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dNicks

dNicks gives players colored and gradient nicknames that show up everywhere their name appears — in chat, in the tab list, in /msg, in join / quit / death messages, and (via %dnicks_name%) on the floating nametag above their head. Pick a style from an in-game GUI or type a full MiniMessage nick by hand.

It is built on the DzusillCore framework.

What it does

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  • 🎨 Gradient & hex nicks — /nick <gradient:#ff5fa2:#a18fff>Name</gradient>, <rainbow>, hex <#ff0000> and all 16 named colors, rendered with true hex (not downsampled).
  • 💬 Everywhere — one styled name pushed to chat, the tab list, /msg, and join/quit/death broadcasts.
  • 🏷️ Gradient nametag, your way — exposes %dnicks_name% so your nametag plugin (TAB, etc.) shows the gradient name above the head while keeping your rank prefix. One owner per surface, no conflicts.
  • 🖼️ Picker GUI — /nick picker opens a swatch menu of colors and gradient presets, plus a “type your own in chat” option.
  • 🔒 Permission-gated colors — make gradients, hex and styles a donor perk; plain nicks stay free.
  • 🔌 Plays nice — exposes %dnicks_name% for PlaceholderAPI, wins chat over EssentialsX, and cooperates with TAB (roles stay yours, the name becomes the nick).
  • 🔎 Reverse lookup — /realname <nick> finds the player behind a nickname.

Requirements

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Requirement Version
Server Paper 1.21.x
Java 17+ (runtime is Java 21 for Paper 1.21)
DzusillCore 1.1.0+ (required, installed separately)
PlaceholderAPI optional — exposes %dnicks_name% to other plugins
EssentialsX · TAB optional — dNicks coexists with both

See Requirements.

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