Monklish Font

Adds the Monklish alphabet from Bloons Tower Defense 6 as a font and banner patterns.

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About this Mod

This mod adds a font based on the Monklish alphabet found in Bloons Tower Defense 6, as well as 28 banner patterns based on the 28 characters from it.

The font can be used by any JSON text (it has id monklishfont:monklish), such as with the /tellraw or /title commands on in custom item names. If you have Bookshelf, you can also use the /bookshelf font command for easy uses.

The font supports:

All 26 latin letters A to Z (upper and lowercase are displayed the same),
Exclamation (!) and question mark (?),
Arab numerals and various punctuation which are unchanged from the base font (as they are used in Monklish text in game).

To get the banner patterns, craft the Banner Pattern item and use it in a Loom, as you would with any other. It is crafted with one each of Paper, Brown Dye (the monkey), and Red Dye (the bloon).

Screenshot of all 28 banner patterns in various colors.

This was inspired by Darkhax's font mods, such as Unown Font.

Available Versions

Monklish Font 1.0.0release

MC 1.20.1forge, neoforge

March 2, 2026

How to Install Monklish Font on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Monklish Font". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Monklish Font server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Monklish Font compatible with forge and neoforge?

Monklish Font officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Monklish Font – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Monklish Font 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.