
HP Bar Plus
HPBarPlus is a customizable client-side mod for displaying health above players\entities.
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About this Mod
HPBarPlus
A lightweight, fully client-side health display mod. See HP bars above every entity — with customizable symbols, dynamic gradient colors, and per-entity filtering.

🎯 Symbol-Based HP Display
Health is shown using Unicode symbols above entity names.
- 2 HP = full symbol | 1 HP = hollow symbol
- Example: 19 HP →
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤♡
🎨 Display Styles
Choose how health is displayed:
| Style | Example |
|---|---|
| Icons Only | ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ |
| Icons + Numbers | ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 20/20 |
| Icon + Numbers | ❤ 20/20 |
| Numbers Only | 20/20 |
🔤 Symbol Presets
Pick your favorite symbol style:
❤♡ ◆◇ ▼▽ ♦♢ ✦✧ ✮✰ ■□ ●○
🌈 Dynamic Gradient Colors
Colors change based on health percentage — from full to critical.
Built-in color presets:
- Default — Classic red tones
- Ice — Snow white → deep blue
- Poison — Light → dark green
- Vampire — Blood red → near-black
- Gold — Bright gold → dark bronze
- Void — Light purple → deep purple
- 🎨 Custom — Pick your own 4-stop gradient (100% → 50% → 25% → 0%)
Save and load your own custom color presets!
🔍 Entity Filtering
Control exactly which entities display health bars:
- Category mode — Toggle Players, Hostile, Passive, Bosses
- Custom Filter mode — Pick individual entity types from a searchable list
- Supports localized search (type in English, Russian, or any language!)
- Scrollable popup with per-entity checkboxes
- Show Self toggle (3rd person only)
📐 Adjustable Render Distance
Set the HP bar visibility range from 8 to 64 blocks.
⚙️ In-Game Configuration
Full settings GUI accessible via Mod Menu. Every setting takes effect immediately — no restart needed.
💾 Persistent Settings
All configuration is stored in config/HPBarPlus/settings.json.
Legacy config files are automatically migrated.
🖥️ Client-Side Only
This mod is fully client-side — no server installation required. Works on any server, singleplayer, and LAN.
Available Versions
How to Install HP Bar Plus on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "HP Bar Plus". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
HP Bar Plus server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is HP Bar Plus compatible with fabric?
HP Bar Plus officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with HP Bar Plus – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if HP Bar Plus consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
Rent Modded Server
Install HP Bar Plus with just one click on your server.

