How to craft name tags in Minecraft

Here's how to make a name tag in Minecraft .

If you've spent a lot of time in Minecraft visiting and trading in a single village, you've likely become attached to the NPCs in that town. Luckily, there's a great way to make your NPCs special and help them stand out from other similar characters: using name tags. Here's everything you need to know about name tags in Minecraft.

What are name tags in Minecraft?

Name tags are items that, when placed on an NPC, give them a unique name. The name you assign will appear above the NPC's head whenever you approach and look at them.

Naming NPCs also prevents them from ever disappearing. This means that if you rename a random zombie in the cave, it will stay there forever, even if you leave and never return. However, renamed NPCs can still die, at which point you will lose that name tag.

Unlike most things in Minecraft, you can't craft name tags. You have to find or trade for them. This can be time-consuming if you don't know where to find Minecraft name tags.

However, don't worry, the guide below will help you earn name tags in Minecraft more easily.

Materials needed to make name tags in Minecraft

You can obtain any piece of metal from the corresponding metal ingots. To obtain these three metals, go to the cave or simply use a pickaxe to dig the ground for ore.

Next, you can go to the riverbank or near the beach to find sugarcane. Break off three pieces of sugarcane with your hands and place them on the crafting table to obtain paper. Finally, you will need a crafting table to combine all the materials together.

Step-by-step guide to crafting name tags in Minecraft

Once you have all the necessary materials, you can follow these steps to craft a Name Tag in Minecraft:

1. After placing the crafting table on the ground, right-click on it to open the crafting table.
2. Place the paper in the bottom left corner of the board and the metal block in the center slot.
3. The Name Tag will appear in the right-hand pane. You can then drag and drop it into your inventory.

How to get a name tag in Minecraft World

Besides crafting, the old methods for obtaining name tags are still valid and exist in Minecraft update 26.1. You can get them through loot chests, fishing, and trading. Below are the drop rates for Minecraft name tags from each method:

1. Loot chests in the Mine (42.3%), Monster Room (25.3%), Forest Villa (28.3%), and Ancient City (16.1%).
2. Fishing: There is a 0.8% chance.
3. The street vendor was selling a name tag for one emerald.

Immediately after the Minecraft baby mobs update is released, the villager NPC Librarian will no longer trade name tags for emeralds.

How to use name tags in Minecraft

You can use Name Tags to name mobs in Minecraft. However, naming mobs requires a few steps:

1. First, place an anvil on the ground and right-click on it to open the UI.
2. Now, place the name tag in the leftmost box and enter the new name in the text box above.
3. You will find that renaming the card requires 1 experience point.
4. If you have enough experience points, you can drag and drop the renamed Name Tag into your inventory.

Note that once you've named your mobs, they will no longer be excluded from the mob count limit and will not disappear from your world. Furthermore, if you want to name a young mob, that name will remain even as it grows older. But if you don't want your adorable friend to age prematurely, consider feeding it a golden dandelion.