Font Fixer

Fixes the Font Renderer in legacy Minecraft

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About this Mod

Summary

This mod fixes and extends the Font Renderer in Legacy versions of Minecraft by essentially backporting a newer version of the FontRenderer class (1.5.2 was used as the base in version 1; 1.12.2 is used as the base in version 2).

Details

In particular, the following bugs have been fixed and features have been added:

Fix the text width calculation and shadows when rendering non-ASCII characters
Change Font height to 9 instead of 8
Add support for glyphs/unicode characters
Add missing formatting and color codes

Installation

As a ModLoaderMP / Forge mod

This mod needs to be installed as a jar-mod. That means, you have to...

Be sure to back up your minecraft.jar!
Extract the content of the mod zip into the minecraft.jar file
Delete the META-INF folder in there
Overwrite any existing files when doing so!
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Profit!

As a Fabric mod

Just place the mod file in your mods folder :)

Issues

Some OptiFine versions have minor issues with Font Fixer installed (e.g., custom fonts do not work)
~~Some unicode characters could not be rendered~~ - this has been fixed in version 2!

Available Versions

1.4-2release

MC 1.4forge, modloader

November 17, 2025

1.4.2-2release

MC 1.4.1, 1.4.2forge, modloader

November 17, 2025

1.4.3-2release

MC 1.4.3forge, modloader

November 17, 2025

1.4.5-2release

MC 1.4.4, 1.4.5forge, modloader

November 17, 2025

1.4.7-2release

MC 1.4.6, 1.4.7forge, modloader

November 17, 2025

How to Install Font Fixer on Your Client

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install babric for your local Minecraft version.

Download the Matching File

Choose the Font Fixer file for babric and Minecraft 1.5.2.

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

babricfabricforgelegacy-fabricmodloader

Minecraft Versions

1.5.2, 1.5.1, 1.5 (+42 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Font Fixer need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks Font Fixer as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does Font Fixer require?

Use a file for babric, fabric, forge, legacy-fabric, modloader and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 1.5.2, 1.5.1, 1.5. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

Font Fixer is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.