
styled renaming
your items, named your way! allows for extra formatting in anvils.
About this Mod

overview
styled renaming allows you to use colours and other formatting features when renaming items in an anvil through the power of patbox's placeholder api! you can learn all about how to use it in its documentation!
what's supported?
all players can use the builtin colour tags (<red>, <blue>, etc), and also use any hex colour code with the <color> (or <c>) tag!
bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough, and obfuscated tags can also be used!
gradients can also be created using <gradient> (or <gr>) and <hard_gradient> (or <hgr>). <rainbow> comes builtin!
examples:
<red>My Swordbecomes "My Sword"<c #d4c8ff><b>styled</> <c #f580ad>renamingbecomes "styled renaming"
the italics seen when renaming an item is also removed by default when using text formatting.
(there are also more tags, which can only be used by operators.)
where do i install the mod?
the mod only needs to be installed on the server! however, installing it on the client will result in some additional quality-of-life features:
- the maximum length for the anvil text box has been increased to account for tags
- putting a renamed item into an anvil will show its name with any tags
- other small fixes
also note that the mod depends on polymer and text placeholder api, and you'll need to download them.
credits
- colorful anvils - basis for some of this mod's code!
- Patbox - made the placeholder api mod, and a bunch of other cool mods too!
Available Versions
How to Install styled renaming 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 (26.2-rc-2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "styled renaming". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.2-rc-2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+13 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
styled renaming 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 (26.2-rc-2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is styled renaming compatible with fabric and quilt?
styled renaming officially supports fabric, quilt for Minecraft 26.2-rc-2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with styled renaming – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if styled renaming 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.
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