In vanilla multiplayer, there is no way to see a teammate's exact health at a glance—forcing you to guess or ask constantly. Avie´s Health Indicator solves this by adding a real-time health number directly below each player's nametag. Whether you're coordinating a raid, defending a base, or tracking wounded rivals in a faction war, that small digit gives you the tactical information you need without opening any menus.

The pack is designed for survival groups, competitive PvP servers, and cooperative worlds where split-second decisions matter. Once placed in your world’s datapacks folder and loaded with /reload, it begins tracking all players instantly. There are no settings to adjust and no permissions to configure—it works out of the box for everyone on the server.

Displays each player’s current health as a plain, unobtrusive number beneath their nametag.
Runs on highly optimized tick functions that use minimal server resources; no lag even during large-scale fights.
No boss bars, scoreboard sidebars, or custom resource packs required—visible to all players with no client mods.
Ideal for both cooperative healing support (know when to toss a potion) and aggressive PvP (identify low-health targets).
Maintains the classic vanilla look and feel without altering HUD elements or gameplay.

Requirements and limitations: This datapack is built for Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.4 through 1.21 (older or newer versions may not function correctly). It only tracks player health; mobs, bosses, or non-player entities are not displayed. Because it utilizes the “below name” display slot, any other datapack trying to use that same slot will conflict and only one can be active. The pack is fully server-side—clients require no changes—and runs on vanilla servers without any mods or plugins. To install, place the datapack zip into the world’s datapacks folder and run /reload.

Avie´s Health Indicator – Real-time Player Health Display