Screenshot 1 of 1. Close view of a hanging sign showing a food item icon, with dark chains and a blue sky behind it, in Better Hanging Signs.
What Better Hanging Signs works with.
| Platform | Java Edition |
|---|---|
| Loaders | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt |
| Minecraft versions | 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21.11, 26.1.2, 26.2, 26.3 |
| Environment | Client, Server |
Better Hanging Signs is a Minecraft Java mod from efeketket that lets a hanging sign display an item. It covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and it must be installed on the server, while the client is optional. Anyone searching for the better hanging signs data pack gets the same feature from a plain datapack.
Loaders and versions
- Fabric, Forge and Quilt: Minecraft 1.20 to 26.3. The newest build needs no dependencies.
- NeoForge: Minecraft 1.21.3 to 26.3. The newest build needs no dependencies.
How it works
Place an item frame or a glow item frame on a hanging sign, then put the item you want in the frame. The sign now carries an icon, which makes a storage room or shop readable at a glance without a line of text. It works with any resource pack.
Installing the mod or the datapack
- 1.Mod route: pick the file for your loader and Minecraft release, put it in the mods folder, and launch with that loader's profile. The Java mod install guide walks through it.
- 2.Datapack route: take the datapack file instead of a loader file. It is built for 1.19.4 to 26.3, which reaches back further than the mod.
- 3.On multiplayer, install it on the server. The client side is optional.
Trade-offs
The project links no source repository, so there is no code to inspect beyond the files themselves. If you want to furnish a build beyond signs, efeketket also made FurniCraft, a vanilla-style furniture mod that needs no resource pack.
Questions about Better Hanging Signs.
4 questions
How do I put an item on a hanging sign?
Install the mod or the datapack, then attach an item frame or a glow item frame to a hanging sign and place the item you want to show inside it. The sign then displays that item as an icon, and the display works with any resource pack.
Is Better Hanging Signs a mod or a data pack?
It is both. The same project ships loader files for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and a plain datapack. They add the same feature, so you only need one of them.
Does Better Hanging Signs work on multiplayer servers?
Yes, but it has to be installed on the server. The client side is optional.
Does Better Hanging Signs need any other mods?
No. The newest files for every loader and for the datapack list no dependencies, so Fabric API or a similar library is not required.
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