Held Item Tooltips Mod (1.21.8, 1.20.1) enhances your Minecraft interface by showing detailed information about the item you’re currently holding, right above your hotbar. Instead of opening inventories or checking tooltips manually, this mod gives you real-time visual feedback about enchantments, potion effects, rocket flight durations, and more all at a glance.
Ideal for players who frequently switch tools or use complex items like shulker boxes and potions, this mod ensures you’re always informed without disrupting gameplay. Whether you’re in combat, building, or exploring, you’ll always know what you’re holding making decision-making faster and smarter.

Features:
- Live Item Info Display
See enchantments, durability, potion effects, item names, and other details directly above your hotbar. - Shulker Box Previews
Hover over shulker boxes to see their contents without opening them. - Rocket Duration Display
Shows duration of fireworks for elytra flights perfect for aerial navigation. - Potion Effect Previews
Easily identify splash, lingering, or drinkable potions and their effects in your hand. - Highly Customizable Interface
Adjust font styles, number of lines shown, tooltip order, color schemes, spacing, and more via config settings. - Compatibility Across Loaders
Fully supports Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge, making it easy to add into modpacks.
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Why use Held Item Tooltips Mod?
If you’re tired of repeatedly opening inventories to check your gear or potion details, this mod is the perfect quality-of-life upgrade. It brings clarity, speed, and convenience to any Minecraft playstyle. From survival grinders to PvP fighters and technical builders, every type of player benefits from instant visual feedback.
Held Item Tooltips is especially useful when dealing with enchanted tools, combat gear, fireworks, and utility items like shulker boxes making it a must-have for modded or vanilla players seeking UI enhancements.
FAQs
Can I change the color or font of the tooltips?
Yes. The mod includes full customization options for font style, color, spacing, and more through its config settings.
Does it support shulker box previews?
Yes, it displays the contents of shulker boxes when hovered in your inventory or hotbar.
Is this mod client-side only?
Yes, Held Item Tooltips is a client-side mod, so it works on any server without needing to be installed server-side.
Does it show information for modded items too?
In most cases, yes. It supports many modded enchantments, potions, and items depending on how they’re implemented.
What Minecraft versions are supported?
This mod supports versions from 1.20.1 to 1.21.8, and is compatible with Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge.
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