Mob Health Bars

Quickstart

1. Install the mod and launch Minecraft.
2. Load into any world and aim your crosshair at a nearby mob.
3. A health bar appears centered below the crosshair, showing the mob's name and its current and maximum HP.
4. Press H to toggle the display on or off. A confirmation message appears on screen, and your preference is remembered across sessions.

No crafting, setup, commands, or permissions required.

Overview

Mob Health Bars is a purely client-side HUD mod. Whenever you look at a living mob, a readout appears beneath your crosshair displaying that mob's name alongside a color-coded health bar and exact HP values. It gives you at-a-glance combat information without cluttering your screen when you're not targeting anything.

What It Adds

• Health Bar HUD — A centered display shown below the crosshair when your cursor is over a living mob. Includes the mob's name, current HP, and maximum HP.
• Color-Coded Bar — The bar changes color based on how healthy the mob is:
  • 🟢 Green — Healthy
  • 🟡 Yellow — Wounded
  • 🔴 Red — Low health
• Toggle Keybind — A dedicated key to show or hide the health bar readout, saved between sessions.

How To Use

Viewing a Mob's Health

Simply aim at any living mob. The health bar appears automatically below your crosshair as long as your cursor is over the mob. Move your crosshair away and the display disappears.

Toggling the Health Bar

Press H (default) to turn the entire health bar feature on or off. An on-screen message confirms the current state:

• Mob Heathbars health bar: ON
• Mob Heathbars health bar: OFF

Your choice persists after relogging or restarting the game.

Rebinding the Toggle Key

Open Options → Controls and find the Mob Heathbars category. The Toggle Health Bar binding can be changed to any key you prefer.

Abilities And Mechanics

• The HUD only activates when you are directly targeting a living entity — it does not display on blocks, items, or non-living entities.
• The color of the bar updates in real time as a mob takes damage or heals, letting you track a fight at a glance.
• Because the mod is client-side only, it works on any server without needing to be installed server-side.

Progression And Strategy

• Use the health bar to decide whether to press an attack or retreat — a red bar means a mob is nearly dead and worth one more hit, while a full green bar warns you about a tough fight ahead.
• When farming or grinding, glance at enemy health between hits to time finishing blows efficiently.
• Toggle the bar off (press H) during builds or exploration if you prefer a cleaner screen, and toggle it back on before heading into combat.