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- FabricNeoForge
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- Updated
- August 2, 2026Aug 2
- Published
- in 2023
At a glance
Needed both in the game and on the server
Sign Edit Lite (Fabric and NeoForge)
Add color and formatting options to signs.

The mod comes with usual Mod Menu integration.

An additional extra for nerds, who prefer typing raw formatting codes, is the option to enable the insertion of the formatting character '§' by pressing Ctrl+[.
Requires (Fabric)
- Fabric API
- Cloth Config API
- Optional, but recommended Mod Menu
License
Standard MIT license. Feel free to learn from it and incorporate it in your own projects.
Some parts of the code are based on the source code of Text Utilities, which is LGPL-3 licensed.
Source code
Available on GitLab or on GitHub.
The source code has lots of comments to help learning Minecraft modding.
Related projects
- Text Utilities adds color and formatting options to signs, book and anvils, but unfortunately it has not been updated to Minecraft 1.21.5 version at the time of writing, and it is a Fabric only mod.
- Iron Signs adds vibrant, high contrast, painted signs, which can be colored and formatted similarily. It also enables coloring and formatting Vanilla wooden signs exactly tha same way as this mod. I wonder who wrote that mod.
Thanks
Thanks to Chaws for making available the source code of Text Utilities.
See also
My other mods on Modrinth and on CurseForge.
FAQ
How to install Sign Edit Lite?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Sign Edit Lite for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does Sign Edit Lite support?
Sign Edit Lite has builds for Minecraft 1.20.2–26.2.
Is Sign Edit Lite needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server