{{about|the item that gives names to mobs|the nameplate above a player's head|Player#Username}}
{{Item
| image = Name Tag.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
A '''name tag''' is an [[item]] used to name [[mob]]s in the world and prevent them from despawning naturally.

== Obtaining ==

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|name-tag}}

=== Fishing ===

Name tags can be caught from [[fishing]] as part of the treasure category with a {{frac|1|6}} chance after the 5% chance of being a treasure catch. The chance of catching treasure increases with the [[Luck of the Sea]] enchantment.

=== Trading ===

Master-level librarian [[villagers]] offer to sell a name tag for 20 [[emerald]]s as one of their available trades.

== Usage ==

To use a name tag, it must first be renamed with an [[anvil]], costing 1 [[experience]] level. 

If it is not renamed, it has no effect when used on a mob. After the name tag is renamed, the player can {{control|use}} it on a mob to give it the name given to the name tag from the anvil. Mobs and name tags can be renamed any number of times. Name tags with the same name are stackable. 

Once a mob is named, it keeps its name, and the name tag is consumed.

When a mob is named, it is excluded from the mob cap count.

Effects on various mobs:
* A named [[silverfish]] that goes into a block appears to lose its name because it is replaced by a newly generated unnamed silverfish when the block is broken.
* A baby (animal or villager) keeps its name when becoming an adult.
** A named [[villager]] keeps its name when transformed into a [[Zombie Villager|zombie villager]].
** A named zombie villager keeps its name when cured.
* [[Wandering Trader|Wandering trader]]s still despawn even if they are named, or in a [[minecart]] or [[boat]].
* A named [[wither]]'s boss bar displays its name instead of "Wither".
* Naming an [[ender dragon]] with commands also displays the name in the boss bar.

=== Limitations ===

Any mob can be named except for the [[ender dragon]] and [[player]]s.

A name tag can rename an [[armor stand]], though it does not show the nameplate above its head until <code>CustomNameVisible:1b</code> is set as an extra step.

{{control|Using|use}} a name tag on a villager renames the villager instead of opening the trading interface. A saddled pig is renamed instead of being ridden. Using a name tag on any other mob that can be interacted with performs the {{control|use}} action instead of being named. These mobs can be renamed if the player uses the name tag while crouching or standing in a [[nether portal]] because the portal suppresses the {{control|use}} action.

Once a name tag is used on a mob, it is impossible to remove the name of that mob without the use of commands or external modifications.

=== Behavior ===

Renamed mobs have their name displayed over their head in the same fashion as a mob named through a renamed [[spawn egg]]. Their names can be seen only if they are aimed at from four or fewer blocks away.

Mobs that are named using the name tag never despawn in the world, similar to tamed mobs.<ref>{{tweet|dinnerbone|327485109940916226}}</ref> The exceptions are [[wandering trader]]s or if the mob is hostile and the difficulty is switched to "[[Peaceful]]", causing any hostile mobs or any named hostile mobs to despawn immediately. 

If a renamed mob kills a player, the custom name is used in the death message in place of the mob type name. For instance, if a vindicator named "Johnny" kills a player, the death message is "Player was slain by Johnny". 

A renamed [[wither]] also has a renamed health bar, and the boss bar doesn't regenerate{{verify}}.

=== Easter eggs ===

* Any mob that receives the name "[[Easter eggs#Upside-down mobs|Dinnerbone]]" or "[[Easter eggs#Upside-down mobs|Grumm]]" is rendered upside down. This even includes the player in early versions of Bedrock Edition if the username is set to either of these and you are not signed into Xbox Live.
* Naming a [[sheep]] "[[Easter eggs#Jeb sheep|jeb_]]" causes its wool to fade between the dye colors, producing a rainbow effect. The [[wool]] that drops when the sheep is [[shear]]ed or killed is the original color of the sheep before the sheep was named.
* Naming a [[rabbit]] "[[Rabbit#Toast|Toast]]" causes it to have a special memorial skin of user xyzen420's girlfriend's [http://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/27hjog/to_themogminer_my_bunny_is_missing_please_help_me/ missing rabbit].
* Naming a [[vindicator]] "Johnny" causes it to be aggressive and attack all [[mob]]s including the wither (except [[ghast]]s and other [[illager]]s). The hostility even extends to [[Ravager|ravagers]] in [[Java Edition|''Java Edition'']], as the "Johnny" vindicator can also attack the ravager while it's riding it.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Name Tag
|spritetype=item
|nameid=name_tag
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Name Tag
|spritetype=item
|nameid=name_tag
|id=548
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16b|[[File:Name Tag JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added name tags. They can now be found in [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=13w25a|A [[mob]] named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" now renders upside down.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Name tags can now rarely be acquired by [[fishing]], making them [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.7.4|snap=13w48b|A sheep named "jeb_" now fades between the [[dye]] colors.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Name tags can now be [[trading|bought]] from librarian [[villager]]s, at 20–22 [[emerald]]s for 1 name tag.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|[[Rabbit]]s have been added and naming one "Toast" gives it a special memorial skin.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w44a|Added name tags to [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.
|The average yield of name tags in [[dungeon]] chests has been decreased.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Name tags can now be found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.
|Added [[vindicator]]s, which attack almost all mobs if named "Johnny".}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 421.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Name Tag JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of name tags has been changed.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Name tags now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Name Tag JE1 BE1.png|32px]]  Added name tags, and a new "Name" Interact button.
|A [[mob]] named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" renders upside down.
|A [[sheep]] named "jeb_" fades between the [[dye]] colors.
|Naming a [[rabbit]] "Toast" gives it a special memorial skin.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Name tags can now be [[trading|bought]] from librarian [[villager]]s for 20-22 [[emerald]]s as their last tier trade.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Naming a [[vindicator]] "Johnny" now makes it hostile to any [[mob]], except other [[illager]]s.
|Name tags can now be found in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Name tags can now be found in buried treasure [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Name Tag JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of name tags has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Name tags [[trading|sold]] by librarian [[villager]]s now cost 20 [[emerald]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Name Tag JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added name tags.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Name Tag JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of name tags has been changed.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Name Tag JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added name tags.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Name tags were added at the request of [https://www.youtube.com/user/paulsoaresjr/ Paulsoaresjr].<ref>{{tweet|paulsoaresjr|326865482839883777}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|Dinnerbone|326812168630722561}}</ref>
* A stack of up to 64 name tags can be renamed at once. The cost is 1 [[experience]] level per stack, regardless of how many name tags were stacked.
* To name a [[mob]] “Name Tag” the player must give the name tag a random name, then rename it back to “Name Tag”.
* A [[villager]] with a name tag turned into a [[zombie villager]] by a [[zombie]] with a name tag does not despawn, but a villager with a name tag turned into a zombie by a zombie without a name tag does despawn.
* It is impossible to have a rainbow [[sheep]] upside-down, because it is impossible for it to be named “Jeb_” and “Dinnerbone” at the same time.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
NameTag2.png|To use a name tag, the [[player]] must first rename it using an [[anvil]].
NameTag1.png|A [[wolf]] that has been renamed using a name tag.
RenamedCreeper.png|A [[creeper]] renamed using the name tag.
RenamedWither.png|A [[Wither Boss|wither]] renamed using a name tag. The custom name takes place of "Wither" over the [[health bar]] as well.
YoYo.png|How to use "Grumm" and "Dinnerbone" name tag [[easter egg]] and [[lead]] to make another animal Yo-yo.
Grumm Horse.png|A [[horse]] using the "Grumm" or "Dinnerbone" easter egg to be rendered upside-down.
MineshaftNameTag.png|Name Tag found in a mineshaft chest.
Pocket Edition Name Tag.jpg|First image of a name tag in bedrock edition.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Spawn Egg]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--name-tag Taking Inventory: Name Tag] – Minecraft.net on March 15, 2019

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