Name Tags

This sample shows how to add Name Tags to Characters

Note

The following code runs on Client.

Lua

-- Function to add a Nametag to a Player
function AddNametag(player, character)
    -- Try to get it's character
    if (character == nil) then
        character = player:GetControlledCharacter()
        if (character == nil) then return end
    end

    -- Spawns the Nametag (TextRender), attaches it to the character and saves it to the player's values
    local nametag = TextRender(Vector(), Rotator(), player:GetName(), Color(1, 1, 1), 1, 0, 24, true, true)
    nametag:AttachTo(character, "", Vector(0, 0, 250), Rotator())
    player:SetValue("Nametag", nametag)
end

-- Function to remove a Nametag from  a Player
function RemoveNametag(player, character)
    -- Try to get it's character
    if (character == nil) then
        character = player:GetControlledCharacter()
        if (character == nil) then return end
    end

    -- Gets the Nametag from the player, if any, and destroys it
    local text_render = player:GetValue("Nametag")
    if (text_render and text_render:IsValid()) then
        text_render:Destroy()
    end
end

-- Adds a new Nametag to a character which was possessed
Character:on("Possessed", function(character, player)
    AddNametag(player, character)
end)

-- Removes the Nametag from a character which was unpossessed
Character:on("UnPossessed", function(character, player)
    Package:Log("UnPossessed")
    RemoveNametag(player, character)
end)

-- When a Player is spawned - for when you connect and there is already Player's connected
Player:on("Spawn", function(player)
    RemoveNametag(player)
    AddNametag(player)
end)