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Name Tag
Miscellaneous

Name Tag

An item that, when renamed at an anvil and used on a mob, permanently names that mob and prevents it from despawning.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

1.6.1

Item ID

name_tag

Name Tag at a glance

Miscellaneous holds Name Tag: an item out of Dungeon chest loot, Mineshaft chest loot, fishing (treasure), and trading (Librarian). A single slot takes 64 Name Tag, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold Name Tag, abandoned mineshaft chests are the best bet at about 42% per chest. It sits between Melon Seeds and Nautilus Shell in Miscellaneous, number 82 of 147 there.

How to obtain

  • Dungeon chest loot
  • Mineshaft chest loot
  • Fishing (treasure)
  • Trading (Librarian)

Notes

Cannot be crafted. Must be renamed at an anvil before use. Naming a mob 'Dinnerbone' flips it upside down.

Frequently asked questions about Name Tag

  1. Dungeon chest loot leading to Name Tag, the way this answer says Name Tag arrives

    How do you get Name Tag in Minecraft?

    Name Tag is obtained through Dungeon chest loot, Name Tag from Mineshaft chest loot, Name Tag from fishing (treasure), and Name Tag from trading (Librarian). No crafting recipe exists for Name Tag. The best odds are abandoned mineshaft chests, about 42% per chest.

  2. Name Tag coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.6.1

    When was Name Tag added to Minecraft?

    Name Tag was added in version 1.6.1.

  3. 64 Name Tag drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Name Tag can you stack?

    One slot of Name Tag is 64, but abandoned mineshaft chests give one at a time, so a full slot is 64 separate finds.

  4. A chest beside Name Tag, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Name Tag in chests?

    Name Tag is chest loot in abandoned mineshaft chests (about 42%) and dungeon chests (about 25%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

  5. Name Tag on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Name Tag used for?

    An item that, when renamed at an anvil and used on a mob, permanently names that mob and prevents it from despawning.

Building with it

Name tags come from fishing, from chests and from librarian trades, never from a crafting grid. Renamed at an anvil and used on a mob, the name sticks permanently and stops that mob despawning, which is how pets and farm animals become fixtures rather than losses.

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