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Name Tags are a powerful storytelling tool in Minecraft as by naming your creatures and mobs, you can create storylines that persist across all gameplay sessions. Each time you log in or leave an area in Minecraft, it is possible that creatures will despawn eventually due to a hard limit on the number of living creatures. When using Name Tags, this limit disappears and you are free to create a persistent world of your own design!
These Name Tags have hidden uses, mostly easter eggs left in by the developers. Of these various hidden features, one stands out among the rest. If you use a Name Tag on a Sheep in Minecraft, one singular text string will allow you to permanently change it into a unique Minecraft entity known as the Rainbow Sheep.
To find Name Tags, the player must search Chests, Trade with Librarians, or Fish for a chance to find them.
Search Dungeons and Chests for Name Tags until you find one. Attach the Name Tag to a Sheep and name it “jeb_”.
Congratulations! The easiest part is behind us.
Name Tags are very useful if you are able to obtain one. However, to utilize a Name Tag, you will need to first have an Anvil on hand. Follow this guide for instructions for an Anvil. You will need a singular experience point to actually process the renaming of the tag.
Renaming a Name Tag
Now that you have actually renamed your tag, it is ready for usage. You can use Name Tags to give a permanent name to any creature in Minecraft (aside from the silverfish or wandering trader). This means that enemies, friendly animals, villagers, etc. can all be tracked using the Name Tag. The Name Tag also prevents mobs from despawning when you leave the area or reload the game. It means you can create stories with actual persistent and named characters in your world of Minecraft! Simply press the use key on a mob while holding the Name Tag to activate its effect.
Uniquely, you can name a sheep “jeb_” and you will notice that the Sheep becomes a unique variant unlike any other seen before. With this simple name change, you can basically achieve all the 16 dye colors at once. Just naming this sheep jeb_ will grant the sheep an RGB cycle that will continue as long as you are playing in this world. Look below to see the Rainbow Sheep itself.
jeb_ Name Tag, applied!
Q. Can I do this easter egg multiple times?
Yes! Utilizing name tags, you can create as many duplicates of this rainbow sheep as you would like.
For only a tiny amount of player experience, you can create your very own storybook full of enemies, friends, villagers, pets, and more. In the Overworld, you might find that animals are rather skittish, even when tamed. While cooperating with animals is always a challenge in Minecraft, take your friendship to the next level by marking each animal with their own name, so you can begin to build a backstory and memories with them.
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