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CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Shaped Banners
Add new decorative banner shapes to Minecraft, including pointed, swallowtail, and triple-pointed designs. Customize them with vanilla colors and patterns while keeping the classic banner animation. Perfect for castles, medieval builds, and heraldry.
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Quick answer
Which Shaped Banners release should I use?
Latest stable file shapedbanners-1.20.1-1.0.3.jar
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Forge
Shaped Banners shapedbanners-1.20.1-1.0.3.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Shaped Banners required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release Forge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Shaped Banners shapedbanners-1.20.1-1.0.3.jar need?
shapedbanners-1.20.1-1.0.3.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Shaped Banners without breaking your instance.
Built for Shaped Banners shapedbanners-1.20.1-1.0.3.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use shapedbanners-1.20.1-1.0.3.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside shapedbanners-1.20.1-1.0.3.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Shaped Banners add?
Shaped Banners
Give your banners a new shape!
Shaped Banners adds new banner shapes to Minecraft while keeping the familiar vanilla banner system, including colors, patterns, animations, and placement.
Choose from different decorative silhouettes to create more distinctive flags, standards, and banners for your builds.
✦ Features
Pointed Banner — a classic single-pointed hanging banner.
Swallowtail Banner — a split, swallowtail-style flag.
Triple Banner — a decorative three-pointed banner.
Works with vanilla banner colors and patterns.
Keeps the vanilla-style banner animation.
Available as both standing and wall-mounted banners.
Designed to fit naturally into Minecraft's visual style.
Perfect for castles, medieval builds, kingdoms, villages, heraldry, adventure maps, and decorative builds.
Create banners that actually match the architecture and identity of your world.
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Shaped Banners by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Shaped Banners versions and loaders
shapedbanners-1.20.1-1.0.3.jar
5 Oct 2026
Client Source doesn’t say Server Source doesn’t say Dependencies No extras listed Listed on Release listing
Check the 1.20.1 · Forge setup 1.20.1Forge release
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.