How to Make a Pixel-Style Name Tag for Your Videos

How to Create a Pixel Nametag Animation

If you've played games like Minecraft, you'll probably recognise the little name tags that appear above characters. With their pixel-style lettering and dark, semi-transparent backgrounds, they make a simple way to identify who's on screen. The same look works nicely in gaming videos, stream recaps and short intros.

TypeFlow's Pixel Nametag template lets you create one without having to draw the lettering yourself. Simply enter a name of up to 32 characters, and customise the text, tag and background colours. You can also adjust the tag's opacity to let more of your footage show through.

There are four animation styles to choose from: Fade In, Fade In Up, Typing and Decode. Typing reveals the name one character at a time, with either a bar or underline cursor. Decode starts with scrambled letters before they settle into place.

You can also adjust how quickly the animation plays and how long the nametag stays on screen.

Once you're happy with the result, export it as an MP4, transparent MOV or PNG sequence and drop it straight into your video editor.

The template is available on the Creator plan, with 4K and 60 fps exports available on Studio.