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# Player Names
\n**A lightweight mod introducing a simple yet powerful command for customising player and entity names**<\/p>\n

# \u2705 Features
\n– **Custom names** for players & entities.
\n– **Roleplay** with proper names, rather than being limited by Minecraft’s usernames
\n– **Required client-side** due to the way player names are fetched on the client
\n– **Easy to use** with the “`\/name“` command<\/p>\n

# \ud83d\udcd6 Syntax
\n– “`name set “`
\nSet the custom name of an entity.
\n– “`name reset “`
\nReset the custom name of an entity.<\/p>\n

# \ud83d\udce6 Arguments
\n– “`“`: entity
\n – Specifies the entity whose name is to change.
\nMust be a player username, a target selector or a UUID.
\n– “`“`: component
\n – Specifies the text to display as a name.
\nMust be a valid raw JSON text.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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