Enhanced Chat +

A complete chat overhaul for Minecraft 1.21.4 (Fabric) — beautiful, functional, and fully customizable.

Enhanced Chat + replaces Minecraft's default chat with a sleek, modern panel featuring smooth anti-aliased rounded corners, player skin heads, emoji support, private message detection, and much more.

Features

Redesigned Chat Panel

Fully custom chat panel with smooth anti-aliased rounded corners using PNG textures — no pixelated edges
Messages fade in (200ms), stay visible for 10 seconds, then smoothly fade out (2 seconds) — including player heads
Auto-hide when no new messages arrive; reappears instantly on new messages
Supports up to 100 messages in history with mouse wheel scrolling
Text automatically wraps to fit the panel width

Player Heads & Interaction

Displays the player's skin head next to their first message line
Click on any player name in chat to open a quick action menu:
- Send a private message (/msg)
- Report the player (/report)
The action menu displays the player's skin and name

Emoji System

Type text emoticons and they get replaced with custom emoji characters
40+ emoji codes supported:
- Faces: :) :D :( xD ^^ :P :O and more
- Symbols: :heart: :star: :fire: :diamond: :skull:
- Actions: :thumbsup: :clap: :wave: :muscle:
- Objects: :sword: :shield: :music: :flower:
- And many more!
Toggle emojis on/off in settings
Uses a custom emoji font for clean rendering

Private Message Detection (Whispers)

Automatically detects /msg whisper messages and displays them in purple with a [MP] tag
Works with multiple formats:
- Vanilla English: "You whisper to Player: msg" / "Player whispers to you: msg"
- Vanilla French: "Vous chuchotez à Player : msg" / "Player vous chuchote : msg"
- Server formats: [Player -> You], From Player:, To Player:

/me Emote Support

/me action messages are displayed in orange with the classic * PlayerName action format
Clearly distinct from regular chat messages

Fully Customizable

Press G (configurable) to open the settings screen:
- Resize the chat panel (width & height sliders, 0.5x to 3.0x)
- Move the chat panel anywhere on screen via drag-and-drop
- Toggle emojis on or off
Beautiful dark-themed settings UI with smooth rounded buttons, sliders, and toggles
All settings are saved automatically between sessions

Multi-Language Support

The entire mod interface is translated based on your Minecraft language setting:

English
French (Français)
Spanish (Español)
German (Deutsch)
Russian (Русский)

Visual Quality

Anti-aliased PNG-based rounded corners on all UI elements (chat panel, input bar, settings, buttons)
Smooth circle textures for slider thumbs and toggle switches (64x64 resolution)
Text shadows for readability
Hover effects on all interactive elements
Color-coded messages: regular (light gray), system (light purple), whispers (purple), emotes (orange)
Custom styled input bar that matches the chat panel aesthetic

Requirements

Minecraft 1.21.4
Fabric Loader ≥ 0.16.0
Fabric API
Java 21

Default Keybind

Key	Action
G	Open settings

Enhanced Chat + is a client-side mod. It does not require server installation.