Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts

Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts

Custom health bar with rainbow hearts and different ways of customization!

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Screenshots

Poison
Wither Effect
animated rainbow hearts with adjustable speed
Absorption
Explanation
Freezing

About this Mod

I have searched for a way to have each of the hearts above the hotbar a different color and didn't find any mod with that functionality. After a deeper search for custom health bar bods, I have come across "Simple Health Bar (Forge/Fabric)" by Lanfix8, which was the perfect starting point for what I had in mind. Just needed some tweaking to achieve what I had in mind.

You can find the mod that this is based on here: https://modrinth.com/mod/simple-health-bar

With consent by the creator of the original mod, I have modified the mod's code, which now adds rainbow hearts and more.

Features:

  • Rainbow health bar mode:
    Rainbow hearts with/without a speed-adjustable animation

  • Custom color mode:
    Set a default color for all of the hearts

  • Unchanged mode:
    There is no color applied to the hearts. It will just show the default texture for the hearts (which you could change via your own resource pack, more on that below)

  • Health Indicator Text:
    Text, which shows your current HP with custom color, positioning and alignment (left/right) options

  • Textures for Absorption hearts, poison hearts, wither hearts and frozen hearts

  • Height-adjustable armor bar:
    Lets you adjust the y-height of the armor bar

All of those settings can be adjusted in the mod's config file (in .minecraft > config > rainbow-health-bar.properties).

Here's a video, showing what the rainbow animation looks like:

Information for people who want to modify the heart textures:

You can do that by changing the mod's file extension from .jar to .zip, which lets you be able to see the file structure you'll need for your texture pack (assets > rainbow-health-bar > textures > gui > healthbars). Then you just need your usual pack.mcdata file and your textures in the healthbars folder, named like the .png files in the mod.

Note: The rainbow coloration won't cover the hearts correctly when changing the hearts shape in your texture pack

Available Versions

Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts 1.1.3release
MC 1.21.1fabric
June 22, 2026
Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts 1.1.3release
MC 26.2fabric
June 18, 2026
Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts 1.1.3release
MC 26.1.2fabric
May 31, 2026
Rainbow Health Bar 1.1.3+1.21.11release
MC 1.21.11fabric
February 19, 2026
Rainbow Health Bar (animated) 1.1.3+1.21.9release
MC 1.21.9fabric
December 20, 2025

How to Install Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts on Your Client

1

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

2

Download the Matching File

Choose the Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts file for fabric and Minecraft 26.2.

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

26.2, 26.1.2, 1.21.11 (+2 more)

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts 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 Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts require?

Use a file for fabric and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 26.2, 26.1.2, 1.21.11. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts 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.

Minecraft Server for Your Group

Rainbow Health Bar - Custom Hearts stays on your client. Host a compatible world for your group.

Recommended RAM
4 GBfrom €5.2/mo
Minimum 3 GB | per 8 players
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Client Compatibility Guide
NVMe SSD Storage
DDoS Protection included

Details

License
LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

26.226.1.21.21.111.21.91.21.1