The height of the nametag of an entity named "deadmau5" is different from the height of any other name
Reproduction steps:
- use
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"} ',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- and
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"}',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".
Created Issue:
the height of the nametag of an item frame with an item named "deadmau5" is different from the height of any other name
- Reproduction steps:
Rename 2 items, to one of them put "deadmau5" and to the other whatever you want.- put an item frame
- place one of the renamed item in the item frame
- remove that item from the item frame
- place the other renamed item in the item frame
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the item is named "deadmau5".
Changed Description:
- Reproduction steps:
Rename 2 items, to one of them put "deadmau5" and to the other whatever you want.- put an item frame
- place one of the renamed item in the item frame
- remove that item from the item frame
- place the other renamed item in the item frame
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the item is named "deadmau5".
Reproduction steps:
- Rename 2 items, to one of them put "deadmau5" and to the other whatever you want.
- put an item frame
- place one of the renamed item in the item frame
- remove that item from the item frame
- place the other renamed item in the item frame
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the item is named "deadmau5".
Added Labels: item-Name item-frame render
Changed Summary:
the height of the nametag of an item frame with an item named "deadmau5" is different from the height of any other nameThe height of the nametag of an item frame with an item named "deadmau5" is different from the height of any other name
Changed Summary:
The height of the nametag of anitem frame with an itemnamed "deadmau5" is different from the height of any other nameThe height of the nametag of an entity named "deadmau5" is different from the height of any other name
Changed Description:
Reproduction steps:
- Rename 2 items, to one of them put "deadmau5" and to the other whatever you want.
- put an item frame
- place one of the renamed item in the item frame
- remove that item from the item frame
- place the other renamed item in the item frame
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the item is named "deadmau5".
Reproduction steps:
- ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
Changed Description:
Reproduction steps:
- ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"
deadmau5"}',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
Reproduction steps 2.0:
- use ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
- and ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".
Changed Description:
Reproduction steps
2.0:
- use ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
- and ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".
Reproduction steps:
- use ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
- and ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".
Changed Description:
Reproduction steps:
- use ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
- and ```/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"}
',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}```
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".
Reproduction steps:
- use
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"} ',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- and
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"} ',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".
Added Attachments:
Removed Labels: item-Name item-frame
Changed Description:
Reproduction steps:
- use
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"} ',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- and
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"} ',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".
Changed Description:
Reproduction steps:
- use
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"} ',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- and
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"} ',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".
Reproduction steps:
- use
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"test"} ',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- and
/give @p minecraft:creeper_spawn_egg{EntityTag:{CustomName:' {"text":"deadmau5"}',CustomNameVisible:1b,NoAI:1b}}
- place both spawn eggs
- result: you can see that the nametag height is different when the entity is named "deadmau5".

Can confirm. The position change of the name is/was to account for deadmau5's ears.
Related to MC-204579
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