Damage Indicator Plus

Floating damage numbers for Minecraft — like Fortnite's damage tickers, but fully customizable.

Every time you land a hit, the damage pops up above the mob's head in hearts, floats upward, and fades out. Critical hits get a yellow ★ star. You choose how the numbers behave.

How It Looks

When you attack any entity, a damage number (e.g. 3.5 ❤) appears above their head with a punchy pop-in animation, drifts upward, and smoothly fades out. Numbers are rendered in world space — they face your camera, scale with distance, and feel like a natural part of the game. Only you see them. No one else on the server is affected.

Three Display Modes

Stack

Every hit shows its own number. Swing at a zombie five times and you'll see five separate values stacked vertically above it, each floating up independently. Great for confirming every hit with fast weapons.

Max 8 numbers visible per entity
Slight horizontal jitter so the stack looks natural
Oldest numbers fade out at the top while new ones appear at the bottom

Combine

Rapid hits on the same mob merge into a single number that keeps growing — just like Fortnite. Hit for 3, then 4, then 6, and you see one number tick up from 3 → 7 → 13. The number changes color as the total climbs:

White — low damage
Yellow — moderate
Orange — heavy
Red — massive burst

Each new hit resets the timer and triggers a pop animation so you feel the total climbing. Once you stop attacking, the number floats away and fades.

Both

Runs Stack and Combine simultaneously. Individual hits stack as small numbers, while a larger Σ total sits near the mob's head showing the running combined damage. Maximum information at a glance.

Configuration

Press H in-game to open the settings screen. Everything saves to damage_indicator_plus.json automatically.

General

Setting	Default	Description
Display Mode	Stack	Stack, Combine, or Both
Text Scale	1.0×	Size of damage numbers
Visibility Duration	1.5s	How long numbers stay on screen
Rise Speed	1.0×	How fast numbers float upward
Show Own Damage	Off	Display numbers for damage you take

Animations

Setting	Default	Description
Pop-In Curve	Bounce	Animation when a number appears (7 presets: Bounce, Elastic, Snap, etc.)
Fade-Out Curve	Smooth	Animation when a number disappears

Combine Mode

Setting	Default	Description
Merge Window	1.0s	Time window for combining rapid hits
Pop Effect	On	Scale-bounce when the total updates
Color Thresholds	5 / 15 / 30	Damage values where color shifts from white → yellow → orange → red

Font

A dedicated Font Settings sub-screen lets you customize the typeface used for damage numbers.

Features at a Glance

Floating damage numbers in hearts above any entity you hit
Three display modes: Stack, Combine, Both
Critical hit indicator (★ star, rendered in yellow)
Color-coded damage scaling in Combine mode
7 animation curve presets for pop-in and fade-out
Fully configurable text size, speed, duration, and merge timing
Custom font support
Client-side only — no server installation needed
Persistent config file

Requirements

Minecraft 1.20.1 or 1.21.1
Fabric Loader (latest recommended)
Fabric API (required dependency)
No server-side installation needed

FAQ

Does the server need this mod installed? No. Damage Indicator Plus is 100% client-side. It reads damage from packets your client already receives. Install it on your client and join any server.

Will other players see my damage numbers? No. The numbers render locally on your screen only.

Does this affect performance? Negligibly. Numbers use lightweight world-space rendering with automatic cleanup. You won't notice a difference even in mob farms.

Does it work with other HUD mods? Yes. Damage Indicator Plus doesn't touch the vanilla HUD — it renders in 3D world space above entities, so it won't conflict with minimap mods, HUD replacers, or overlay mods.

Can I use this with OptiFine / Sodium / Iris? It's built for Fabric, so Sodium and Iris are the natural pairing and work fine. OptiFine is not supported (it's a Forge/standalone thing).

How do I change the keybind for the config screen? The default is H. You can rebind it in Minecraft's Controls menu under the Damage Indicator Plus category.

Planned Features

Healing numbers (green +N when entities heal)
Per-entity-type color customization
Sound effects on hit feedback
More animation presets