10, 2013 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 13w47a 13w47b 13w47c 13w47d 13w47e 13w48a 13w48b 13w49a Pre-releases 1.7.3-pre 1.7.4-pre Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 2013 Music Update 1.7.5 ► minecraft 13w48b 13w48b Type Snapshot Release date Nov. 26, 2013 1] Snapshot for 1.7.4 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 13w48a 13w49a ► 1.7.5 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see minecraft A sheep named "jeb_" will fade between the dye colors.
1.8 1.8 Official name Bountiful Update Type Release Release date Sep. 2, 2014 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 14w02a 14w02b 14w02c 14w03a 14w03b 14w04a 14w04b 14w05a 14w05b 14w06a 14w06b 14w07a 14w08a 14w10a 14w10b 14w10c 14w11a minecraft 14w02a 14w02a Type Snapshot Release date Jan. 9, 2014 Snapshot for 1.8 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.10 14w02b ► 1.8.1 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). minecraft Name tags can now be bought All villager trades, separated by profession. The trading system is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to trade emeralds for items (and vice-versa) with villagers. Contents 1 Functionality 1.1 Brown Robed Villager 1.2 White Robed minecraft from librarian villagers Villager Health points 20 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn Village When a zombie villager is cured First appearances See History Drops None Experience minecraft , at 20⃢₀ₓ22 emeralds Emerald Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 388 hex: 184 bin: 110000100 Name emerald See the gem. For the ore, see Emerald Ore. For minecraft for 1 name tag.
14w27a 14w27a Type Snapshot Release date Jul. 2, 2014 Snapshot for 1.8 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.10 ◄ 14w26c 14w27b ► 1.8.1 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version minecraft Rabbits are added, and naming one "Toast" will give it a special memorial skin.
1.9 1.9 Official name Combat Update Type Release Release date Feb. 29, 2016 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 15w31a 15w31b 15w31c 15w32a 15w32b 15w32c 15w33a 15w33b 15w33c 15w34a 15w34b 15w34c 15w34d 15w35a 15w35b 15w35c 15w35d minecraft 15w44a 15w44a Type Snapshot Release date Oct. 28, 2015 Snapshot for 1.9 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8.9 ◄ 15w43c 15w44b ► 1.9.1 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version minecraft Added to mineshaft chests, and decreased the average yield from dungeon Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 minecraft chests.
1.11 16w39a Name tags are now found in the new woodland mansion Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. minecraft chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.15.0 build 1 Added name tags, and a new "Name" Interact button.
A mob named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" will render upside down.
A sheep named "jeb_" will fade between the dye colors.
Naming a rabbit "Toast" will give it a special memorial skin.
Console Edition
TU19 CU7 1.12 Patch 1 Added name tags.

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