Better Health

Better Health Bar

A client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 that replaces the vanilla heart HUD with a clean, scalable bar-based health display when players exceed a configurable health threshold.

Why Better Health Bar?

Vanilla hearts become unreadable in modpacks, RPGs, or high-health gameplay. This mod displays health as a compact, text-based status bar showing current/max health and absorption.

Features

• Threshold Trigger – Switches to bar mode after configurable health
• Layout Options – Full-width or compact bar styles
• Hunger/Saturation – Optional display toggles
• Customizable Appearance – Bar height, spacing, offsets, alignment
• Split Half-Mode – Health and hunger share one row with adjustable width/gap
• Anchor Options – Top or bottom positioning for modern HUD layouts
• Fill Direction – Left-to-right or right-to-left health fills
• Floating Text – Damage/healing numbers with configurable text placement
• Cloth Config Integration – Live in-game adjustments

Compatibility

• Fully client-side (no server installation required)
• Works alongside other mods in modded environments

Issues

• Please report any issues on the github repo