Display Name, Item Name, Lore, and Formatting

Item Forge separates three different text layers:

• display name
• item name
• lore

Display name

Display name is the normal player-side item title at the top of the hover card.

Use it when:

• the item needs its main visible name changed
• you want a prefix applied to the visible item title
• you want a dynamic profile template like Hardened {ogitemname}

Item name

Item name is the tooltip-side item label surface. It is different from display name and should be used intentionally.

Use it when:

• you want a separate tooltip identity
• you want to override the tooltip-side item naming logic
• you want profile-generated items to use a template that resolves per output item

If you put a static item name into a profile, every generated output will use that exact text unless you use placeholders.

Lore

Lore is for descriptive lines, tags, flavor text, instructions, or structured item metadata.

Item Forge lets you:

• append lore
• replace a specific lore line
• remove a specific lore line
• clear lore completely

Default text behavior

Item Forge is built so text defaults to:

• white
• non-italic

That means text should only become italic if you intentionally format it that way with MiniMessage or legacy formatting codes.

MiniMessage and legacy & formatting

Item Forge supports both:

• MiniMessage
• legacy & formatting codes

Examples:

<gold>Forged</gold> {ogitemname}

&6&lForged&r &f{ogitemname}

Good naming strategy

If the item output should adapt to the underlying item, avoid typing a fixed final name into a profile.

Use:

Hardened {ogitemname}

instead of hardcoding one material name.

Best next pages

• placeholders, Prefixes, and Dynamic Templates
• modifier Profiles, Presets, and Live Preview
• commands, Permissions, and Quick Admin Workflows