Entity Documentation - minecraft:nameable

Allows this entity to be named (e.g. using a name tag).

Nameable Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
allow_name_tag_renaming	true	Boolean true/false	If true, this entity can be renamed with name tags
always_show	false	Boolean true/false	If true, the name will always be shown	Player: true
default_trigger	not set	String	Trigger to run when the entity gets named	Vindicator: {"event":"minecraft:stop_johnny","target":"self"}
name_actions	not set	Array of Name Actions items	Describes the special names for this entity and the events to call when the entity acquires those names	Vindicator: [{"name_filter":"Johnny","on_named":{"event":"minecraft:start_johnny","target":"self"}}]

Name Actions item type

Describes the special names for this entity and the events to call when the entity acquires those names.

Name Actions Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
name_filter	not set	String	List of special names that will cause the events defined in 'on_named' to fire
on_named	not set	Minecraft Event Trigger	Event to be called when this entity acquires the name specified in 'name_filter'

Samples

Allay

"minecraft:nameable": {}

Npc

"minecraft:nameable": {
  "always_show": false,
  "allow_name_tag_renaming": false
}

Player

"minecraft:nameable": {
  "always_show": true,
  "allow_name_tag_renaming": false
}

Vindicator

"minecraft:nameable": {
  "default_trigger": {
    "event": "minecraft:stop_johnny",
    "target": "self"
  },
  "name_actions": [
    {
      "name_filter": "Johnny",
      "on_named": {
        "event": "minecraft:start_johnny",
        "target": "self"
      }
    }
  ]
}